Meet The New Ooni Of Ife!..He Was Appointed This Morning! (Photos)

Osun State Government announced the appointment of a new Ooni of Ife.in the wee hours of Monday October 26, 2015.

He is Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi Ruling House of Ile-Ife.

A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government of Osun, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti said the announcement of the appointment of new Ooni was sequel to the completion of the due process by the kingmakers and the communication of their decision to the government.

The statement which was communicated to the media by 2:43am was dated 24th October 2015.

It would be recalled that the immediate past Ooni, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II joined his ancestors on 24th June 2015 after a brief illness at Saint Mary Hospital in United Kingdom.

His demise was also followed by that of the Obalufe, Oba Solomon Folorunsho Omisakin who passed on last week.

Omisakin is the second in command to the Ooni. He is supposed to make public the choice of a new Ooni being the head of all traditional chiefs and kingmakers.