A new king has been unveiled for the Yoruba town of Ile-Ife, in Osun State.
He is 40-year-old Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi ruling house and a holder of Higher National Diploma in Accountancy from the Polytechnic Ibadan.
According to an October 24 2015 statement, titled Appointment of a New Ooni, “This follows the completion of the due process and the communication of their (Kingmakers’) choice to the government.”
Ogunwusi will sit on the throne of Oduduwa, left by Oba Okunade Sijuade, who died on July 28, 2015 in a London hospital.
The statement was signed by the secretary to the state government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti.
