The Ooni of Ife-elect, Prince Adeyeye
Ogunwusi, is expected to leave Ilofi,
where he has been undergoing
installation rites in the past 21 days later
on Sunday (yesterday)
Ogunwusi, who was appointed as the 51st
Ooni of Ife, will on Monday (today) go to
the Ile Oodua, the palace where he is
expected to be crowned traditionally the
same day.
One of his close aides, Mr. Biyi Odunlade,
said this while briefing journalists on
Sunday.
The new monarch, who will be crowned
by traditional chiefs at a ceremony for
only the initiated, will later appear in
public briefly. His inauguration and
elaborate ceremony will hold on Monday,
December 7.
He said, “The Ooni will leave Ilofi later
tonight (Sunday) and he will be crowned
tomorrow (Monday). The Ooni does not
receive the crown in the public. Unlike
other Obas, who are crowned in public,
Ooni of Ife doesn’t receive the crown in
public.
“The traditional crowning will be done at
the palace on Monday (today) but the
inauguration would hold on December 7.
The Ooni will come out to see some
people after the traditional coronation.”
The Obadio of Ife, Oba Olajide Faloba,
when contacted, also said Ogunwusi would
be crowned on Monday.
He said the traditional coronation would
hold on Monday and the inauguration
ceremony, which would hold later, would
be an occasion for the presentation of
staff of office to the new Ooni.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola approved the
appointment of Ogunwusi as the Ooni of
Ife in a letter by the Secretary to the
Osun State Government, Moshood
Adeoti
