Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade , or Sijuade, (1 January 1930 –
28 July 2015) became the fiftieth traditional ruler or Ooni of Ife in
1980, taking the regnal name Olubuse II Ife is a traditional
Yoruba state based in the town of Ife in Osun State , Nigeria. He
was crowned on 6 December 1980 in a ceremony attended by the
Emir of Kano , Oba of Benin , Amayanabo of Opobo and Olu of
Warri , as well as by representatives of the Queen of England.

Background

Sijuwade was born on 1 January 1930 in Ile-Ife to the Ogboru
ruling house, grandson of the Ooni Sijuwade Adelekan Olubuse I.
He studied at Abeokuta Grammar School and Oduduwa College in
Ile-Ife . He worked for three years in his father's business, then for
two years with the Nigerian Tribune , before attending Northampton
College in the United Kingdom to study business management. By
the age of 30 he was a manager in Leventis, a Greek-Nigerian
conglomerate. In 1963 he became Sales Director of the state-
owned National Motor in Lagos. After spotting a business
opportunity during a 1964 visit to the Soviet Union , he formed a
company to distribute Soviet-built vehicles and equipment in
Nigeria, which became the nucleus of a widespread business
empire. He also invested in real estate in his home town of Ile Ife.
By the time Sijuwade was crowned Ooni in 1980 he had become a
wealthy man.

Sijuwade is a Christian. In November 2009 he attended the annual
general meeting of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria
accompanied by 17 other traditional rulers. He declared that he a
was full member of the church, and said all the monarchs who
accompanied him would now become members. At his birthday
celebration two months later, the Primate of the Anglican
Communion described Sijuwade as "a humble monarch, who has
the fear of God at heart".

Supremacy disputes

When Sijuwade became Ooni of Ife in December 1980 he inherited
an ongoing dispute over supremacy between the obas of
Yorubaland. In 1967 a crisis had been resolved when Chief
Obafemi Awolowo was chosen as the leader of the Yoruba.In
1976 the Governor of Oyo State, General David Jemibewon , had
decreed that the Ooni of Ife would be the permanent chairman of
the State Council of Obas and Chiefs. Other Obas led by the
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi said the position should
rotate. The dispute calmed down when Osun State was carved out
of Oyo State in August 1991, but ill will persisted. In January 2009
Sijuwade was quoted as saying that Oba Adeyemi was ruling a
dead empire (the Oyo Empire, which collapsed in 1793).
Adeyemi responded by citing "absurdities" in Sijuwade's
statements and saying the Ooni "is not in tune with his own
history".Adeyemi, Permanent Chairman of the Oyo State
Council of Obas and Chiefs, was conspicuously absent from a
meeting of Yoruba leaders in April 2010.
Towards the end of 2009 a more local dispute between the Ooni,
the Awujale of Ijebuland and the Alake of Egbaland was finally
resolved. Sijuwade traced the dispute back to a falling out between
Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola during the Nigerian First
Republic , which had led to a division between the traditional
rulers. He noted that the traditional rulers were an important
unifying force in the country during the illness of President Umaru
Yar'Adua .
In February 2009, Sijuwade helped mediate in a dispute over land
ownership between the communities of Ife and Modakeke , resolved
in part through the elevation of the Ogunsua of Modakeke as an
Oba. The new Oba, Francis Adedoyin, would be under the
headship of Sijuwade. Oba Okunade Sijuwade died on July
28th, 2015, after a brief illness at the ripe age of 85 years.

Political activities

In July 2009 Sijuwade said he was concerned that Yoruba socio-
cultural groups such as Afenifere and the Yoruba Council of Elders
were taking partisan positions in politics. In January 2010 he
attended a meeting of the Atayese pan-Yoruba group, which
issued a call for a truly federal constitution in which the different
nationalities in Nigeria would have greater independence in
managing their affairs. Celebrating his 80th birthday in
January 2010, Sijuwade conferred Chieftainship titles on a number
of politicians and their wives, including Imo State governor Ikedi
Ohakim , Oyo State governor Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala , Niger
State governor Babangida Aliyu , Abia State governor Theodore Orji ,
Senators Jubril Aminu and Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello and others.
Guests at the ceremony included former Nigerian President
Olusegun Obasanjo , president of the Republic of Benin Dr Thomas
Boni Yayi and King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene of
Kumasi , Ghana. When Peter Obi , controversial governor of
Anambra State , was reelected on 7 February 2010, Sijuwade
congratulated him, saying his victory was the will of God.
In August 2010 he mediated in the ownership dispute between Oyo
and Osun states concerning Ladoke Akintola University, calling a
meeting attended by Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola , governor of Osun
State , Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala , governor of Oyo State and the
Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education which
resulted in an action plan.
Sijuwade and Governor Oyinlola were said to have the power to
decide who became the next Osun State governor. In February
2010 Sijuwade and 16 other traditional rulers endorsed Senator
Iyiola Omisore as candidate for Osun State governor in the 2011
elections. Later there were allegations that Senator Omisore
had fallen out with Sijuwade due to his failure to maintain support
for Omisore's bid to become governor. Omisore denied the
allegations, saying that the relationship was cordial and that "Ooni
is our king and we should preserve and respect him as well".
In June 2010 Sijuwade and other traditional rulers endorsed the
candidature of Fatai Akinade Akinbade for governor.

Death

Okunade Sijuwade died on July 28, 2015 at the age of 85 in a
London, England hospital, after a brief illness.

Source:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olubuse_II

This is an interesting link
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/12/oduduwa-revisited-the-story-of-ooni-okunade-sijuwade-olubuse-ii/

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rest in peace ....son of ODUDUWA...say hi to obatala

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rest in peace ....son of ODUDUWA...say hi to obatala

Ooo se ori ire obatala-obatasa niyen

Rest in peace Olubuse11 but it's painful that u died in a foreign land instead of your palace so that your body won't have to suffer back home.