OSOGBO – There were strong indications yesterday that Osun State government may this week
announced the new Ooni of Ife amidst heavy presence of security operatives around the ancient town.
Sunday Vanguard gathered that as early as 8 am yesterday, news had gone round the town that new
Ooni may be announced, throwing the town into expectant mood and frenzy.
Though late Obalufe, Chief Solomon Omisakin, while addressing the media on the decision of the
kingmakers to stick to the 1980 Ife Chieftaincy Declaration and narrow search for new monarch to only
the Giesi Ruling House, inside Ooni’ s palace a little over one month ago, said new monarch would
emerge 40 days from then.
But the death of Obalufe, who was the most senior kingmaker and many court cases instituted by the
aggrieved parties in the matter had made the projection very unlikely.
However, the insinuation that a new Ooni had been chosen by the kingmakers, only for the state
governor to approve yesterday, sparked tension in the town.
Lending credence to the insinuations was the increased presence of security operatives in strategic
places across the town.
At areas like, Moore, Enuwa, Mayfair and Agbedegbede, heavy police presence was noticed while fully
armed men of Department of State Security were also seen on streets across Ile Ife.
The Prof. Adekanye Aderibigbe-led screening panel set up by the Giesi Ruling House, it was learnt had
summited four names to the kingmakers as candidates to fill Ooni stool.
While details of the four candidates had been kept from the press, a very reliable source from Giesi
ruling house, said the ruling house was not unaware of how “the immediate past Ooni, Oba Okunade
Sijuade, elevated the status of the stool with his enormous influence and wealth beyond Africa, so Ooni
in that moul

I hop he won't be crowned with an abobakun by His side

We are waiting. I hope this ne will not have Agbabuku that will not run away as the former.

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Enitan is the man.......

Let there be a well publicised MOU with the abobaku in all naitional dailies.