New Ooni To Be Chosen From The Giesi Ruling House

Following the demise of the Ooni of Ife Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, and the conclusion of all necessary rites of passage, race to the exalted vacant stool may have begun in earnest as the Giesi Ruling House, Moore quarters, Ile-Ife, Osun State yesterday signaled its intention to present names of candidates to Ife kingmakers for consideration.

Ooni of Ife Oba Okunade Sijuwade

Spokesperson of the Giesi Ruling House, Adelowo Ogunleye, the Geisi ruling at a press briefing in Osogbo yesterday said it was the turn of the ruling house to produce the next Ooni of Ife.

Ogunleye, leading other members of the ruling house to the State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists {NUJ}, the venue of the event said that going by the rotational arrangement on succession to the throne, the ruling house is the next to present omooye {candidates} in line with Ife tradition.

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