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Late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade
Read: Ooni of Ife is dead
One of the princes interested in the throne is Dr. Rahmon Adegoke Adedoyin, who is the proprietor of the Oduduwa University.
In
a recent chat with Vanguard, the educationist revealed that he had been
nominated to take on the throne by the late Ooni before his death.
In his words, 'In
Ile-Ife, historically, Ajagun, the late Ademiluyi, pointed to the late
Adesoji Aderemi as his successor while he was still alive. Similarly,
Oba Adesoji Aderemi, while alive, pointed to Prince Okunade Sijuwade
then as his successor while alive.
'While
Oba Okunade Sijuwade was alive, he pointed to myself, Rahmon Adedoyin,
as his successor. No Oba in Ile-Ife will not point to his successor
before leaving. The chiefs, the “Emeses”, etc were all present there
when kabiyesi said, “Ti oju ba yeju, ki ohun ma ye ohun” meaning, “when
I’m no more, don’t change my decision”.
Historically,
if the wish of the predecessor is changed, the Oba only stays there for
a short time. Even history had it that an Oba who was forced there
later died before he left ‘Ilofi”. I am not desperate to become the
Ooni. I am sure you know I have plenty commitments being a proprietor of
two universities and two polytechnics. I need not tell you I have
commitments, I want to drop all and serve Ife,' he disclosed.
Speaking further, he said, 'Some
elders are already encouraging me to do it. You know I was close to Oba
Okunade Sijuwade. I got a lot of tutelage from him. I never expected
that it (Oba Okunade’s death) would happen so soon. I feel that I should
retire as an Ooni of Ife in the future.'
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