Ooni of Ife: Oba Okunade Sijuwade to be buried Friday
Category: Nigerian National News
Adetokunbo Sijuwade, the son of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade
Sijuwade, on Wednesday officially announced the death of the monarch,
saying he would be buried on Friday.
Addressing journalists at the Government Office in Osogbo, the
younger Sijuwade said the body of the late monarch would be flown in
from London on Thursday and buried on Friday at 10 a.m.
Also speaking, Governor Rauf Aregbesola said the “late Ooni
represented the Yoruba nation and has done a lot in uplifting the
traditional institution in the state”.
Mr. Aregbesola, who read the last text message he received from the
Ooni at the briefing, said the late monarch informed him of his frail
health, adding that he was travelling to London for treatment.
He described the death of the Ooni as a great loss to the state and
the Yoruba race, stressing, however, that a king could not die in
Yorubaland.
Oba Solomon Omisakin, the Obalufe of Iromo and Vice Chairman of the
Ife Traditional Council as well as High Chief Joseph Ijaodola, the Lowa
of Ile-Ife, both corroborated what Mr. Sijuwade said.
They expressed gratitude to the people of Osun and prayed that God
would provide another king who would excel as the late Ooni did.
The press briefing was also attended by the Ooni’s daughter, Aderounmu Fadeyi, and members of Ife Traditional Council.
(NAN)
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