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| The new Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ojaja II (BBC) |
Thousands of people have
attended the coronation ceremony of the new Ooni of Ife - a revered
monarch in south-west Nigeria. Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, 40, was appointed in
October to replace Oba Sijuwade, who died in a London clinic in July aged 85.
Dignitaries,
including Nigeria's Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, attended the event in
Ife, Osun state.
BBC News report continues:
The
guests were entertained by traditional dancers and there was a heavy
security presence.
The
Ooni of Ife is considered the most influential monarch among Yorubas -
Nigeria's second biggest ethnic group - who number about 35 million in West
Africa.
Ooni
of Ife:
*The
Ooni of Ife's kingdom is in present-day Osun state in south-west Nigeria
*The
monarch should be a direct descendant of Oduduwa, who is a Yoruba god
*The
practice of burying someone alive with a king who dies has long been abolished
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Osun
State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola resenting the Ooni with his staff of
office
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The
Nation reports that the new Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ojaja
II was on Monday presented with his staff of office by Osun State Governor,
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, at a colourful coronation ceremony in Ile Ife, Osun
State.
The
event was attended by dignitaries from all walks of life including the Vice
President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the host governor, Rauf Argbesola, Lagos
governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, his Oyo State counterpart, Abiola Ajimobi, the All
Progressive Congress National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the party’s former
National Chairman, Chief, Bisi Akande and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar
III.
Also at the coronation
ceremony were former Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma, Chief Olagunsoye
Oyinlola, the National Leader of the Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC), Chief Gani
Adams, ex-Oyo State governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, captains of industry,
politicians and traditional and religious leaders.
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