Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi

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Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Ooni Adéyeyè Enitàn Ògúnwusi Ojájá II
Reign	26 October 2015 – present
Coronation	7 December 2015
Predecessor	Oba Okunade Sijuwade
Born	Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (1974-10-17) 17 October 1974 (age 46) Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
Spouse	Queen Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi
Issue Detail	Princess Adeola Ogunwusi Prince Adesoji Aderemi Ogunwusi
Names Adéyẹyè Ẹnítán Ògúnwúsi
House	House of Giesi
Dynasty	Oranmiyan Dynasty
Father	Prince John Oluropo Ogunwusi
Mother	Princess Wuraola Ogunwusi

Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; (Ọjájá II) (born 17 October 1974) is the 51st and current Ooni of Ife. He is the traditional ruler/monarch of the Yoruba kingdom of Ile-Ife. He acceded to the throne in 2015 succeeding the deceased Oba Okunade Sijuwade.^[1] who was the 50th Ooni of Ife.

Ancestry[]

Ọba Ọjájá II was born Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, as a son of Prince John Oluropo Ogunwusi and Princess Margaret Wuraola Sidikatu Abegbe Ogunwusi into the Royal House of Giesi, one of the 4 royal families of the House of Oranmiyan.^[2] His paternal grandfather was Prince Joseph Olagbaju Adewole Ogunwusi, who's grandfather was Ọba Ọ̀ráyẹ̀gbà (also known as Ooni Orarigba or Orasigba) Ọjájá I, who was the 44th Ooni of Ife and ruled from 1878 to 1880. Through him, he is a direct descendant of Ooni Agbedegbede, who was a descendant of Ooni Giesi, (the progenitor of the Giesi royal House), and thus a descendant of Ọọni Lajodogun. Lajodogun was a son of Ọọni Lajamisan (or Lajemisin), who was a grandson of the legendary founder of the Oyo Empire Oranmiyan. Oranmiyan, was a son or grandson of the first Ooni of Ife, Oduduwa, thus Ọba Ọjájá II is a descendant of Odùdùwà, the founder of the Yoruba people.

Education[]

He started his elementary education at Subuola Memorial Nursery and Primary School, Ibadan and Ibadan District Council, Akobo, Ibadan. He then proceeded to Loyola College, Ibadan and later to St. Peters Secondary School, Ile-Ife, where he received his secondary school certificate (SSCE). He graduated as an accountant from The Polytechnic, Ibadan.^[3]

Professional career[]

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He is also an Associate Accounting Technician. Oba Ogunwusi is a certified member of the Institute of Directors. He is also a member of the Global Real Estate Institute. He holds a number of honorary doctorate degrees: one in Public Administration from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and another in Law from Igbinedion University.

Oba Ogunwusi is the Chancellor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Selection and coronation[]

Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi was selected from the Giesi Ruling House of Ile-Ife, amongst indigenes who were also heirs to the throne on 26 October 2015. He received his staff of office on 7 December 2015. He has been described as an 'astute entrepreneur driven by the need to turn impossibilities into possibilities. Oba Ogunwusi is the spiritual leader of the Yoruba people now saddled with the responsibility of making supplications to God and the Òrìṣà on behalf of his tribe and the world at large during annual festivals such as Olojo.^[4]

Achievements[]

Shortly after his coronation, Ooni Ogunwusi met with the Alaafin of Oyo and by so doing initiated a new era in the history of the Yoruba States. He effectively broke the jinx of institutionalised discord between the thrones that had plagued Ile-Ife and Oyo for decades. The Oba is an advocate for the empowerment and emancipation of women and young people. He has transformed Ile-Ife into a tourist zone, with changes including the beautification, redesign and re-construction of the ancient city. Oba Ogunwusi is also a renowned philanthropist^[5] who is committed to humanity and an advocate for the less privileged. He has granted support over the years through the House of Oduduwa Foundation and, recently, through Hopes Alive Initiative.^[6]

Personal life[]

Oba Ogunwusi was born on 17 October 1974 to the family of Oluropo and Wuraola Ogunwusi of the Giesi Royal House, Agbedegbede Compound in the city of Ile-Ife. It was said that his birth was predicted years before he was conceived, Hence, the name Enitan was given by his mother while his grandfather named him Adeyeye, which means 'the crown befits the throne.^[7] He is the fifth child in a family of seven.

Ogunwusi was involved in previous relationships. He had his first child Adeola Aanuolouwapo Ogunwusi (born in May, 1994), with Omolara Olatubosun in Ibadan. They are co-parents.

In 2008, he married Adebukola Bombata, from whom he separated in 2016 to marry Zaynab Otiti Obanor, (his second wife from 2016 to 2017). He is currently married to Prophetess Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi whom he wedded in October, 2018.^[8]

References[]

External links[]

• "Why Oba of Lagos 'snubbing' Ooni of Ife shocked Nigeria". BBC. 27 April 2017.