Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi

Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
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 Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
Spouse	In Yoruba language, the Spouse of an Oba (King) is called Olori. His Oloris include: Mariam Anako, Tobi Phillips, Elizabeth Akinmuda, Ashley Afolasade and Ronke Ademiluyi.
Issue	Princess Adeola Ogunwusi, Princess Adewamiwa Ogunwusi ,Prince Tadenikawo Adesoji Aderemi Ogunwusi, Princess Adebukunmi,
Names Adéyẹyè Ẹnítán Bábátúndé 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 ascended to the throne of his forebearers in 2015 succeeding the deceased Oba Okunade Sijuwade who was the 50th Ooni of Ife.

Ancestry

Ọba Ọjájá II was born Prince Adeyeye Enitan of Giesi, one of the four royal families of the House of Oranmiyan. His paternal grandfather was Prince Joseph Olagbaju Adewole Ogunwusi, whose 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, one of the Early rulers of Ilé Ifẹ̀.

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. He is the fifth child in a family of seven.

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.

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 people and the world at large during annual festivals such as Olojo.

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 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.

Personal life

Ogunwusi has been involved in a number of publicised relationships.

He had his first child Adeola Aanuolouwapo Ogunwusi (born in May, 1994), with Omolara Olatubosun in Ibadan when they were both teenagers. They are co-parents. In November 2021, Omolara granted an interview in which she mentioned that he was an absentee father for the first years of their child's life. They have long ceased to be husband and wife.

In 2008, Ogunwusi married Adebukola Bombata, from whom he separated in 2016.

In March 2016, he married Zaynab Otiti Obanor the Benin Kingdom, Edo State. In 2017, Zaynab Otiti filed a divorced from Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The divorce was finalized in August, 2017.

In October 2018, he married Prophetess Morenike Naomi Oluwaseyi. In December 2021, Morenike Naomi posted on Instagram that they were separated, but the statement was contradicted hours later by the palace. Naomi continues to play a prominent role in public life.

Between September and October 2022, he married five wives; Mariam Anako, an Ebira of Kogi State origin, on 6th September 2022. Then, Elizabeth Opeoluwa Akinmuda, an Ondo indigene, was betrothed to him on 7th September 2022. Thereafter, he married Tobi Phillips, an Okitipupa, Ondo State native, as his third wife on 9th October 2022. And then, on 14th October 2022, he married Ashley Afolashade Adegoke, an Ile-Ife Princess, as his fourth wife. And then on 20th October 2022, he married yet another Ile-Ife Princess, Ronke Ademiluyi, as the fifth wife.

Awards

In October 2022, a Nigerian national honor of Commander Of The Order Of The Fedral Republic (CFR) was conffered on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.

External links

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