Ooni of Ife to be buried on Friday

Osogbo – 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 newsmen at the Government Office in
Osogbo, the younger Sijuwade said that the body of
the late monarch would be flown in from London on
Thursday and buried on Friday at 10 a.m.
Also speaking, Gov. Rauf Aregbesola said the “ late
Ooni represented the Yoruba nation and has done a
lot in uplifting the traditional institution in the state.”
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 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 News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
press briefing was also attended by the Ooni’s
daughter, Mrs Aderounmu Fadeyi, and members of
Ife Traditional Council (NAN)