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Is the Ooni dead? Yes; Oba Sijuwade to be buried on Friday

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WRITTEN BY AYO OLOWO

After so many conflicting reports and statements on Ooni’s death, the controversy surrounding the Ooni’s death has finally been buried.

The Traditional Council has finally confirmed the death of the Monarch traditionally and a date has been fixed for the Burial of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the Ooni of Ife.

It was Adetokunbo, the monarch’s son who on Wednesday officially announced the death, saying he would be buried on Friday.

The younger Sijuwade declared that the body of the late monarch would be flown in from London on Thursday and buried on Friday at 10 a.m, thereby debunking speculations that the body had been flown in earlier and is being preserved by traditional means.

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Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola said the “ late Ooni represented the Yoruba nation and has done a lot in uplifting the traditional institution in the state.” He futher stated that 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.

The statement of the younger Sijuwade was confirmed by 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.

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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 Ooni’s daughter, Mrs Aderounmu Fadeyi, was at the press briefing as well as  members of Ife Traditional Council.

Oba Sijuwade, the 50th king of the ancient Yoruba town, died on 29th July in London. He was aged 85 and had reigned for 35 years. 

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