King Makers Make New Announcement About Emergence Of Next Ooni Of Ife

The 16 Ife kingmakers have named Giesi as the only ruling house qualified to present candidate (s) for the vacant Ooni stool.

Speaking on Monday, they said the new Ooni would emerge in the next 40 days.

The Obalufe, Oba Folorunso Omisakin, said the 1980 Ife chieftaincy declaration will be used in selecting the next Ooni.

“We, the kingmakers, hereby unanimously declare, affirm and confirm that the 1980 Ife chieftaincy declaration is the one in existence now and we affirm as follows:

“Section 19 (3) states that it is the turn of the Giesi ruling house to present a candidate/candidates for the vacant stool of the Ooni of Ife. The three other ruling houses- Osinkola, Ogboru and Lafogido- should wait for their turn.

“No ruling house should be restricted to a particular quarters or area of the town because members of the ruling houses live in different parts of the town.
“Finally, we hereby enjoin members of the four ruling houses, residents, religious bodies, men and women to please maintain the peace.

“By doing this, the kingmakers will be able to select the best candidate.”