ILE-IFE, NIGERIA - As the rites for the transition of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the 50th Ooni of Ife, enter the final stage, heirs to the Ooni stool have begun moves to succeed the late monarch.
Though, the passage of Oba Sijuwade has not been officially announced, princes from three of the four ruling houses of Ile-Ife have started moves to ensure they emerge as the successor to the throne.
The four ruling houses in Ile-Ife are Lafogido, Giesi, Ogbooru and Osinkola.
While Oba Okunade Sijuwade is from the Ogbooru ruling house, his predecessor, Oba Adesoji Aderemi, was from Giesi ruling house.
However, members of the Aderemi Royal Family of Giesi Dynasty, this weekend began what could be termed political moves to emerge the next Ooni with visit to Mama HID Awolowo, the matriarch of the Awolowo family and the Yeye Oba of Ife. An unmentioned contender for the stool, Barrister Adedamola Aderemi is an inlaw to the Awolowos.
Mama Awolowo's daughter, Chief Mrs Tola Oyeniyi is the mother-in-law to Prince Aderemi.
Apart from their visit to Ikenne, Prince Aderemi also paid a courtesy call on the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. Observers see the visit to Ambode as a means of getting access to his political god-father, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of APC which is the ruling party in the State of Osun. In fact, the Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is a well-known "disciple" of Tinubu.
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| Prince Aderemi with the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State |
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| Prince Ademola Aderemi and his wife, a grand child of Mama Awolowo, with the matriarch of Awolowo |
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| Mama Awolowo with her grand child, great grand children and grand-son-inlaw (The Aderemis) |
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| Mama Awolowo with her grand daughter and great grand children |
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| Mama Awolowo with her daughter, grand daughter and great grand daughter |
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| Mama Awolowo with Prince Aderemi and Bashorun Dele Momodu, a friend of the Aderemis |
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