Following the demise of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the Agiesi family is the
next to produce the Ooni of Ife. The 4 ruling houses in Ife are
Lafogido, Agiesi, Ogboru and Osinkola. Oba Sijuwade hailed from the
Ogboru ruling house. Speaking on Sijuwade’s successor, Soko Adebisi
Adedigba(Secretary of the Agiesi ruling house) said since the kingship
is rotational, it is the turn of Agiesi to produce the next monarch.
He
however said this will not be done until the Ifa Oracle is consulted.
According to him, “Ife has lost a very great king. We pray that we will
get somebody of his personality to succeed him. Oba Sijuwade was born to
reign. He was a very great custodian of Yoruba culture and he was
recognised worldwide.”
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