Ooni of Ife is STILL Alive – Traditional Council of Ife

Just a few days ago, the death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, was reported – The Oba was said to have passed away at age 85 after a brief illness – Well, the Royal Traditional Council of Ife on Thursday refuted the report, insisting that the Oba is still alive.

According to Punch, the council made the claim while visiting Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola at the government house – As one of the members of the council reportedly said:

“We were all shocked when we heard the rumour of baba’s death. If at all such an incident had occurred, the Royal Traditional Council of Ife would be the first to know and equally break the news to the entire public.
Sixteen of us are his chiefs and when he was travelling out, he didn’t look like he was going to die and should such a thing have happened to him, we would have been informed even before anyone would hear about it. We pray that Ooni Sijuade will live long in good health.”

And Governor Aregbesola was said to have thanked the chiefs for holding forth the monarch’s domain while he was away and he prayed God to give the monarch long life in good health.
Hmmmmmm….