After much deliberation and pain staking process of finding the right candidate to fit in into the position of the ruler of Yoruba’s cradle land,the council of Chiefs in ife has finally elected Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi ruling house as the new Ooni of Ile-Ife, this was assured by the Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola in a press statement.
The governor said in the brief statement that the kingmakers of Ife had completed the required process and communicated the choice of Prince Ogunwusi to his office for approval.Ogunwusi takes over from Oba Sijuade, who died on july 28 2015 in a London hospital.
The term ‘lost civilisation’ is very vague, but dteeons something quite negative.I was born and raised in Ile-Ife and I do feel like it’s losing it’s culture a little bit, even as a remote town. It’s campus O.A.U. however is doing pretty well.I really should read the article by the British Exhibition Museum to understand the context.. will try and be back to comment afterwards.Hmmmm… Ife… Lost. Civiisation??