Ooni: Ademiluyi Family Backs Lafogido’s Court Action

LATE OONI OF IFE

By Gbenga Faturoti

OSOGBO

As the battle for the ascendancy to the throne of Ooni 
shifted to the court, the Ademiluyi Family of the 
Lafogido Ruling House of Ile-Ife has insisted that
direct male descendant children of Lafogido and 
Lajodogun should be allowed to ascend the
 throne of Ooni of Ife.

While reiterating that Lafogido ruling House should be
 allowed to produce the next Ooni of Ife, based on the 
1992 and 1994 Ife Chieftaincy Declaration by 
Justice Adewale Babalakin Commission of Inquiry, 
the family noted that it is ready to provide credible direct 
male descendants that are directly traceable to Lafogido.

The Ademiluyi Royal Family declared its total support for
 the court action instituted by Lafogido Ruling
 House on behalf of all royal families under the ruling house.

The royal family said that it is an aberration for
 any ruling house to be contesting the throne of 
Ooni with Lafogido after it has been marginalized 
for too long, stressing that the 1994 Ife Chieftaincy 
Declaration carried by Justice Adewale Babalakin 
Commission of Inquiry should be upheld by the state government 
and Ife Kingmakers in the interest of peace, tranquility, 
and the development of Ile-Ife.

The spokesperson of the Ademiluyi Royal Family, 
Dr. Adenekan Ademiluyi, disclosed that the 
Lafogido Ruling House had taken their grudge to the 
state government and Ife kingmakers, adding that the 
court action was meant to stop the matter from degenerating.