Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi from the Giesi Ruling House has been unveiled by the Osun State Government as the new Ooni of Ife.
Prince Ogunwusi emerged Ooni after a keen contest by 36 members of the Giesi family which were prune down to 21 candidates and then 13 that were eventually screened by a committee set up by the ruling house.
At the end of the contest, the 40-year old real estate magnate emerged successfully as the new Ooni of Ife.
Other contenders include: Princes Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Soji Fadehean, Aderemi Adelowo, Adetunji Ogunwusi, Soji Ologbenla, Olugbenga Ologbenla, Kolajo Adegbinrin, Taiwo Ogunleye, Ademola Adebiyi, Adewale Muritala, Adegboyegba Adelowo, Adediran Kolajo, and Adegboyega Adedire.
An official statement signed by Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti, Secretary to the Osun State Government, said Governor Rauf Aregbesola has approved the appointment of Prince Ogunwusi to become the 51st Ooni of Ife.
The statement noted that: “This choice follows the completion of the due process by the Kingmakers and the communication of their decision to the government.
The new Ooni succeeds the late Ooni, Oba Okunade Sijuwade who passed on at a London clinic on July 28
The delay in the selection of the new Oni may not be unconnected with death of the second in command to the Ooni, Chief Folorunso Omisakin who was the Obalufe of Ife, including the process of selection and installation of the new monarch. The process suffered setback following a dispute among the ruling houses in the town over Ife Chieftaincy Declaration which led to a legal tussle at the Osun State High Court in Osogbo.
Prince Ogunwusi was born 40 years ago into the family of John Oluropo Ogunwusi from the famous Ojaja Lineage of the Giesi ruling house of the Agbedegbede Quarters in Ile-Ife, Prince Ogunwusi’s mother, Margaret Wuraola Sidikatu Abegbe Ogunwusi, was born into the family of Soji-Opa, a prominent Cocoa merchant in Ile-Ife.

Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the new Ooni of Ife

Mr. Ogunwusi attended The Polytechnic, Ibadan, where he obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accountancy and after school; he became a successful real estate merchant. He is a certified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and that of the Institute of Management.
He is the chief executive officer of Gran Imperio Group, owners of Inagbe Grand Resort and Leisure, one of the leading Resorts South West of Nigeria and the first of its kind in Lagos. He is also the managing director of Howard Roark Gardens Limited which is undertaking multi-million naira Jacob Mews Estate project in Yaba and the Lakeview real estate development in Lekki
He is non executive director Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank Limited, a subsidiary of GTBank
He has been involved in engineering, procurement and construction, EPC contracts locally and abroad for over 11 years.
He was involved in the development of the Northern Foreshore Estate, Cityscape International Limited’s Buena Vista project in Lekki, Primewaterview Limited’s projects, Westcom Limited’s projects, and the Ajaokuta Steel’s and Delta Steel’s resuscitation projects