Her royal majesty, Queen Silekunola Naomi, has announced that she will be divorcing the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. Sources say the
Her royal majesty, Queen Silekunola Naomi, has announced that she will be divorcing the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II.
Sources say there has been obvious signs that all has not been well within the Ooni’s household but that the Olori has remained stoic in an attempt to salvage her marriage
In a statement posted on her verified Instagram handle and Facebook page on Thursday, she announced an end to the three-year marriage.
According to her, she tried to make the union work but said the monarch’s public identity is at variance with his true self.
“I did my best to endure and make it work; many times, I smiled through the struggle, but I have finally realised I had just one assignment, my son, and when God is done, He is done.
“He chose Saul to be king, and when He was done, He told the prophet Samuel I have moved on. Religion was never an issue between us; please refer to my interview on News Central TV. Instead, His Majesty has a picture he would love the world to see and perceive him as and another one which is his true self,” she wrote.
“Today I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the close of a chapter. Today, I am a mother to God’s unique gift. I am no longer a slave to my thoughts of perfection. I, at this moment, announce that I shall no longer be referred to as wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of Ile-Ife but as the Queen of the people and mother of my adorable Prince.”
Olori Naomi said her decision to move on did not come because the Olori is married to another queen or that he already has several side attractions as that has never been the issue.
“The marriage was not an arranged one, as many have misconstrued. I never knew the prophetess said to have introduced me to him. Instead, he introduced her to me after I agreed to marry him. I was only being polite out of respect for him.
“I have never been pregnant all my life before Tadenikawo; my son is my first ever pregnancy with medical reports to back it up. The girl who is said to be my daughter is my niece.”
The Ooni was previously married before he ascended the throne. The marriage ended shortly before he was crowned king.
In 2017 he ended his second marriage to Edo-born Zaynab-Otiti Obanor, whom he married on March 16, 2016. He later married Olori Naomi in 2018 and the marriage produced a son, Tadenikawo.
The 47-year-old monarch also has a daughter with Omolara Olatubosun as a teenager. Olatubosun gave birth to Princess Adeola Ogunwusi but of recent, there have been counter-claims between the Ooni and Olatubosun over who was responsible for the upbringing of their daughter.
The Ooni has been linked to several women, some of who are allegedly married to him and reside within the palace grounds.
There is Ronke Ademiluyi, the cultural ambassador to Queen Moremi Ajasaro. She is the founder of Africa Fashion Week, London and Nigeria. She has been close to Oba Ogunwusi long before he was crowned king.
Then there is the Deputy Convener of Hope Alive Initiative, Tope Adesegun, is also alleged to be one of the women who has a place in the monarch’s heart. She was once rumoured to be the one to replace Olori Wuraola, the Ooni’s first wife who quit their marriage over allegations of infidelity and barrenness. Her initiative is under the management of House of Oduduwa Foundation.
The third woman, Princess Afolashade Ashely had her base in London a few years ago until her relocation to Nigeria to join the Ooni in his palace. She is an accountant and runs a Non-Governmental Organization, Ashley Adegoke Foundation. She is not a new entrant in the Ooni of Ife’s life. She has always been in the life of Oba Enitan Ogunwusi’s life even before he married Olori Wuraola.
