The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has recounted the type of comments people made about him before he married his wives.
He stated that people used to make fun of him and ask him why he was single, until he finally got married and had a queen.
The monarch added that people also complained that his wife followed him around, noting that she eventually left him and that he now has seven wives.
He stated this while speaking during the opening of his Ojaja University in Osun State.
The institution was launched as part of activities marking the monarch’s 10th coronation anniversary held in Ile-Ife.
He said, “Some of them used to make fun of me that, ‘Kabiyesi, why are you single? What is your problem? Go and look for a queen now.’ Eventually I got another queen by force by fire. Then they said, ‘You are always going around with this queen.’ The queen left me. To the glory of God, God blessed me with seven more. Did I not try?”
Three of his wives who attended the event, Olori Folasade, Olori Ronde and Olori Temitope, reacted with cheers and laughter as the king spoke.
The monarch then asked the crowd to applaud them.
Naijaonpoint reports that the Ooni of Ife, married Queen Silekunola Naomi in October 2018.
The marriage drew wide attention because Naomi was a young prophetess, and the union was seen as a blend of traditional royalty and Christian spirituality.
However, the relationship became rocky over the years. By December 23, 2021, Queen Naomi shocked Nigerians when she announced on Instagram that the marriage had ended.
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