The Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has reflected on his crashed marriage which made him a subject of mockery online.
The monarch revealed that when his marriage broke and he became single, many people mocked him and said there was no respect for a king who had no queen. He disclosed that he was sleeping and waking up alone and he called on God and asked questions like who did he offend as he never did evil to anyone.
Ooni claimed that God told him to put his mind at rest and fast forward to now, he has Queens everywhere in the palace.
“When my marriage broke and I became single, many people mocked me and said there is no respect for a king that has no queen. I was sleeping and waking up alone. I called on God; I asked questions: who did I offend? I never did evil to anyone. He told me to put my mind at rest. Look at me today. There are queens everywhere in the palace”.
Recall that in December 2022, Olori Naomi, the second wife of the monarch surprised many when she announced the end of her 3-year marriage to the monarch in a statement on her Instagram page.
Speaking on her divorce recently, the mother of the crowned Prince, Tadenikawo, ruled out the possibility of returning to the palace, as she noted how the monarch now has six wives, hence, why she can’t return to the palace. Though there were sweet moments in her marriage, there were also bitter moments. She said that she was too innocent and soft when she got married to the King. But, she has learned now that life isn’t like that.
Following the crashed marriage, Ooni moved on from her to marry 6 wives: Olori Mariam, Olori Elizabeth Akinmuda, Olori Tobi Phillips, Olori Ashley, Olori Ronke, and Olori Temitope, in the space of three months.
While marking his 48th birthday and seventh coronation anniversary, Ooni clarified why he married Mariam Anako and the others, explaining that he tried making some changes but he couldn’t because of the traditional heritage of Ile Ife.
The King has since welcomed three kids with two of his new wives. He welcomed twins early this year with Olori Tobi and a boy with Olori Ashley.