Mariam Anako, the new wife of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye
Ogunwusi, late on Tuesday arrived at the palace of the monarch in Ile-Ife, Osun
State.
The new wife was ushered into the palace after brief rites
at the entrance to the premises.
She was thereafter led into the inner court of the palace to
meet her husband and other guests waiting to receive her.
Oba Ogunwusi in a video shared on the Facebook page of his
spokesperson, Moses Olafare, around 10:30 pm on Tuesday, was assisted by chiefs
and close aides, in welcoming the new wife into the palace.
Also, Ooni elder brother, Sooko Adegboyega Ogunwusi, and the
monarch’s other siblings were also mentioned by the compere at the ceremony as
being present.
During the ceremony, Anako’s relations from Ebiraland in
Kogi State and Ilorin in Kwara State were also present and they took turn to
greet Ooni.
The new wife was coming into the palace about 10 months
after Naomi Silekunola, the last wife of the monarch left him.
Specifically, Naomi announced separation with the monarch on
Thursday, December 23, 2021, thus ended a marriage that produced a son,
Tadenikawo, and lasted about 3 years.
Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, could not be reached for
further comment on Wednesday as calls to his line rang out.
Naomi announced her separation from the monarch through an
Instagram post in December 2021.
She had also renounced the title of a ‘Queen’, saying she
tried to make the three-year union work but the Ooni’s public identity is at
variance with “his true self”.
After the split between 47-year-old Ooni and Naomi, many
Yoruba monarchs and elders including the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo
Aladelusi, tried to reconcile the estranged couple but the peace talks did not
yield results.
Before being coronated king, the Ooni was previously married
to Adebukola Bombata in 2008 but the marriage failed. As a monarch, the Ooni
married Edo-born Zaynab-Otiti Obanor in 2016 but the union lasted for 17 months
before their separation.
He later married Silekunola in 2018 and the marriage
produced a son before the divorce announcement in December.
The monarch also had a daughter with Omolara Olatubosun as a
teenager. Olatubosun gave birth to Princess Adeola Ogunwusi but recently, there
have been counter-claims between the Ooni and Olatubosun over who was
responsible for the upbringing of their daughter.
Aside from the Ooni, other traditional rulers who had experienced divorce known to the public include the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, whose marriage to his Jamaican wife, Ms Chanel Chin, crashed in December 2019. Also, Anuoluwapo Adeyemi, one of the wives of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III, parted ways with him in November 2020.
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