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Prince Alleges Threat To Life As Contest For Ooni Stool Intensifies

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The contest for the Ooni stool has taken a dangerous dimension as a prominent figure of the Giesi ruling house, Prince Adekanye Aderibigbe, yesterday alleged threat to his life over his insistence that only a credible and a true prince from the ruling house would be presented to the kingmakers for confirmation.

Prince Aderibigbe, who spoke at the meeting of the ruling house held at Agbedegbede Lane, More, Ife, also assured that Giesi will present a credible candidate that would be acceptable to all to the kingmakers.

The former university don, who was flanked by members of the committee and sub-committee saddled with the responsibility of verifying names submitted as contestants from Giesi, said he had been repeatedly threatened because he insisted that those who are not from the ruling house but now parading themselves as one, would be disappointed because they would not even be considered.

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Nine Princes Battle For Ooni Stool

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Nine princes, at the weekend, emerged top contenders from the Giesi Ruling House for the vacant stool of Ooni of Ife, vacated by Oba Okunade Sijuwade, who died recently in a London hospital.

Initially, 35 individuals from the ruling house were said to have shown interest in the stool, a development that made the Giesi family to set up a committee to work on the list of contestants, with the intent to choose a capable candidate. It was gathered that the ruling house held a meeting at the weekend, in the family compound at Agbedede Lane in Ile-Ife.

A very reliable source at the meeting said yesterday that the report of a selection screening committee set up to prune down the list of the initial 35 aspirants was submitted to Prince Modupe Fadehan, head of Giesi family.

The source, who attended the meeting but preferred anonymity, in a telephone chat, said: “Well, that is a good development for us and we are sure that a good man will be picked as the Ooni. This is the normal process and we know it will not cause disaffection.

“The normal thing is that the Ruling House will send names of qualified candidates to the kingmakers. For instance, the Ogboru family sent 14 names, out of which the late Oba Sijuwade emerged.”

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