Ife Elders On The Move To Reconcile Ooni And His Estranged Wife, Queen Naomi Ogunwusi - IFECITYBLOG

Elders in Ile-Ife are making a last-minute move to reconcile the Ooni, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and his estranged wife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola.

Sources in the palace informed The PUNCH that some of the elders have contacted Prophetess Naomi in a bid to reconcile their differences.

The elders’ team, it was learnt, comprised of traditional rulers and members of Ife community.

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“The babas (elders) are meeting on it. We pray that they can reconcile them,” one of the tour guides in the palace confided in our correspondent.

“Everybody is in a sobber mood. The issues we heard could cause the divorce are reconcilable. We learnt Ooni is not aware of the divorce too.”

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When asked about some of the elders making the reconciliation move, he said, “No, they asked us not to talk,” and ended the call.

It is expected that an outcome of the reconciliation move will be made public in a statement as hinted by a source closed to the palace.