Wife of the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Olori Silekunola Naomi, on Thursday announced her split from the monarch in a lengthy post on her verified Instagram page.
She said, “I shall no longer be referred to as wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of Ile-Ife…”
This is coming as Ooni was widely reported in July to have secretly welcomed a new baby with another woman.
“I bless the Lord almighty for His faithfulness in the last 3years of my marriage. In life’s journey, it isn’t how far. Still, how well, indeed though satan should buffet if trials should come, I have this blessed assurance controlling all situations and saying to me it is well with my soul.
“Certainly, it is well. I made my journey into the ancient throne of Ife with faith in my heart and love for the keeper of it.
Few impressions I would love to correct. If anyone knows otherwise, they are free to come up with facts. Let it be known that this decision to move on did not come because his majesty is married to another queen. As many would love to assume, throughout our life as a couple, I was the only married wife to him.
“There were side attractions, but it was never an issue.
I never approached him with any revelation of any sort, as many believed he contacted me first and made his proposal known several months later.
The marriage was not an arranged one, as many have misconstrued. I never knew the prophetess said to have introduced me to him. Instead, he introduced her to me after I agreed to marry him. I was only being polite out of respect for him.
