How Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Installed Prince Adeyeye Ogunwusi As The New Ooni Of Ife

Our reporter learnt that Tinubu was unhappy with Eludoyin,who bluntly
refused to be drawn into the race for the Ooni's throne.
When the quiet and self-effacing billionaire was overwhelmed by
pressure from all angles by his friends and colleagues, he left Nigeria.
Eludoyin, a close confidant of Asiwaju Tinubu,
sought a temporary respite in China, until the tension,
occasioned by the contest for the Ooni of Ife abated.
The multi-billionaire businessman had confided in some of
his friends that he would not have time for the demands of
such a huge traditional role because he would prefer to manage his
business efficiently.
Prince Dipo Eludoyin, a holder of the Member of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, MFR, is the Chairman of Paragon
Group. His company owns the popular Ikeja Mall. However,
most of his business ventures are also located in China,
which is like his second country.
Deflated by Eludoyin's decision to pull- out of the race,
Asiwaju Tinubu began to search for
another candidate, to install as the next Ooni.
It was at this juncture that Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi,
Kusenla 111, stepped into the picture. It is pertinent to recall
that Asiwaju Tinubu had pulled strings to installed the
Ikateland monarch in 2010. Oba Elegushi served as the
Personal Assistant to Asiwaju Tinubu. He was also a Senior
Special Assistant on Special Duties to former governor
Babatunde Fashola between 2007 and 2010.
However,Ooni-designate, Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi is also a close
confidant and a business associate of Oba Saheed Elegushi.Moreover, in
2003, Asiwaju Tinubu had single handedly
installed Oba Rilwan Aremu Osuolale Akinolu as the Oba of
Lagos.
Our reporter gathered that Oba Elegushi had approached
his former boss and presented the candidacy of Prince Ogunwusi to
him. Aside being close friends, Elegushi and Ogunwusi have
been involved in remarkable partnerships in real estate
developments. This partnership has resulted in the
development of LakeView Park 2, Lafiaji, Off Orchid Hotel
Road, Lekki – Epe Expressway.
After Eludoyin Chickened out of the race and scampered to China
It was gathered that Asiwaju Tinubu was not so encouraged
about Ogunwusi's candidacy.However, with persistence prodding and
pleading from Oba
Elegushi, he caved in and supported Ogunwusi's bid for the
Ooni's stool.
Even before Asiwaju's approval, Prince Ogunwusi, had showered the Ife
kingmakers with both financial and material gifts.
Some of the kingmakers became a proud owner of a highlander jeep and
some of them became N20million richer however, when Asiwaju Tinubu
felt it was time to
announce the new Ooni, he instructed Governor Aregbesola to
announce Ogunwusi. According to reliable sources, Asiwaju
Tinubu simply instructed Aregbesola that he should "Go and announce
that friend of Oba Saheed Elegushi as the next Ooni of Ife,"
It was a fiat order, which Aregbesola dared not flout. But one
which, he, surreptitiously carried out, in a way.
We gathered that Governor Aregbesola was expressly ordered
by his leader, Asiwaju Tinubu to join him in London on
Sunday night. He was also, specifically, advised to board his
flight before the announcement was made. Before he left
Osogbo for Lagos, from where he later board the next available flight
to London,
Aregbesola, reportedly, instructed the Secretary to the
Government of Osun State, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti to make
the announcement, only after he had boarded the aircraft and
left the shores of Nigeria.
Presently, Aregbesola is still away in London. So also is his
leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The two politicians have been
monitoring events from London. They are expected
to return to Nigeria today. Credence to pjnaija express