BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
The three-year-old marraige between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II and Her Majesty, Queen Naomi Silekunola has ended with damming accusations and counter-claims from both parties.
This is coming barely few days after Princess Ashley Adegoke was rumoured to be the new wife of the monarch.
Queen Silekunola announced the divorce yesterday through her verified Instagram handle and Facebook page.
She accused the monarch of displaying different disposition in the public compared to his real self in the palace.
Silekunola said, “I did my best to endure and make it work; many times, I smiled through the struggle, but I have finally realised I had just one assignment, my son, and when God is done, He is done. He chose Saul to be king, and when He was done, He told the prophet Samuel I have moved on. Religion was never an issue between us; please refer to my interview on News Central TV. Instead, His Majesty has a picture he would love the world to see and perceive him as and another one which is his true self".
The queen, who is also the founder and president of En-Heralds, an inter-denominational ministry based in Akure, Ondo State, added, “Today I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the close of a chapter. Today, I am a mother to God’s unique gift. I am no longer a slave to my thoughts of perfection. I, at this moment, announce that I shall no longer be referred to as wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of Ile-Ife but as the Queen of the people and mother of my adorable Prince.”
She said that her decision to quit the marraige was not because His majesty is married to another queen as speculated, though there were side attractions.
Read Full Statement:
"I bless the Lord almighty for His faithfulness in the last 3 years 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."
"I have never been pregnant all my life before Tadenikawo; my son is my first ever pregnancy with medical reports to back it up. The girl who is said to be my daughter is my niece."
"I did my best to endure and make it work; many times, I smiled through the struggle, but I have finally realised I had just one assignment, my son, and when God is done, He is done. He chose Saul to be king, and when He was done, He told the prophet Samuel I have moved on. Religion was never an issue between us; please refer to my interview on News Central TV. Instead, His Majesty has a picture he would love the world to see and perceive him as and another one which is his true self."
"Today, I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the close of a chapter. Today, I am a mother to God’s unique gift. I am no longer a slave to my thoughts of perfection. I, at this moment, announce that I shall no longer be referred to as wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of Ile-Ife but as the Queen of the people and mother of my adorable Prince."
Reacting to the divorce, Ooni debunked the story, saying that it's not true and should not be taken seriously.
Speaking through his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Moses Olafare, he said there was nothing to worry about.
He stated that it was not the first time speculations about Queen Naomi quitting the marriage would surface online.
According to him, "There was a time it was reported that she left the palace and the next thing, she gave birth."
“So, the story is not true and it should not be taken seriously.”
The Ooni had separated from Edo-born Zaynab-Otiti Obanor, whom he married on March 16, 2016. The marriage lasted for 17 months before the split.
He later married Silekunola in 2018 and the marriage produced a son, Tadenikawo.
The monarch also had a daughter with Omolara Olatubosun as a teenager. Olatubosun gave birth to Princess Adeola Ogunwusi.
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