Ile-Ife kingmakers say a new Ooni of Ife will be announced within the next 40 days.
The kingmakers who were led by the Obalufe of Iremo Quarters, Ile-Ife, Oba Folorunso Omisakin, revealed this to newsmen on Monday at a press conference held at the Ooni’s Palace in Ile-Ife.
They also disclosed that it was now the turn of the Giesi ruling house to present the candidate for the vacant stool.
Omisakin said, “ The 1980 Ife chieftaincy declaration, which Section 19 Subsections A (3) has confirmed, is that it is the turn of the Giesi ruling house to present candidates for the vacant stool of Ooni.
“Other ruling houses such as Osinkola, Ogboru and Lafogido should wait for their turn,” he said.