Late Ooni of Ife Wives Cannot Remarry

       

The Wives of Late Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Ooni of Ife's wives are not Permitted to remarry  after the death of the King according to the King Palace Chief.
He said the order is according to Ife Tradition since the Ooni is considered not dead but transited to a higher realm.and as such the wives he left behind are not permitted to remarry because it is believe the Ooni still leaves.

He said: “The rules is general and applies to all Ooni that has passed on and not peculiar to the wives of Oba Sijuwade, the immediate past Ooni. There may not be a clearly defined repercussion against the tradition but it is advisable that the order is obeyed at all times and for all generations. The best that can happen to the oloris left behind by any late Ooni is for them to remain single or be inherited by the reigning Ooni.”
He added that their age doesn't matter, Young or Old.“what matters is that the tradition must be sustained in the overall interest of the society.”
His wives are Oloris Morisola, Ladun, Odunayo, Adedolapo and Linda and their ages are between 40’s and 60’s.