Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of Giesi
Ruling House of Ile-Ife, State of Osun
was unveiled as the new Ooni of Ife.
He becomes the 51st Ooni of Ife.




 
He is 40 years old and born into the
family of John Oluropo Ogunwusi from
the famous Ojaja Lineage of the Giesi
ruling house of the Agbedegbede
Quarters in Ile-Ife.

Prince Ogunwusi’s mother, Margaret
Wuraola Sidikatu Abegbe Ogunwusi, was
born into the family of Soji-Opa, a
prominent Cocoa merchant in Ile-Ife.
He attended The Polytechnic, Ibadan,
where he obtained a Higher National
Diploma (HND) in Accountancy.
He grew rapidly in business, after
school, becoming a successful real estate
merchant.

His bio on the website of Imperial Homes
Mortgage Bank Limited (a subsidiary of
GTBank) on which board he sits as non
executive director, reads, “Mr. Ogunwusi
is a graduate of Accountancy and a
certified member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and of
the Institute of Management.

He has been involved in engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC)
contracts locally and abroad for over 11
years.

He was involved in the development of
the Northern Foreshore Estate, Cityscape
International Limited’s Buena Vista
project in Lekki, Primewaterview
Limited’s projects, Westcom Limited’s
projects, and the Ajaokuta Steel’s and
Delta Steel’s resuscitation projects
He is currently the Managing Director of
Howard Roark Gardens Limited which is
undertaking multi-million naira Jacob
Mews Estate project in Yaba and the
Lakeview real estate development in
Lekki.

To become Ooni, Mr. Ogunwusi defeated
20 other contenders, including his 48-
year old real estate- magnate brother,
Adetunji, the Group Chairman of
Primewaterview Holdings (comprising of
Primewaterview Limited and PWV
Management Services).