The Ooni of Ile Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Sunday began a seven-day seclusion preparatory to the celebration of the 2018 Olojo festival.
Olojo festival is the celebration of first dusk and dawn and creation of the universe.
The Ooni is expected to appear to the public after the seven-day seclusion with the sacred Aare crown, worn once in a year by the king.
Before beginning the seclusion, the Ooni had visited Ilemole, a shrine in Moore, for prayers.
Oba Ogunwusi thereafter moved to the seclusion where he would remain incommunicado for the seven days.
Earlier in his palace, the royal father told newsmen that the seven-day seclusion would be used to pray for the town, Osun State and Nigeria.
Oba Ogunwusi congratulated the people of Osun State for conducting themselves peacefully before, during and after the governorship election in the state.
He lauded the electorate, especially youths, for not engaging in violence during the election held on Saturday.
The monarch also congratulated the Independent National Electoral Commission on the conduct of the peaceful poll.
He said: “We have seen through this election that power belongs to the people and by the grace of God, very soon the people’s choice will emerge as the state governor.
“The Osun governorship election was conducted peacefully without bloodshed.
“This is unprecedented.”
The Ooni said the Osun State election should be used as a template for the 2019 general elections.
He appealed to Osun State citizens to also ensure a peaceful conduct of the rerun election as declared by INEC.
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