It is no longer news that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi is set to wed his 6th wife, Temitope Adesegun. Reports indicate that the wedding will be held in Lagos on Monday, October 24.
Temitope Adesegun will join the ranks of Olori Mariam, Olori Elizabeth, Olori Tobi, Olori Ashley, and Olori Ronke, whom the 48-year-old monarch married in one month.
Listed below are 7 Things Nigerian women should know about the incoming Olori, Temitope Adesegun.
1. Temitope Adesegun is a princess and hails from Ijebu.
2. She bagged her diplomas in Linguistics and Data Processing from the University of Lagos in 1998 and 2000 respectively and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the same university.
3. Temitope Adesegun is a certified alumnus of a number of universities including University of Oxford, United Kingdom, INSEAD Business School, Fontainebleau, France, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, United Kingdom and Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the United States.
4. She has over 15 years of progressive experience as a public administrator at several levels. She is also a leader in health and other developmental communications and advocacy strategies.
5. In 2009, Temitope became the Personal Assistant to the Secretary to the Lagos State Government: Princess Adenrele Adeniran-Ogunsanya; a position she managed till the end of her political tenure in 2011.
6. She was the anchor and host of the Lagos State Ministry of Health Public Health Advocacy Program, ‘Health-Wise’ which aired for four years.
7. Temitope Adesegun currently leads the working team of the Hopes Alive Initiative, an advocacy program that aims to reduce the impact of poverty among the most vulnerable in society while creating equal opportunities for all for exponential impact on the immediate and global society. Hope Alive Initiative is under the Auspices and Management of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II through the House of Oduduwa Foundation.
