Oba Okunade Sijuwade, (1 January 1930 – 28 July 2015) was the 50th traditional ruler of Ooni of Ife from 1980 to his death in 2015.


Oba Okunade Sijuwade, (1 January 1930 – 28 July 2015) was the fiftieth traditional ruler of Ooni of Ife from 1980 to his death in 2015, taking the regnal name Olubuse II. Ife is a traditional Yoruba state based in the town of Ife in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria. He was crowned on 6 December 1980 in a ceremony attended by the Emir of Kano, Oba of Benin, Amayanabo of Opobo and Olu of Warri, as well as by representatives of the Queen of England.


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