The newly crowned Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi reacted to his critics that he has no apology for kneeling at the Church to worship God during a thanksgiving service after his Coronation , Knowing that no King on earth can be equated with God who created heavens and earth.
The photo of the Ooni kneeling to pray at St Paul Anglican Church in Ife,which went viral,angered some group of people who felt the Ooni has desecrated the thrown of the kingdom.
The Ooni in a statement through his Director of Communication and Public Affairs Ooni's Palace Ile Ife, Mr Moses Olafare, said it is wrong to equate any King or Ooni with God no matter their Status,adding that he will always revere and worship God since he was him that enthroned him.
The statement read, ” It is an unacceptable sacrilege to equate Ooni’risa or other king to the almighty God. God Is the creator of mankind and it is God that made it possible for the enthronment of any king.
“The attention of Ile Oodua has been drawn to a publication released Wednesday 16th 2015 by an online medium known as NEWSPUNCH in which His Imperial Majesty, Ooni’risa & Arole Oodua Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi(OjajaII) was crtisised for bowing to God.
“God remains the highest, the king of kings who has kept all kings alive and has made it possible for me to be crowned as the king of the source of Yoruba civilisation.
“I have no regrets whatsoever for kneeling down to exalt the almighty God who did not only create me, but also kept me alive, saw me through all the storms in my, life-journey and eventually crowned me as the custodian of Oodua race.
“This act of equating me to God of gods of king of kings and the sole owner of the universe is a wicked sacrilege planned to embarrass the throne. My emergence as Oba has been made possible only by the almighty Olodumare to whom I remain eternally grateful.”
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