» I Have No Apology Kneeling To Worship God – Ooni Of Ife «

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said he owed
nobody any apology for kneeling to worship the almighty
God during the thanksgiving service held in his honour at
the Paul’s Anglican Church, Ife, after his coronation.
The Ooni, said this in statement made available to our
correspondent in Osogbo on Thursday by the Director of
Communication and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Ile Ife, Mr.
Moses Olafare.
The monarch spoke in reaction to criticisims against him
by an online medium Newspunch (Not The Punch) that he
knelt down to worship God during the church service.
Ogunwusi said it was wrong to equate any king no matter
his status with the almighty God who created the heavens
and the earth, saying the comment was an attempt to
embarrass the throne.
Ogunwusi said since the almighty God is not Ooni or any
king’s mate he would not stop to worship and revere him
because it was God who 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.”