The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, can’t understand the hullabaloo over his decision to kneel down and worship God during the recent thanksgiving service to mark his coronation.
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who has been criticised for kneeling down at the Paul’s Anglican Church, Ile-Ife, says he owes no one any apology nor does he have any iota of regret for his action.
The monarch said God Almighty is the King of kings, hence it was only proper to show reverence to Him.
A statement was released to this effect on Thursday by the Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Ife, Moses Olafare.
Ogunwusi said the attempt to criticise his action and equate his status with God, is an attempt to embarrass the throne which he occupies.
“The attention of Ile Oodua has been drawn to a publication released on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 by an online medium, in which His Imperial Majesty, Ooni’risa and Arole Oodua, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II), was criticised 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.
“It is sacrilege to equate Ooni’risa or other kings to the Almighty God. God is the creator of mankind and it is God that made it possible for the enthronement of any king.
“I have no regret 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 the Oodua race.
“This act of equating me with the God of gods, of the King of kings and the sole owner of the universe is 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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