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.
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 criticisms
against him 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.”