I committed no crime in kneeling before God in church – Ooni of Ife replies critics

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (OjajaII) has replied those attacking him for kneeling in church to worship God.

The monarch said “no King on Earth is above God”. He was responding to the negative comments, which trailed a picture showing him kneeling down during the installation thanksgiving held at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Ile Ife, on Sunday.

The picture, which had gone viral on internet, attracted diverse comments.
While many saw no wrong in the action of the newly installed monarch, some were of the view that the act desecrated the revered stool of Ooni.

But in a statement signed by the Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife, Moses Olafare, the Ooni said it was an unacceptable sacrilege to equate Ooni’risa or any other king to the Almighty God.

His words: “God is the creator of mankind and it is God that makes it possible for the enthronement of any king.
“God remains the highest KING OF KINGS who has kept all Kings alive and had made it possible for me to bbe crowned as the King of the source of Yoruba civilisation.

“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 Oodua Race.

“This act of equating me to God of gods, 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”, the Ooni said.

Ooni since you have acknowledged the Almighty God, He will always honour you before men. May this great wisdom that you have never elude you.

This is a very wise King. Surely, God puts kings up and also puts them down. You will go far and will be a great ruler