The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi(Ojaja II) has
berated those criticising him for kneeling in church to worship God, saying
that “no King on Earth is above God”
A picture showing the monarch kneeling down during the
installation thanksgiving held at St Paul’s Anglican, Ile Ife, on Sunday,
December 13th, had gone viral on internet, attracting diverse comments.
While many that commented on the picture saw no wrong in the
action of the newly installed monarch, many were of the view that the act
desecrated the revered stool of Ooni.
The week-long coronation activities for the Ooni climaxed
with a thanksgiving service on Sunday 13th December 2015, at St Paul’s Anglican
Church, Ile-Ife
But in a statement signed by the Director of Communication
and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife, Moses Olafare, the Ooni said it is
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 who
made it possible for the enthronement of any king.
“The 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
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