Nigerians React To Picture Of Ooni Of Ife For Kneeling In Church..............He Replies ''No Apology For Kneeling To Worship God'' – Ooni

Many Nigerians took to the social media to express their love or hate at the action of the newly-crowned Ooni of Ife who was pictured kneeling in a church.
While some say he is only paying respects to his creator, others say he has no business in the church.

See the internet reactions below:

Here is how Nigerians reacted on Nairaland:
Emamos:

D oba knelt 4 the living God who created d heaven n earth
Cyberfavour:

Nigerians and blasting ehn

People don’t seem to mind their business

A week cannot go without you seeing ‘a blasting’ topic on front page
Tomakint:

A wise King showing RESPECT to a ‘ HIGHER KING OF KINGS’ who also remains his CREATOR. Unfortunately, these clowns will never understand that tradition and culture are entrapments to enslave humanity, this King is a wise man.
Obinnashady:

After doing juju,u go church,u are 2faced.
OgundeleT:

This Oni completely lost it.

Our culture have no mix with the imperialist, the conquistadors and their religion.

The council of Chiefs should as a matter of urgency re-school this Oni and wake him up from his long years of sleeping..!!

This is not a game!!

Meanwhile ...........
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 as statement 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 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.”