Nigerians Reactions To Pastor Adeboye Sitting On Oyo Monarch’s Throne

By Glam & Essence

A picture of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, taken while sitting on the throne of the Olugbon of Orile Igbon in Oyo State, Oba Francis Alao Akinbola, has attracted mixed reactions on social media.

The picture which was first posted on X platform on Friday by the RCCG Public Relations has generated a lot of reactions with some condemning Adeboye for sitting on the monarch’s throne.
Some others blamed the king for allowing it,seeing it as sacrilegious,while claiming that Adeboye was intentionally ridiculing the Yoruba Obaship by his action since he was not an Oba.
Some other people are calling pastor Adeboye’s action an abomination.
Commenting on the picture that was reposted on Sunday on X,a user on the platform,HilawJamal1891 wrote, “I feel the blame should be placed under the feet of Olugbon…on what basis would he stand up off his throne for Baba Adeboye? He should be dethroned with immediate effect.”
Also reacting,Niass204 wrote on X that , “I don’t have him to blame I blame our so-called Obas who decide to subject themselves to ridicule. Why would an Oba vacate his sit for him to sit on? That means HE the Olugbon doesn’t have respect for that seat.”
Another person,Oyebolaji Collins Adewale also commented saying, “Adeboye is an ordinary man and not a god, but he has placed himself in the position of a god by sitting on the throne of a traditional king. It is not in doubt that God comes first but Adeboye is not god.”
However,there are some other social media users who hold a different opinion.
Tweeting on X, Adeshorpeh0912 wrote, “If God said, kings will bow before you, the thought of man and its opinion doesn’t concern God. It is going to happen. This is a living testimony.
No dey whine God.”