Why are people kneeling down and prostrating for OBJ like this? Is he God ?

The other day it was Okupe prostrating......now Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai pictured 'kneeling' beside former president Olusegun Obasanjo at the 2nd Regional Security Summit in Abuja. Also pictured is former Nigeria Minister of Agriculture and the President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina...na wa ooooo
, Pic credit: NAN