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‘He Dare Not Try It With Alaafin, Oba Of Benin’ –Tinubu Under Fire For Not Standing To Greet Ooni Of Ife
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It’s a crying shame, says Fani-Kayode
From Europe to Middle East, the traditional stool is a highly revered and scared position, one that is treated with deference.
This deference to monarchs is also an ingrained Nigeria culture and consciousness of Nigerians. No matter how highly placed a person his, he is expected to bow before the king.
The action of a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, at the coronation of Oniru of has ruffled feather to no end.
A video of the former Lagos state government sitting while other dignitaries at the event stood up to greet Ooni of Ife has generated divergent views, especially on social media.
Many accused the APC stalwart of treating the Ooni with condescension. They said his actions amount to the desecration of the sacred traditional institution.
Some averred that the behaviour of Tinubu is not out of place, insinuating that the monarch could not have ascended throne without the help and support of Tinubu.
Also Read: Tinubu Should’ve Stood Up To Receive The Ooni, Says Afenifere Spokesman
Others believed that Tinubu actions undermined the authority of the first class monarch, adding that such will give others the leeway to ridicule Yoruba culture.
Former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, also took a swipe at Tinubu, saying his actions are not only denigrating but shameful. He wondered if a politician of northern extraction would have treated his traditional ruler with such scorn.
He said “That the Asiwaju of Bourdillon refused to stand up to greet the Ooni of Ife speaks volumes.This was not only deeply insulting to every Ife & indeed son & daughter of Odua but it is also a crying shame. Would a northern pol. leader refuse to stand up for his traditional ruler?”
That the Asiwaju of Bourdillon refused to stand up to greet the Ooni of Ife speaks volumes.This was not only deeply insulting to every Ife & indeed son & daughter of Odua but it is also a crying shame. Would a northern pol. leader refuse to stand up for his traditional ruler?
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) September 10, 2020
For greeting Ooni of Ife while sitting done, Tinubu disrespects yoruba culture for real, and opens doors for anyone to ridicule Yoruba kings, even Obasanjo prostrated for Ooni, it's not about age, it's not about position, it's about respect for the culture.
— Uncle AJ (@UNCLE_AJALA) September 10, 2020
The reactions to @dondekojo's Ooni tweets are quite hilarious.
So, you think this particular Ooni would have been chosen without Tinubu's approval? Or if Tinubu insists he should be sacked, the gov. won't dethroned him within 14 days?
Do you people understand power at all? pic.twitter.com/Tqv7EUvzxN
— Nicholas 'The Brave' Ibekwe (@nicholasibekwe) September 10, 2020
That the Asiwaju of Bourdillon refused to stand up to greet the Ooni of Ife speaks volumes.This was not only deeply insulting to every Ife & indeed son & daughter of Odua but it is also a crying shame. Would a northern pol. leader refuse to stand up for his traditional ruler?
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) September 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/onyiforlife/status/1303964796048596992?s=19
Obasanjo never stand and seat to greet any Yoruba king go and ask OK. Our love for tinubu should not blind us from saying the truth pic.twitter.com/UlidyEZDA9
— Acting_Bigman 🐐 (@obameso007) September 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/AmECSTATIC/status/1304032866528038912?s=19
Bola Tinubu ought to have stood up to greet Ooni, and again Ooni ought not to have even walk to Tinubu for any reason whatsoever, what he ought to have done was to beckon on Bola to come to him or someone to call him if he had anything to tell him.
— Levi Ayelabowo Egbayelo (@LeviAyelabowo) September 9, 2020
https://twitter.com/TheReal_Hafeez/status/1303960278082691072?s=19
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