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Tinubu Should’ve Stood Up To Receive The Ooni, Says Afenifere Spokesman
September 9, 2020
– The spokesperson of Afenifere has stated that the APC chieftain, Bola Tinubu ought to have stood up to greet the Ooni of Ife.
– Odumakin stated this in an interview session with Journalists on Wednesday.
– He maintained that it was customarily to acknowledge traditional institutions by respecting the holders of those offices, especially in Yorubaland where tradition is highly revered.
A cultural relativist and social activist, Yinka Odumaki has said that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, should have stood up to greet the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at the coronation of the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal.
Odumakin, who is also the spokesman for pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, said this in an interview with to Newsmen on Wednesday while reacting to a viral picture showing Tinubu sitting down while the Ooni stands to greet him.
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He said although monarchs no longer hold political power, it was important for traditional institutions to be respected especially by the Yoruba people.
The activist recalled that in 2016, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who is many years older than the monarch, bowed down to greet him.
Odumakin stated, “We are still Yoruba people. With due respect to our royal fathers, we should not say because we are in a modern age, we should not give the proper respect that we give to our oba.
“You saw the time former President Obasanjo prostrated before the Ooni.
He therefore stressed that it was still in the culture of the Yoruba descents to give the respect that is due to their monarchs.
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