VIDEO: Tinubu refuse to stand up to greet Ooni of Ife as Afenifere react
Bola Tinubu, who stood up on Wednesday to greet the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at the coronation of the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal.
The Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere , has attacked the former Lagos State governor and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu over disrespect the Oduduwa monarch leader, the Ooni of Ife, Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
Bola Tinubu, who stood up on Sunday, September 6, to greet the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at the coronation of the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal.
The spokesman of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin said the Oba Ogunwusi not hold political power, it was important for traditional institutions to be respected especially by the Yoruba people.
Odunmakin said this in an interview with the Punch on Wednesday while reacting to a viral picture showing Tinubu sitting down while the Ooni stands to greet him.
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.
“So, it is still our culture and we must sustain our culture and give the respect that is due to our monarchs.”
Watch the video credited by FaceTv Africa:
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