Ex Aviation minister and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Femi Fani-Kayode has frowned at Bola Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for not standing up to greet the Ooni of Ife at an event that held in Lagos.
Fani-Kayode who was unhappy with the incident said that the former Governor of Lagos insulted the sons and daughters of Yoruba land.
Asking if Northern Politician will refuse to stand-up before their traditional ruler, Fani-Kayode 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?”
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Also frowning at Tinubu’s actions was the spokesman for the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere Yinka Odunmakin who said that the former Governor should have stood up to greet the Ooni of Ife.
“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,” Odunmakin 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?
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) September 10, 2020
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