Disrespecting Ooni shameful act, FFK blasts Tinubu

“ 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? ”

Also, Activist, Yinka Odumakin, says 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 while reacting to a viral picture showing Tinubu sitting down while the Ooni stands to greet him.

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. ”