There’s wide outrage on social media over a clip which shows the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu seemingly shunning the Ooni of Ife.
From the clip shared by TV360, the Ooni arrived at an unnamed event and was greeting the eminent guests who were already on seat.
After greeting the traditional ruler beside Oba Akiolu, the revered monarch offered the Lagos king a hand in greeting, but the monarch looked away and dismissed him with a wave of the hand. The disconcerting moment was captured on camera.
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A Twitter user, @Rosanwo tweeted: “In the days of our fore fathers, this could have instigated a civil war, capture the Oba of Lagos & enslave his people,”
Another person, Kayode Henry wrote, ” This attitude is unbecoming of a king in Yoruba land. The Ooni of Ife no matter his age is a superior Oba to all other obas…”
”If it were to be in the days where culture and tradition still takes its rightful place, all the obas no matter your age should be on their feet whenever the Obaluaye of Ife ( Ooni) comes in . But the respectful king did not even think about that but came to embrace the Oba of Lagos on his seat, but all he could do is this show of shame.”
But the respectful king did not even think about that but came to embrace the Oba of Lagos on his seat, but all he could do is this show of shame.”
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