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By Adekunle Badmus
The controversy arround the greeting by All Progressives Congress, APC National leader, Bola Tinubu’s position while greeting the Ooni of Ife, HRM, Adeyeye Enitan last weekend has continued unending.
Activist, Yinka Odumakin, says All Progressives Congress chieftain, 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 the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere said on Wednesday while reacting to the 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.
Many have and many are still condemning the APC leader’s action.
Others believed the Ooni despite his powers and position, remains very humble and doesn’t really care how much respect is accorded his spiritual position as the representative of the progenitor of the Yoruba race.
