Netizens raised a controversial conversation in respect of the ongoing tweet about Pete Edochie shaking Ooni of Ife.
Recently, Nigerian Nollywood actor Pete Edochie greeted Ooni of Ife, the Yoruba prominent king with a handshake and since then Nigerians who appeared to be Yoruba reacted otherwise.
They claimed, the 74 years old Igbo man, Pete Edochie disrespected the 48 years old Yoruba king which is against the Yoruba culture and traditions.
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Femi Otedola did the same
Meanwhile, popular billionaire Femi Otedola also publicly greeted the Ooni of Ife with a handshake at a social event despite being a Yoruba born and bred.
Many Igbos called out the Yorubas for being tribalistic and forcefully accusing the Igbo icon of disrespect when their fellow Yoruba star did the same.
@FBA_Online vividly analyzing the three prominent men’s age indicated that Pete Edochie is the oldest of them all as Femi Otedola happens to be 60 years old while Pete Edochie is 74.
Reactions: I don dey fear Pete Edochie pass Kanayo
The post gathered lots of controversial and tribalistic reactions from netizens. See reactions here:
@Godwin_David: Every body is a king. Nothing is wrong here
@crafton_ge: Ooni of Ife is a king, but apart from that he should have issue a respect by standing while greeting a fellow elderly traditional man
@sam: No this is disrespectful and annoying, even kanayo also.
@NudesArena:It’s disrespectful that Ooni sat down while Pete Edochie gave him the revered Igbo handshake. This is an outright disrespect from the Ooni to the Igbo people.
@Benjiloquest1: I don dey fear Pete Edochie pass Kanayo O kanayo now
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Meanwhile, a Nigerian man condemned Emdee Tiamiyu and attributed his actions to his Yoruba tribe because they are gullible.
In his tweet, @soloofficial insulted Emdee Tiamiyu for his remarks and mocked him for falling into a trap the UK prime minister set.
Furthermore, @soloofficial sparked some controversy by making a comparison between a Yoruba man and an Igbo man
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