A recent video featuring Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has drawn significant attention from social media users across the country.
The revered monarch paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife during the Eid al-Adha (Ileya) festivities. The meeting, which focused on national development, was part of the Ooni’s engagement with key political figures.
However, what stirred widespread online conversation wasn’t the visit itself, but a moment captured as the Ooni was leaving. In the now-viral clip, Oba Ogunwusi is seen walking with the First Lady while his entourage followed closely. At one point, he directed his aides members of his traditional retinue, including the Ijala chanter to prostrate fully before Remi Tinubu.
When the monarch noticed they hadn’t bowed low enough, he sharply corrected them, instructing them to go even lower. His assertiveness in the moment caused a flurry of reactions online.
While some Nigerians viewed the king’s actions as excessive or inappropriate, others offered different interpretations, sparking debate across social media platforms.
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@idahosa_jr:”Respect is supposed to be earned and not forced .”
@lincolnofficial:”I reserve my comment out of respect and honor for our tribe and ancestral crown. “
@realhr___:”Na this man una take dey compare Oba of Benin? Next time don’t try that.”
@ijoba_kizo:”If then leave this king with this woman behind the camera baba self go prostrate join… orisirisi .”
@official_phycthor_jr:”Omo poor people eyes da see oo .”
@art_by_odinakachukwu:”TRADITIONAL RULER ❌ POLITICAL APPOINTED RULER ✔️………. Not just in Yoruba lands ooo e dey everywhere including igbo land.”
@omorseebeauty:”Modern day slavery can never stop in Nigeria because a lot of people believe whatever their Oba tells them his right. We post daily content on God Bless Africa.”
@mightyprayger__:”Their is nothing wrong with this, all I can see is a man putting Sence in the people.”
@dickson_20255:”Home training is lost , everyone with pride , little children don’t even care anymore they just shake your hands hmm Yoruba culture is gone we all want to be English .”
@iamhelenking:”Do you know how much Federal Government is paying him, abi you think it’s the villagers task money he used to marry 10 wives and open investment .”