sCun:

Ooni is a rare Christian traditional ruler in Yoruba land. Traditional seats are usually reservedfor muslims. That is why he's getting this treatment

sunnyeinstein:

This is wat u get when you abuse office of the Ooni.
Ooni of ife, as the custodian of the yoruba race is not supposed to be roaming the streets up and down, but u see dis young chap carry the crown to comedy shows, telling us he's a joke. Even new oba of benin wey dey first go ife during the first days of his reign did not go, when d ooni wont sit in his palace, be doing yahoo-yahoo oba about.
He only got what was coming all along, and expect many more obas and baales to disrespect him.

Oh, and people, fyi, oba of lagos kingship does not answer to the ooni, he has more link to benin than yoruba, so NOTHING, i repeat, NOTHING THE OONI CAN DO TO HIM.

sunnyeinstein:


Do we need to go back into history on this? The original title of the oba of lagos is ELEKO, before westerners and other factors changed it to Oba.
You see, awori and ijebu are the lagosians, especially the aworis but they dont have one stable king because they were always migrating, trying to find the most stable location around the rivers and lagoon of the area we now know as lagos. But the benin kingdon was expanding into the southwest and found lagos as a good settlement place to launch attack, hence they called d place EKO, meaning where we gather. The warrior oba of benin was the fist ruler of eko after conquering the land but he had to put another to govern and return to his benin kingdom where he is the spiritual head (because, barring any trouble needing his attention outside the kingdom he stays in his palace), hence the title ELEKO of EKO.
But the western world had contact, slave trade, treachery, jazz and you know the rest

izzou:

I am not Yoruba but I heard he ain't a first class king sef

And he's always in the news for the wrong reasons

I actually blame the Ooni for this. He should have just gone to his seat straight. Sometimes, forming familiarity dey bring insult

bongo007:
When two elephant fight...dis Ooni is every were I believe datz why he is losing his respect, he can never stay in his palace..davido will be doing show u will see him dere even night of a thousand laugh Ooni dey go..d king is just too every were 4 my liking. Why people no go disrespect you..if u wan see Oba go to his palace but if u wan see Ooni go show or party..i advice him to be scares to avoid seefinish #myopinion

maclatunji:



And you cannot do your own research? Every state has first class kings recognized by the government.

He is one of those in Lagos.

izzou:


We are talking of Yoruba land, Mr Know it all

You can't compare the Obi of Onitsha with a king in Ebonyi, just because they are from different states

Even the Nigerian constitution recognizes some thrones over others

Please always read to understand. I beg you

The Ooni and Oba of Lagos have different ranks in the Yoruba Kingdom

pesinfada:
Oba akiolu is an illiterate oba

maclatunji:


This is different from saying the Oba of Lagos is not a 1st Class King. You did not create the concept and you should not use it wrongly, every state has 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class Kings.

Stop extending your show of ignorance by arguing.

Godfullsam:
That moment when Oba of lagos is still very high on osogbo weed and fermented lagoon liquor .

Antina:


Someone said something very important in the tweet, he said " that is what u get when ifa (oracle) stops picking people, that if Ifa (oracle) has picked them two, they should know better.

samuk:
Historically the Ooni was never an Oba but the chief priest of Ododuwa. All desendants of past Oonis were ment to be chief priest to the numerous shrines in Ile-Efe. It was the politicians of old western region in their quest to forge a common yoruba unity that elevated the the Ooni to an Oba, so rather than the Ooni being the chief priest to the descendants of Ododuwa ( current first class yoruba Obas) he was elevated above them, most of the Obas have never accepted this, that is why the Oba of Lagos, the Awujale of Ijebu, the Alaafi of Oyo and numerous others that know their history have never accepted the Ooni's superiority because it was the creation of the old western region politicians. This new Ooni know this hence the reason he is all over the place to crave relevance. It is like the politicians in the Uk elevating the Arch Bishop of Canterbury to king of England, the Arch Bishop is like the chief priest to the British Monarchy. His role is to officiate in royal christenings, marriages, crowning of a new king or queen, royal burials etc. The Ooni is the equivalent in yoruba land. The Ooni is not suppose to be an Oba this has sees been the age long frictions between the past and present Ooni and some yoruba Obas.

izzou:


I said Yoruba land. You keep saying state.

If you love to argue, I don't

The Ooni throne is far far higher and recognized first in the Nigerian constitution before the Oba of Lagos

I repeat, Oba of Lagos is not a first class oba

If you have a problem with this,please scroll down or look for someone else to confirm your point

bakynes:

Oba Ado was in fact the first Oba of Lagos placed there by the Oba of Benin and he paid tribute and taxes to the Benin Empire. What I am just trying to say is that the Oba of Lagos is occupied by an Awori King and not by a Benin person. Aworis migrated from Ife to that farm settlement named Eko by the Oba of Benin.

bakynes:

You guys know nothing but just type rubbish, no Oba in Yoruba Land is answerable to any Oba,its just out of respect for the first spiritual leader of the cradle of Yoruba Land.

The seat of throne in Lagos is a Yoruba Kingship and not Benin. The seat existed long before Oba of Benin conquered Lagos and named it Eko. It was restored to the Yoruba king when the British came there.

izzou:


Am very sure the Ooni won't bother to shake him next time

Not being friendly with someone doesn't mean you are bad. Sometimes, Its a means of earning respect

The late Ooni would have greeted the Obi only,and sat down. That I am very sure

Saintmary:

half truth

clefstone:
the ooni is too forward sef. The Ife kingmakers should take a cue from the Oba of Benin. If it were the omon'obo, he wouldn't be shaking hands with every front sit personality like young adults in a high school reunoin. There is a way a king should comport himself in public to avoid such WORK HAZARD. To me, it was a show of arrogance and classlessness from the Oba of Lagos but the Ooni played into it. Both kings r culpable

clefstone:
the ooni is too forward sef. The Ife kingmakers should take a cue from the Oba of Benin. If it were the omon'obo, he wouldn't be shaking hands with every front sit personality like young adults in a high school reunoin. There is a way a king should comport himself in public to avoid such WORK HAZARD. To me, it was a show of arrogance and classlessness from the Oba of Lagos but the Ooni played into it. Both kings r culpable

Slurity:
Why blame Oba of Lagos for this Display of character now? its just like condemning an albino because of its colour, is it the fault of the albino? A true lagosian is always rude, proud, and mannerless, so if the king exhibit the trait why noise?

SycophanticGoat:
Imagine that useless and brainless Emmanuel Dele on that twitter reactions. The fool practically left the disgraceful encounter between his obas only to begin throwing jabs at Igbos.

Why are some people hell bent on being senselessly retarded in the name of exhibiting tribal supremacy?? SmH..