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Adedamola Ogunbewon
May 25, 2023


The exchange of handshakes between veteran actors Pete Edochie and Kanayo O. Kanayo and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan, has spurred a flurry of reactions on social media.
In the viral video shared on Thursday, Edochie and Kanayo approached Ooni’s table at Elizabeth Jack Rich’s 40th birthday party on Tuesday and exchanged Igbo “cultural” handshakes with the monarch.

Social media users on Twitter took to the comment section of the video with some knocking the actors for disrespecting the tradition by exchanging handshakes with the monarch.

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Ohers praised Ooni for showing respect to the igbo culture.

Man of Letters said: “Igbakeji Oorisa?! It’s acceptable that he received the cross-culture respect handshake with Pete Edochie because the man Pete carry, but what’s his excuse for doing it with Kanayo O Kanayo??”

Kelvin Odanz said. “Is this ceremony holding in the Ooni palace? I mean, if an Igbo man (from a culture that doesn’t bow to another man) meets the Ooni in the UK for instance, is it disrespectful if he chooses to greet the respected Oba in a way he was brought up to respect dignitaries?”

Another user Onyemauchi tweeted: “This man supposed be King for him community”

Another tweep tracesorba wrote: “Igbos don’t bow down to any man, An evolved or wise man is their our own Chi

I don't want to comment on what does not concern me

I don't want to provoke god's anger

Good evening everyone

Which useless controversy

ahead ahead

Oni the overall king of yoruba Land is a youth and that's y

lol...

People really to leave their neck of woods and embrace broad-mindedness...

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Change is constant

I doubt if Pete will shake hands with Late Ooni Sijuade or Late Alaafin Adeyemi

This one na small boy

Pete is bigger than Ooni.

Not surprised by the last comment. Must it always about chest-beating, disrespect and competition.

illicit:
I doubt if Pete will shake hands with Late Ooni Sijuade or Late Alaafin Adeyemi

This one na small boy

Pete is an Ozo title holders they don't now to anyone especially in public
Your culture ends where another man culture starts

mrvitalis:

Pete is an Ozo title holders they don't now to anyone especially in public
Your culture ends where another man culture starts

Whatever

Na d Ooni sabi....

I doubt if he will do that to sultan of sokoto

So called ooni should have prostrated afterall, yorubas prostrate for old people.

Senior men doing senior men things.


Hustle so you can do same, rather than commit precious hours of your life to "talking" about them.

illicit:
I doubt if Pete will shake hands with Late Ooni Sijuade or Late Alaafin Adeyemi

This one na small boy

Unless he visited him in his palace anyother place he will receive normal greeting even from me.

illicit:


Whatever

Na d Ooni sabi....

I doubt if he will do that to sultan of sokoto

Ozo can't bow to sultan can't happen

mrvitalis:

Ozo can't bow to sultan can't happen

I think so now

Is ooni complaining? Is pete complaining? Birthday don come and go.....now na here una go begin cut onions

Oni just don't don't give a dam. He plays

Presently OBAS are POlITICIANS not IFA choosing.