Aisha Buhari has been accused of abusing the Yoruba culture of respect in relation to the paramount leader of Oyo State, in the person of Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III who is 77 years old.
Aisha
Buhari who was expected to respectfully bow or kneel before the Alaafin
stretched out her hand for a handshake with the highly revered leader which he
politely declined by making a fist.
This
action has attracted a hot debate on social media.
Lamidi
Olayiwola Adeyemi III (born 15 October 1938) is the Alaafin, or traditional
ruler, of the Yoruba state of Oyo and righful heir to the throne of its
historic empire.
Lamidi’s
father, the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi II Adeniran, was deposed and exiled in
1954 for sympathizing with the National Council of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC).
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