Netizens have been expressed dissenting opinions over the mode of pleasantries which veteran Nollywood actors Pete Edochie and Kanayo .O. Kanayo exchanged with traditional ruler, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Adewusi, the Ooni of Ife. In the video making the rounds on the internet the two veteran actors who approached the seated Ooni at an event where the trio had been in attendance, extended their hands in greetings and also enacted the traditional Igbo style of backhanded shakes with the Ooni who warmly reciprocated the greetings. The trio had graced the occasion of the 30th birthday party of billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of Elin Group Limited, Elizabeth Jack Rich.
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Nigerians/netizens of Yoruba origin have labelled the manner in which the veteran actors greeted the Ooni as "disrespectful". According to gatekeepers of the Yoruba tradition, the duo had been expected to bow or prostrate to the king in greeting. On the other hand, netizens of Igbo descent have defended the way Pete Edochie and Kanayo .O. Kanayo chose to exchange pleasantries with the Ooni. They stated that it is unheard of in Igbo culture for anyone to bow to another. Many also defended this mode of greeting by state that Pete Edochie was old enough to be the Ooni's father and if anyone ought to get any form of special homage, it should have been the veteran actor.
Watch the controversial video of the veteran actors exchanging pleasantries with the Ooni of Ife:
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