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).
