“Kings bow down for me indoors, I prostrate for them openly“ — Obasanjo scolds traditional rulers at an event

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that kings bow down for him indoors whenever he meets them while he prostrates for them openly.

Obasanjo revealed this on Friday, during the commissioning of the Iseyin campus of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso.

It was gathered that Obasanjo was invited by Governor Seyi Mankide of Oyo State as a special guest of honour for the commissioning of some projects in the state.

However, Obasanjo compelled all the traditional rulers who were at the event to stand up and sit down again as a sign of respect.

According to reports, majority of the traditional rulers from Oke-Ogun geo-political zone in the state were in attendance.

Obasanjo, while speaking, said that two things are given much respect in Yoruba land; age and position. He then told the traditional rulers that the governor’s position is superior to that of any king.

He said, “Please, please, all of you, the traditional rulers, I greet you, thank you for your presence. But, let me say something, anywhere there is a governor or president, the traditional rulers will have to stand up and greet the governor or president.

“Stand up….., sit down. In Yoruba land, we respect two things: age and position. The governor’s position is superior to that of any king. When I was president, I prostrated for kings openly. But indoors, the king would bow down for me. Let us respect our culture”.