Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has melted hearts with a video of her paying her respects to veterans Adebayo Salami and Bukky Wright.
The movie star, alongside the veterans, had attended the Scar2Shine Emiralty Connect 1.0 at Radisson Blue, in Lagos.
In a clip making the rounds online, Aigbe was seen arriving late at the venue and, as she made her way to her seat, stopped by to greet Oga Bello and Bukky Wright, who were seated together.
One Gracify wrote, “That’s Yoruba culture for you
One Sholay wrote, “Courtesy demands you to sit down quietly when you arrive late to an event. She can do the greetings after the program
One Ola wrote, “She got to kneel. Ko ni choice
One onimoero wrote, “Oju aye
One Mimi22 wrote, “Normally, Oga Bello fit born her na
One Hope Apparel wrote, “Oga Bello na grandpa na
One David Eniolade wrote, “So we should applaud her? Baba Adebayo is over 70 years old”.
Similarly, Toyin Abraham had raised eyebrows over a video of her with colleague, Shaffy Bello. The duo had attended the Icons Night of the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, where Abraham was seen kneeling to greet Shaffy.
At the 70th birthday celebration of Debola Lagos’ father, in a viral video, Toyin was seen paying her respects to Shade and her husband by kneeling to greet them.
Addressing the criticisms, Toyin described herself as a true Omoluabi who will always uphold and value her culture.
An X user slammed the actress for her greeting, calling it unnecessary and eye service.
Responding to her, Toyin expressed disappointment that Nigerians are starting to drift from their culture and traditions, to the point where kneeling is now considered as Abosi. She said she was raised to kneel when greeting those older than her, as it is a value deeply rooted in who she is, and she will continue to uphold with pride. She added that she will remain international about passing it to the younger generation.
The box-office queen had responded to the criticisms she received over her encounter with Olori Sekinat Elegushi, during which she went to her knees to speak to the Olori, who was comfortably seated in a chair at the event. Abraham made it known that she is a rare breed and people aren’t supposed to understand her.
At Iyabo Ojo’s movie premiere, Funke Akindele had snubbed Toyin’s greetings. In a viral clip, Funke was captured sitting with Iyabo Ojo and Mercy Aigbe when Toyin walked to greet them. Many were surprised when Funke ignored Toyin’s greeting, leaving Toyin embarrassed.
Speaking out, Toyin vowed never to greet the actress again. According to her, if she ever greets Funke, then she is a bastard. She further revealed that she had unfollowed Akindele.
