A photo of Seyi Tinubu sitting at the feet of a monarch has stirred a wave of reactions on Twitter.
Seyi is the son of Bola Tinubu, the 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
A photo of him surfaced where he is spotted sitting at the feet of a traditional ruler.
A Twitter user who put out the photo praised Seyi for exhibiting what he described as “cultural reverence”.
He said Seyi was offered a seat beside the traditional ruler but he declined and instead “denigrated” himself to sit at his feet.
“Seyi Tinubu @STinubu was offered a seat beside the king and his princess yesterday but he declined and decided to get himself denigrated before the king,” the Twitter user wrote.
“This is the first time we will be having a very lenient; intellectually and culturally behaved first son as a nation.”
Seyi Tinubu @STinubu was offered a seat beside the king and his princess yesterday but he declined and decided to get himself denigrated before the king. This is the first time we will be having a very lenient, intellectually and culturally behaved first son as a Nation. ♾️❤️ pic.twitter.com/ckzWawZk50
— Ogbéni Bólatito Adewale (@BolatitoToheeb) August 2, 2022
The picture and the Twitter user’s choice of words have since stirred a heated backlash online.
While some users described it as a politically motivated stunt to portray his father in a positive light and attract public support ahead of the 2023 elections, others simply dismissed the tweet as funny.
One user asked how the “stunt” lowers poverty and the price of staple foods like garri in the market.
Another user stated that such a display of “humility” wouldn’t sway voters, come 2023.
A user shared a different picture showing Seyi tugging at the beard of another traditional ruler.
“So touching. I observed he did not remove his cap. Anyway, in keeping with humility, he should speak sincerely to his father who has nothing more to offer in the public sphere of governance in Nigeria. It is a good start & we look forward to him making restitutions to Lagos,” one user wrote.
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So touching. I observed he did not remove his cap. Anyway, in keeping with humility, he should speak sincerely to his father who has nothing more to offer in the public sphere of governance in Nigeria. It is a good start & we look forward to him making restitutions to Lagos.
— Going forward 🛫 (@brightosak) August 3, 2022
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Okay. How does this affect the price of Garri?? Lmao 🤣🤣
These people don't rate us oo https://t.co/7xiG08BsxU— Uwakmfon💙💋 (@jarofwazy) August 3, 2022
That's how it will look to the set of people who use leg to wakes up their fathers
— Olatunbosun (@otubor10) August 3, 2022
This same Seyi Tinubu abi another one? Thanks @Twitter for classifying this yeye tweet as a funnytweet 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/lB00VE5tzC
— Al-Pacino (@rescuenaija1) August 3, 2022
Bro! As far as Yoruba is concerned, this is WRONG. And fatherly love is not a new thing in Yoruba land to the extent of playing with his (a king) beards.
U know this! Except if you decided to clown.— Ōmō Agboóyè (@gr8_khaleel) August 3, 2022
Their political camp is trying to drum in youth sentiment by presenting all they have for youth that are associated with the aged men they are presenting. That should have been clear by now, the youth form a majority of active voters.
— Foundational Black African (@greg_stealth) August 3, 2022
Omooo. This strategy is stale naaa. Y’all should be innovative
— Precious✨ (@Precious540C) August 3, 2022
Awww, so touching and humble. That's so cool. I guess we are now using anything to sell our candidates. What does this translate to? Good governance? Reduce food? ASUU calling of strike ASAP?, or better the standard of living.i think the bar is too low. But, the agenda must agend
— littlefinger (@doctoreghost) August 2, 2022
I even saw him sweeping the Oba's backyard with a very short broom,Chai! He is such a humble young man!🤡
— Kassandra Ugochukwu (@KassandraUgoch1) August 3, 2022
Don’t the seyi have work? Is the presidency a family business?
— Okechukwu Pascal (@OkechukwuPasca8) August 3, 2022
We are doomed, I can’t imagine in my adult life, this is the job someone will embrace to be doing
— Isah Yakubu Ogwu (@IsahOgwu) August 3, 2022
Nothing concern us oga ,do your thing let's do our , been humble can't make me give my vote to am old my again, even if I will be the only one that will vote for obi
— Chima Ikechukwu (@ChimaIkechukw18) August 3, 2022
No nah, the king should have stood up for Seyi to come and sit on the throne.
Sitting on the floor is not going to secure our lives and properties, neither is it going to lift us up from poverty.
Please leave eye service, we won't fall for such cheap moves.
— Isabella Iloka (@Isabella_iloka) August 3, 2022
Hahaha..there is nothing we will not see because of campaign oo…i will not be surprised if he went further to polish his shoes…camera on! Off! Action!…nollywood
— Candid (@Nobbyhimself) August 3, 2022
Nothing to show or prove for him.
Nothing— Bꫀꪀ𝘴ꪮꪀ 𝘬ꫀꪀꫀcꫝꪊ𝘬᭙ꪊ (@just_Kene) August 3, 2022
What type of useless campaign is this one😂
— Yaron-MB (@iamriganog) August 3, 2022
Denigrated? https://t.co/HYIVRaPkUu
— THE BLACK HEMINGWAY (@J_Chiemeke) August 3, 2022
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