Veteran actor, Pete Edochie has finally reacted to the backlash he has received as a result of his controversial handshake with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
The actor has been trending for days following a video of him greeting the Ooni of Ife with a handshake.
Pete Edochie met with the Ooni of Ife at the birthday celebration of Nigerian philanthropist and wife of Nigerian oil mogul, Tein Jack-rich, Elizabeth Jack-rich.
The development had many insisting he should have prostrated or bowed down to the Ooni of Ife but gave him a handshake instead.
Many critics, especially of the Yoruba extraction described the actions of the 76-year-old man as disrespectful to the office of the monarch who is said to be the most powerful king in Yoruba land.
In response to the criticism online, Pete Edochie took to his page to reshare the criticism from the critic with the caption, “High Chief for a reason, Igbo Kwenu.”
However, pictures emerged of the monarch greeting other Nigerians with a handshake:
