Controversy Trails Tinubu’s Phone Call To Prominent Musician (Video)

Social media was set abuzz after a condolence call from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Fuji music legend King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (K1 De Ultimate) stirred an unexpected controversy.

The call from President Tinubu was in commiseration over the recent passing of K1’s mother, who died at the age of 105….

Watch the video below;

However, the focus quickly shifted from the solemn nature of the conversation to the language K1 used in addressing the President. In a viral clip shared online, K1 employed the Yoruba words “O” and “Iwo” when referring to Tinubu. In Yoruba culture, these terms are often used to address people within the same age group or social standing.

Many netizens criticized the Fuji maestro for what they deemed disrespectful language towards the nation’s leader, arguing that more deferential words, like “E” or “Ẹyin,” would have been appropriate. Some accused him of disregarding cultural protocols, prompting a flurry of reactions in the comment section.

Others, however, defended K1, stating that the terms he used during the call from Tinubu do not carry offensive weight in casual conversations and that such usage varies depending on familiarity and personal rapport.

Read some netizens’ reactions below to the controversy brewing over the call from President Tinubu to K1;

@Moj4ride: Using O for president is a sign of disrespect in Yoruba Land … “iwo” instead of saying “Eyin”

@yoadeoye: But wait o
He used O for our President ni oo..Asiwaju
Someone tell me what I need to know please.

@Dikoboy: Oloriburuku man, very proud. Imagine, using “O” for a whole president of a Nation. Ęni ofo

@olamide: See as e dey talk to our Presido like say dem be siblings, He even Dey use “O” for baba Omo! this life just get connection the rest go follow join.

@moyo1: I just wan ask Why K1 use “iwo” instead of “eyin” for elderlys. Same with Okoya, Adedoyin..

@princeabbey: Omo see as marshal is using O for my president
Na this kind friendship I want ooo

@Edo_wizard: If you think the “O” K1 used here is the same “o” you know, I am very sorry for you. Have you seen when a yoruba first class king is being praised in oriki ? You can never hear “e”, it’s “O”. If you don’t know you don’t know.

Neither K1 nor President Tinubu’s office has responded to the trending reactions.
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