Nigeria’s Afrobeat singer, Tiwa Savage, has on Monday caught the fancy of netizens with her courtesy during her encounter with former Nigerian Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
Tiwa Savage met with Osinbajo at the event with the singer, in a moment captured and shared on Instagram, seen going on her knees to greet the ex-Vice President.
The Lagos-born queen of afrobeats engaged in a brief conversation with the Osinbajo who ushered her to sit beside him.
Tiwa Savage’s greeting of the ex-Vice President which was a typical Yoruba manner and culture of greeting elderly ones had attracted commendations from netizens.
Some were however impressed with her appearance at the occasion.
“Now that’s what I call a cultured and well brought up a woman from a reputable home. Awon omo to kere si e, a pon e leππ Well deserved QUEENπ€΄π€΄π€΄π₯β€οΈ”@theroyal_kwell
“My sweetheart always come correct no matter the occasion π₯ππΎ Tiwa tiwa, omo ti o gba gbe oruko baba eπ―ππ₯π₯°πππΎ”@abiola_dawodu
“Tiwa knows how to deliver her dress sense any where she goes. Forget it! She is classy and sweet ππππ₯π₯”@layeaside
“Tiwa is just so graceful in every way π An Icon! Living legend”@kingcokes
“Well brought up, humble, respectful, and beautiful π π€© β€οΈ”@vickie-olu
“α»mα» YorΓΉbΓ‘. I love cultural display.”@iamdiamondace
“She is very respectful when it come across her elders”@florencegabriel1281
“An average Nigerian understands cultural identity and ways. Beautiful to behold this moment π”@sweedabeautyallure
“Is this supposed to be news,is she not supposed to culturally greet him b4,,re they mates?Najia bloggers and useless captions, they won’t post the real issues”@eddyrilley
“She is Yoruba. What do u expect? Yorubas are cultured people. They respect their elders irrespective of financial status.”@blessed_eboigbe
“Everyone is shouting about how respectful she is, as if you expected anything less from a Yoruba lady. Do you expect her to stand on his head and greet him, or will you not do the same when you meet him?”@she_crown
“When it comes to ppl who respect elders, give to the Yorubas, unlike some ppl from one region”@nkutafuwai
“The Yoruba culture should be studied and taught in schools.π”@sassynwendy
