funmijoyb:
Yoruba Amaka

Dpharisee:
Yesterday, many Afonjarudeens (not Yorubas) were jubilating that 'Agboola' has been appointed as new CoS. I had to let them know that Gambari is a Fulani descendant of Alimi who murdered Afonja and took over Ilorin till date.
The Alaafin placed a curse on Afonja which was just recently lifted by the current Alaafin for treachery.
It's like many of them are suffering from Stockholm Syndrome where the victim starts falling in love with the oppressors.
As an old trick in the book Fulanis after conquering an area will adopt the local names of the community to make it hard for the locals not to see them as not being originally part of that community, that's why the current Emir bears Sulu 'Kolapo' Gambari when he was a justice, now he has removed 'Kolapo' and calls himself Mai-Martaba

They sometimes even answer the names of the town's they are staying to contest elections and deceive the original inhabitants such as Issa Funtua, Aminu Kano, Sule Maitama, Aliyu Gusau, Dahiru Bauchi, Maman Daura, Aminu Massari etc these are Fulanis holding political positions in mostly Hausa towns.

Ibaa Gani Adams has always maintained that a Yoruba Oba must be installed in Ilorin, the last attempt by late former Governor Mohammed Lawal who installed a First Class Balogun was resisted by the Sultan leading to him losing reelection and the Balogun was quickly removed following the emergence of Bukola Saraki as Governor, this was part of the precondition negotiated by his father Oloye for northern support prior to Bukola election in 2003.
The Baloguns deposition and death of Mohammed Lawal in controversial circumstances led to protests by Yorubas in Ilorin which was brutally crushed leaving several people dead.

rummmy:
nice piece but the Yorubas should know that Ilorin is gone for ever to the fulanis

Kemistri4:



The Saraki family is yoruba originally from Abeokuta.

But the Gambari dynasty is PURE FULANI

funmijoyb:
Yoruba Amaka

AroleOduduwa2:
Our brain have been programmed by ruling class to fight between each other along ethnic lines.

Of what different does it make if he’s Yoruba or Fulani, we should judge people based on their merit and not their ethnicity.

The man in question has a good resume, but he’s part of Nigeria problem, he has been in the corridor of power since the creation of Nigeria with no meaning impact

malcom1X:
Is illorin Yoruba or Fulani?

Wasky101:

You all just spewing trash, yoruba is the lingo in ilorin, even the kwara north don't speak fulani.
Tell me a fulani speaking man you know from kwara

malcom1X:
Is illorin Yoruba or Fulani?

MENELIIK:




Why is the king in Benin called OBA of Benin?

malcom1X:
Is illorin Yoruba or Fulani?

MENELIIK:




Why is the king in Benin called OBA of Benin?

adenigga:


Consult an historian!

But little help here - Oba of Benin was historically one of the 7 crowned kings that left ile Ife to settle down somewhere else and formed his own empire.

He was among 7 grandchildren of Oduduwa.

Amarabae:
why will Ilorin a Yoruba town have an emir instead of oba?
injustice in Nigeria

Ghostwon65:

That is not history.
Nobody left ife village.
Why won't you guys grow up ?
Stop quoting unsubstantiated claims.

adenigga:


It simply implied that you are not a student of history.
Please, indulge in research, it will be helpful.

Ghostwon65:

Nope, all this trash which you read in the internet are myths, I also read them. The difference between me and you is I actually have a brain and can distinguish myth from history.
History is backed by proof.
When someone does real historical work, he proves his claims: if a true historian wants to claim oduduwa existed, then he would substantiate his claim with texts written by people who met oduduwa. No such thing exists !

malcom1X:
Is illorin Yoruba or Fulani?

mohlanforex:
Kwara state comprises of 16 local government

12 local government belong to Yoruba

2 local government belong NUPE/Tapa

2 belong belong to Baruba.

%80 of Kwara population are Yoruba

KWARA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

%100 Yoruba

Offa
Oyun
Oke ero
Isin
Ifelodun
Irepodun
Ekiti

KWARA CENTRAL LOCAL government
%99 YORUBA
ASA
Ilorin west
Ilorin South
Ilorin East
KWARA North local government
Moro is %95 Yoruba

BARUTEN and Kaiama is %100 Baruba

EDU and Patigi is %100 NUPE/TAPA

mind you, emir of Ilorin royal family are Fulani by tribe but can no longer speak the Fulani language again...

%80 of Kwara population are Yoruba but UpTo %95 of Kwara population speak Yoruba language, as NUPE and Baruba also speak Yoruba because it's the language of majority...

adenigga:


Thanks for the lesson and the insult.

You claimed to have brain, but unfortunately you must have forgotten that he who wants to learn must know how to listen!

I did history right from primary school when there's nothing like internet to university level. So, my point is not from Google. Visit some museums and physical libraries.

Please, you might be older than me or vice versa, always restrain yourself from using vulgar languages covertly or overtly.
I respect your opinion. Thanks!!!

oruma19:
That position is not as powerful as people think. It is the occupier at some point that makes it powerful. Gambari can't be as powerful as Abba Kyari because he isn't as close to Buhari as Abba was. That was how Ayo Oritsejafor was very powerful as CAN President, today who knows the present CAN president? It is the occupier of a position that makes the position strong. Nobody will hear about chief of staff to president again. Agiadome and Arogbofa were once chief of staff to the president, how many of una know them?

sulaak:


Gambari has a Fulani father and Yoruba mother, the Fulani in the SW adopt Yoruba names and culture, this is a common practice in cultural colonisation, by adopting the culture of the people that you conquer you can easily be accepted as the ruling class. Idiagbon and Saraki both have Yoruba names but Fulani father and are considered Fulani through their paternal heritage.

Ibrahim Agboola Gambari was born on 24 November 1944 in Ilorin to a Fulani ruling class family. His nephew Ibrahim Sulu Gambari is the Emir of Illorin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Gambari


Idiagbon was born into the family of his father Hassan Dogo and mother Ayisatu Iyabeji Hassan Idiagbon on 14 September 1943 in Ilorin, Kwara State.[1] He attended United Primary School, Ilorin from 1950 to 1952 and Okesuna Senior Primary School, Ilorin, 1953–57. He received his secondary education at the Nigeria Military School, Zaria between 1958 and 62.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunde_Idiagbon

Kemistri4:



I think his mom is yoruba. His father's lineage is pure fulani. The Gambari family adopted yoruba middle names but that doesn't make them yorubas.

The emir also answers Kolapo

AroleOduduwa2:
Our brain have been programmed by ruling class to fight between each other along ethnic lines.

Of what different does it make if he’s Yoruba or Fulani, we should judge people based on their merit and not their ethnicity.

The man in question has a good resume, but he’s part of Nigeria problem, he has been in the corridor of power since the creation of Nigeria with no meaning impact

Pearlyakin:

I understand you clearly bro, do you know that Abdul Salaam the son of Alimi married a Yoruba woman, so they are mixture and they don't have the phenotypic look of fulani in Ilorin.