, Let’s review our unity –OPC leader
…Warns sect to steer clear of South-West
By Willy Eya and Victor Ebimomi
Sunday, July 31, 2011


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As the menace of the Boko-Haram sect continues to spread across the northern part of the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with its attendant loss of lives and property, the National Coordinator of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, has raised fears over Nigeria’s unity and existence as a corporate entity.

The OPC leader stressed the need to take a cursory look at the viability of living together as one entity and called for an immediate convocation of Sovereign National Conference (SNC) where all the ethnic nationalities in the country would converge and ventilate their opinions and grievances.

He also warned members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect to steer clear of the South-west as any attempt to extend their activities to the zone would be resisted by the OPC, the socio-cultural group of the Yoruba nation.

The National Coordinator said it was time the various tribes in Nigeria came together to review the unity of the country to decide whether to continue living as one strong nation or otherwise.
The leader of the socio-cultural organization, though once a militant group, opined that the tension in the land would be doused and a lasting solution proffered to the plethora of problems confronting the country through such sovereign conference.

He traced the crisis bedeviling the country to what he called the forced amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 by the British colonialists.
“The amalgamation of this country in 1914, we have to re-examine it. Most of our leaders did not agree that they wanted to form a nation; the British colonial masters just forced us together because of their own interests”, he noted.
He however, faulted the mode of operation of the Boko Haram sect, especially for killing innocent and law-abiding people in the cause of its agitation warning that they should be mindful enough to restrict their activities to the North.

“ Coming to South-West would be the greatest mistake they will make. If they do that, it would turn to serious uprising because we will not fold our hands and allow some people to continue to take the lives of our people”, he warned.

He said the demand for Sharia in 12 states in the North is not enough reason to start killing fellow Nigerians there just as he argued that the agitation was not only religious but also has political undertone because the northern states have always operated Sharia even though not fully.
“ Every state in the core North has Sharia court. But it is not only in the North we have Muslims. There are Muslims also in the South. So, why are they insisting on the imposition of Sharia in 12 states unless they want to create Arewa Republic ” he queried, submitting that their activities are not only religious but equally has political undertone.

He lamented that in other countries where they experience secularity more than that of Nigeria, they are still enjoying relative peace and equally advancing in all aspects of human endeavours.
He criticised any planned amnesty for the sect saying it would encourage mushroom groups to come and start another level of agitation.

Adams warned the country’s leaders to take a cue from what is happening in the Arab world by giving the masses good governance to avoid a re-enactment of the protests in that part of the world in Nigeria.
“See what is happening in the Arab nations—Yemen, Libya, Egypt and other Arab countries, people are protesting because their governments are not doing what they expected of them”.
On the planned one single tenure proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan, Adams said it was a good step in the right direction because it would not only ginger political leaders to want to write their names in gold, it would curb corruption

I can't agree less with Adams on this. Un-Lugardisation of Nigeria remains the lasting solution!

True words except the tenure extension part. But they will not do anything about the urgent need to re-examine the unity of the country until it implodes. The people that are benefiting from the lop-sided structure will not allow it.

Forced Amalgamation?? Africans are really weak. What were they doing when Britain forced them together? Were they sleeping? Why haven't they corrected the mistake ever since the British left them to their fate for decades now? It sounds silly to keep blaming Britain.

Africa is indeed WEAK!

OPC- your friendly neighborhood noisemakers

Gani Adams should shut his dirty trap.You can not do poo if BK attacks,you boy are not trained neither are coordinated.This is not a war for area boys and street thugs,this is a war for trained killers.Instead the Yorubas will be defended by the newly formed ODUA DEFENCE FORCE (ODF).

Right on point and very well articulated.

Blackteeth:

Forced Amalgamation?? Africans are really weak. What were they doing when Britain forced them together? Were they sleeping? Why haven't they corrected the mistake ever since the British left them to their fate for decades now? It sounds silly to keep blaming Britain.

True. Also that's my opinion on that issue.

Even if the Britiko tied us together, we suppose to break the rope.

There seems to be an overwhelming consensus on this. What we need is a way forward. We have to increase the pressure on the relevant Authorities to know what the people wants. Time to leave our Lappys and go to the field.
I suggest we do it the Arab way.

playmode:

Gani Adams should shut his dirty trap.You can not do poo if BK attacks,you boy are not trained neither are coordinated.This is not a war for area boys and street thugs,this is a war for trained killers.Instead the Yorubas will be defended by the[b] newly formed ODUA DEFENCE FORCE (ODF). [/b]

Pls can you tell the rest of the world when and where this "defense force" was constituted? Could it be at the "famous" Ore?

@ post, I commend the OPC chieftain for his stance and relative position as regards the SNC issue. Then again, Gani Adams will have an uphill task in convincing the rest of us discerning folks that our "friends" of yorubu extraction can "walk the walk" as they embark on "talking the talk" . When the going gets tough, will they (yorubas) stand on the right side of history against boko haram or will they allow themselves to be dragged and bossed around by their ewusa/fulani masters?

"Only time will tell before the weather changes"

We're still waiting for MASSOBs to do something. Dem don fear run comot?

Spineless things. Would this not have been the best time to do their own thing and fight for secession? Chineke me! Ojukwu will be disappointed at the spineless freaks he left behind   Once he's resurrected from his vegetable position, that is.

hmm now opc don commot come also, remain movement for the survival of ogonni people we are waiting.

ijaw youths get ready

Gani Adams that cant even speak a single flawless sentence is now a newsmaker?


Hmmmm, NLers i hail theeeeee ooooooooooo


Gani Adams doesnt even know what SNC stands for is calling amalgamation a mistake?


Me thinks, Gani Adama, the reporter and all those doggone diasporan Nigerians on these thread are high on cow shyyt.

Stupidddd people you all are.

Okoro2015:

He traced the crisis bedeviling the country to what he called the forced amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 by the British colonialists.

Wasn't Northern and Southern Nigeria forced on the people anyway?

Ileke-IdI:

We're still waiting for MASSOBs to do something. Dem don fear run comot?

Spineless things. Would this not have been the best time to do their own thing and fight for secession? Chineke me! Ojukwu will be disappointed at the spineless freaks he left behind   Once he's resurrected from his vegetable position, that is.  

Okoro2015:

The leader of the socio-cultural organization, though [size=14pt]once a militant group[/size], opined that the tension in the land would be doused and a lasting solution proffered to the plethora of problems confronting the country through such sovereign conference.

Tell OPC to become a militant group again now.

@ antipah,You are very wrong. I was in same aircraft with him in 2006 from Uganda and the guy was able to articulate his issues in intelligible English. Besides when does good command of english language equivalent to knowledge wisdom,putting food on your table, leadership and understanding and proffering solution to the  problems bedevilling this country ? That iis where we all miss it. Some people are regarded as "less educated" yet their stock rules, decides the fate of this country.  

alex_101:

Pls can you tell the rest of the world when and where this "defense force" was constituted? Could it be at the "famous" Ore?

Alex: Don't bring that your useless, backward, stupi.d racism and tribalism to this discussion. What day will tribalists and racists come-up with ONE single progressive and noble idea for themselves and humanity? Stop being the black sheep and take that bigotry out of your head before you have a conversation with another human being.

CyberG:

Alex: Don't bring that your useless, backward, stupi.d racism and tribalism to this discussion. What day will tribalists and racists come-up with ONE single progressive and noble idea for themselves and humanity? Stop being the black sheep and take that bigotry out of your head before you have a conversation with another human being.

ROTLFMAO!!! When you think you've heard it all!!

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Tell OPC to become a militant group again now.

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Eze, stop it, I told you several times already OPC is a socio-cultural group for the welfare and defense of Yorubaland, they have never been a militant group and are not looking for amnesty or anything that terror groups are fond for.

OPC have never shed anybody's blood, stop believing all these news rumors and stuffs.

i have waited so long for this ,, Now let get prepared.
but i hope the Boko haram animal wont take this warning as a challenge and launch an attack on Lagos . plsssss o

3kay,

If they do, there's a solution for that.

CyberG:

Alex: Don't bring that your useless, backward, stupi.d racism and tribalism to this discussion. What day will tribalists and racists come-up with ONE single progressive and noble idea for themselves and humanity? Stop being the black sheep and take that bigotry out of your head before you have a conversation with another human being.

Hahaha! If not that you're a fool, you will not post this crap, especially @ the bolded. I guess the dungeon called nigeria has dismantled the shackles of tribalism, that I should ignore it and pretend as if all is well, and tribalism no longer exist as it is now a thing of the past ?

I guess I'm the one who introduced tribalism into your "one-nigerian" dungeon? Tribalism has come to stay and I say ignore it at your own peril. My grouse with brain-dead nigerians is that you all are just too dum.b to comprehend how the world works. Don't derail this thread as smart folks are wondering if the message from Gani Adams will not become another,,,,"if by act of omission or commission, the xxxx is allowed to secede, then the yyyy will opt out of we know what ,,, something along that line

Ileke-IdI:

We're still waiting for MASSOBs to do something. Dem don fear run comot?

Spineless things. Would this not have been the best time to do their own thing and fight for secession? Chineke me! Ojukwu will be disappointed at the spineless freaks he left behind  Once he's resurrected from his vegetable position, that is. 

Ileke-IdI:

ROTLFMAO!!! When you think you've heard it all!!

you re really confused in life 

Toaskarity:

you re really confused in life 

Please leave her, she is a confused internet troll; I guese her and Eko-Ile are competing for the same title, SMH

manny4life:


Please leave her, she is a confused internet troll; I guese her and Eko-Ile are competing for the same title, SMH

At least Eko-Ile knows what he is talking about. Ileke-idi is a disgrace to us all.

I doubt she ever lived in Africa, let alone Nigeria.

She once thought Aare Ona kakanfos were the same as Obas. She is just an embarrassment.

Seun should create a section for lost Diasporans. Ileke would feel right at home, with others (Kobojunkie, Katsumoto, SEFAGO , Sagamite etc),

Antitpiah, there are many uneducated folks in various leadership
positions and some are immensely successful. speaking good
english dosen`t make one a good leader.

be prepare everybody,very soon it will begin

Gani Adams should shut his dirty trap.You can not do poo if BK attacks,you boy are not trained neither are coordinated.This is not a war for area boys and street thugs,this is a war for trained killers.Instead the Yorubas will be defended by the newly formed ODUA DEFENCE FORCE (ODF).

playmode shut up ur mouth , Do you know who gani adam is, let me tell you all this boko nonses are just barking dog, if not that the problem is that we have a week leader, and let me tell you another fact, Nobody can win the Government, leave it or take it, if you want to know more about the thug and militant come and leave in Mushin here where Gun is a daily order of the day and real militant, facing Mopol and Sars with Gun live, if their are sure of theirself, make dem show face, Gani has just warn dem

antitpiah:

At least Eko-Ile knows what he is talking about. Ileke-idi is a disgrace to us all.

I doubt she ever lived in Africa, let alone Nigeria.

She once thought Aare Ona kakanfos were the same as Obas. She is just an embarrassment.

Seun should create a section for lost Diasporans. Ileke would feel right at home, with others (Kobojunkie, Katsumoto, SEFAGO , Sagamite etc),

Damn!

manny4life:


Please leave her, she is a confused internet troll; I geese her and KO-Ole are competing for the same title, SMH

dint get me knock myself outta here with laughter  
already she got the title no need for competing with anybody unless tomorrow she get a good spouse (maybe need for handover will come)  

EzeUche:

Damn!

I forgot you. yes, you are one of those rabble-rousing Nlers aka experts on everything 'untrue' about Nigeria.