Yoruba leaders seek way out of political setback
By RAZAQ BAMIDELE
Friday October 07, 2011




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Having dawned on the Yoruba nation that they are on zero ground in the scheme of things in the country, a forum was organized yesterday in Ikenne, the country home of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo under the leadership of the Awolowo Matriarch, Chief Mrs. HID Awolowo.

In her opening speech on the occasion, Mrs. Awolowo stated categorically that “this forum is to seek a way of moving the Yoruba nation forward and not at all seek leadership of any kind but to forge a unity that will enable us to be relevant again in the scheme of things in Nigeria.”

According to her, if proper steps were not collectively taken, the fate of the nation would be hanging in the balance, asserting that “coming together and speaking with one voice again can bail us out of the wood.”
In his own address, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade called for total forgiveness of and coming together of all the sons and daughters of the race for the benefit of all and not for self agrandisement.

The royal father, who also lamented that the race was moving backward also warned that “unless we come together and speak with one voice, we may not be able to take our rightful position in the the country’s affairs.”
The royal father, who said the forum was not to trade blames or pass bulk therefore appealed to all the Yoruba across the world to burry whatever grievances they might be nursing against one another and come together for the progress of the Yoruba nation.

Setting the tone of the discussion while delivering his welcome address, a clergyman and the Vice Chairman of Yoruba Unity Forum, Most Reverend Ayo Ladigbolu regretted that in the political hierarchy Yoruba was not in the first 15, blaming the setback on this unity among the people of the race.

He averred that unity and togetherness were the vital ingredients for peace, stability, growth and progress warning that where these ingredients were lacking, backwardness would always be the order of the day.
Yoruba, according to him, had had it better at a time, saying the forum was for self appraisal to assess the past and the present to know where things went wrong with a view to chart a new cause of moving forward.

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Ebenezer Babatope in his own contribution admitted that Yoruba were on zero ground but quickly pointed out that it was not beyond redemption, saying the forum was to find a way out of the predicament.


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Bunch of losers. What do these old people want? They should leave politics for their children. I tire self.

But GEJ warned them on the consequences of making Tinubu the criminal and rascal their leader. Imagine the yarobas are already poverty-swallowed what will happen to them now they have been relegated to the woods?? We are all happy with the present condition of yarobas.

Greedy old men gathering to lament the fact that they are not being allowed to steal from the pot like every one else. how does that concern millions of hardworking Yoruba people. Lef mata joor.

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Yoruba leaders seek way out of political setback
By RAZAQ BAMIDELE
Friday October 07, 2011




More Stories on This Section
Having dawned on the Yoruba nation that they are on zero ground in the scheme of things in the country, a forum was organized yesterday in Ikenne, the country home of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo under the leadership of the Awolowo Matriarch, Chief Mrs. HID Awolowo.

In her opening speech on the occasion, Mrs. Awolowo stated categorically that “this forum is to seek a way of moving the Yoruba nation forward and not at all seek leadership of any kind but to forge a unity that will enable us to be relevant again in the scheme of things in Nigeria.”

According to her, if proper steps were not collectively taken, the fate of the nation would be hanging in the balance, asserting that “coming together and speaking with one voice again can bail us out of the wood.”
In his own address, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade called for total forgiveness of and coming together of all the sons and daughters of the race for the benefit of all and not for self agrandisement.

The royal father, who also lamented that the race was moving backward also warned that “unless we come together and speak with one voice, we may not be able to take our rightful position in the the country’s affairs.”
The royal father, who said the forum was not to trade blames or pass bulk therefore appealed to all the Yoruba across the world to burry whatever grievances they might be nursing against one another and come together for the progress of the Yoruba nation.

Setting the tone of the discussion while delivering his welcome address, a clergyman and the Vice Chairman of Yoruba Unity Forum, Most Reverend Ayo Ladigbolu regretted that in the political hierarchy Yoruba was not in the first 15, blaming the setback on this unity among the people of the race.

He averred that unity and togetherness were the vital ingredients for peace, stability, growth and progress warning that where these ingredients were lacking, backwardness would always be the order of the day.
Yoruba, according to him, had had it better at a time, saying the forum was for self appraisal to assess the past and the present to know where things went wrong with a view to chart a new cause of moving forward.

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Ebenezer Babatope in his own contribution admitted that Yoruba were on zero ground but quickly pointed out that it was not beyond redemption, saying the forum was to find a way out of the predicament.


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if the country is being properly governed, it wont matter whether yorubas are there or not and nobody would be on zero ground. In fact @ the moment, the yoruba are not on zero ground. They couldnt care less because the whole country has always been on zero ground as long as it has been under the corrupt.