IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE BENEFICENT THE MERCIFUL

BEING THE TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION DELIVERED BY THE CHAIRMAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF OYO STATE ALHAJ ISHAQ KUNLE SANNI

TITLED "YORUBA CHRISTIAN LEADERS STOP PARADING YOURSELVES AS YORUBA ELDERS" DATED THURSDAY 5TH JULY 2018 (21ST SHAWWAL 1439) AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER BODIJA, IBADAN

Islam preaches fairness, equity and love, even in a hostile situation against Muslim, Islam still preaches fair treatment and justice. Quran 5:8 states O you who believe, stand up as witnesses for Allah in all fairness and do not let the hatred of people deviate you from justice. Be just. This is closer to piety, and fear Allah. Surely Allah is aware of all you do
Islam is against hate speech, hostility and all forms of iniquity. It promotes love, unity and peaceful co existence.

The Afenifere or Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) have always pretended to be the vanguard of Yoruba interest, to confront their enemies and fight against their marginalization from the so called HausaFulani Oligarchy. It is however crystal clear that this amalgam of Christian predator's modus operandi in its absolutism is furtherance of Christian political domination in the southwest and ostracization of the Muslims who constitute the majority in four out of the six states in the region. What an absurdity!!

Statistics will unveil to you their hypocrisy when you look at their membership, you hardly find a Muslim in their midst.
You now wonder if there is a paucity of elders among the Yoruba Muslims which militated against bringing them on board Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) or Afenifere. Is Retired Justice Abdul Jabbar Bolasodun Ajibola, a former attorney general and Minister for Justice and former Judge in the world court in a Hague, and octogenarian is not qualified to be a Yoruba elder?!
Baba Habib Fasinro is 99years old, a retired and accomplished civil servant, still active. What disqualified him from being among Yoruba elders? Chief Sakariyau Babalola, a business mogul an octogenarian active and vibrant. Is he unworthy of being among the Yoruba elders?!
What of the first African professor of Geology, professor emeritus Muhammed Oyawoye, a London trained university of Ibadan professor. What denies him from being considered among Yoruba elders?! Or offa people are not Yorubas?!
Distinguished legal luminary, Alh Abdullateef Femi Okunnu, is an octogenarian too. Why was he not invited to the Yoruba council of Elders?! Is it because he spots a beard?!
What about Professor DOS Noibi, who is so much recognized internationally as a scholar that the queen of England awarded him the prestigious honour of Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) He was disqualified by this tribal Christian jingoist as Yoruba Elders. We can continue ad infinitium to mention qualified Yoruba Muslims who are qualified to be among the Yoruba Council of Elders.

What disqualifies them is the agenda of the group for Christian prostelytisation hiding under the canopy of Yoruba irredentism. Therefore a Muslim in their midst is like a mole in their eyes. The only time those Christian pundits; masquerading as Yoruba Elders, seemingly supported a Muslims interest was during the June 12 saga. Eventually it was discovered to be fluke hypocrisy of the highest pedestal.

It was the greatest treachery of our political history as they were collecting money from the government when they gave impression that they were great supporter of democracy and June 12 struggle.

Recently, El Mustapha, the erstwhile chief security officer of the late Sanni Abacha exposed their abandoning the struggle after collecting dollars from the late dictator Sanni Abacha.
So they were charlatans. They did not believe in a Muslim presiding over the affairs of the Nation. It was an abberation to see this Yoruba Elders holding meeting with Obasanjo. It is a known fact that they were not on the same page with this crude man with diabolical inclination. They believed he deliberately aborted the political ambition of their godfather Chief Obafemi Awolowo and enthroned Sheu Sagari. Now that Obasanjo is in a political quagmire and was being asked to pay for the misdemeanors he committed when in power, the Afenifere are now trying to parley with him as if they are suffering from collective amnesia. Tokunbo Awolowo, the daughter of the sage, was at the meeting meant to plot against Buhari and save Obasanjo from eternal damnation.

It is strange that Chief Ayo Adebanjo an incurable believer in restructuring of the polity is now on the same page with Obasanjo whose hatred for restructuring has reached a legendary crescendo. We are not oblivious of sensational and unprecedented jailing of Bode George which was instigated by Obasanjo for allegedly pocketing the resources of Nigeria Port Authority NPA while he was chairman. This was the beginning of hot enmity between Obasanjo and Bode George.

The popular aphorism says "a drowning man will hold on to anything, even if it is as dangerous as a serpent". With the desperation of Obasanjo to look for allies to save him from a second incarceration at old age, he found a good alibi to visit Bode George, a belated visit to commiserate with him over the death of his son. One of the greatest enemies of Obasanjo who one could have thought like a plague would have nothing to do with Obasnjo is Pastor Tunde Bakare. He prophesied that God told him that Obasanjo would die before being sworn in as president in 1999. He hates Obasanjo with passion and that must have culminated in Buhari making him his running mate in 2011. The Christian agenda which is in the front burner of overzealous elements in Christiandom made Tunde Bakare to consume his vomit by attending the Save my soul meeting called by Obasanjo at the house of chief Adebanjo.

It is intriguing that the Afenifere generalissimos who were political allies of Bola Ige who was murdered in what look like a political assassination during the despotic regime of Obasanjo are now rallying to support him. This becomes irresponsible and illogical when Buhari has put on high gear the process to unveil those who committed the dastardly act that seemed to have been thrown into the dustbin of history. It is a case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend'.

All the cacophony of the Christian propaganda using their pre-eminent domination of the Nigerian press is apparently geared towards a Christian propelled president in 2019.

We, Yoruba Muslims are no fools. We can read in between the lines. We cannot be stampeded to supporting a well orchestrated agenda that refuse all the noble things Buhari has done to move the nation forward in the last three years. He had done much with less. He had plugged all the conduit pipes through which our commonwealth used to be siphoned by the corrupt politicians. Customs, Jamb, Federal Inland Revenue Services are clear indicators of these facts. He had been commended for his tremendous achievements locally and globally.

Buhari had been fair to the Yorubas and the Christians. Minister of Finance, Minister of Petroleum, Minister of Transportation, Head of Service, The Chief Judge, CBN Governor, Secretary to the Government of Federation are all Christians. We have no presidential candidate but we believe honestly and passionately that Buharis performance is the best in recent times.

The Yoruba irredentists who trade the race for personal pecuniary interest are blinded by opportunistic sentiment not to appreciate this good work Buhari is doing. It is amazing that some political clowns and demagogues expect Buhari to turn Nigeria into an Eldorado of a sort in four years after sixteen years of unprecedented primitive looting of the treasury and siphoning of our commonwealth to the foreign countries by shameless politicians. The churches are no more making stupendous wealth that produced jet flying billionaire pastors whose followers are wallowing in abject poverty like the proverbial church rat.

Not a few Nigerians are conscious of the ganging up of the robbers to suspend this government and see the back of their traducer president Buhari whose puritanical life and zero tolerance for corruption legendary. We are elated that this Buhari they are criminalizing out of mischief was applauded at the last African union as the most incorruptible president in the continent. It is worthy of note that the president of Mauritania said in an unmistakable terms that if Africa were to have a president it should be Buhari because of his transparency and zero tolerance for corruption.

We are aware that corruption is fighting back and those corrupt, shameless pen robbers should not put a deceptive wool over our face. Obasanjo should go and face the music for years of corruption and tyranny that is the worst in the history of this country. Those who habitate glass houses, should be told that throwing stones could be catastrophic.

We therefore admonished "the acclaimed Yoruba Leaders" to stop criminalizing us for being Muslims. They should not castigate Buhari for being a Fulani. The regime of Obasanjo, a Yoruba Christian President of eight years and that of Jonathan another Christian President for six years cannot by any standard be compared to the Fulani-Muslim rule of three years based on incontrovertible facts and figures.

If Afeniferes problem is that the money they made during Jonathan corrupt regime is no more coming, they should manage what they have made during the period of looting expedition. In shaha Allah it would not be business as usual.

Conclusively, we appeal to the media, the conscience of the nation, not to encourage violence by giving undue publicity to those making hate speeches and drumming war drums. You can know the beginning of the war, nobody can know the end. Those leaders who fuelled the genocide in Rwanda between Hutsi and Tutsi that culminated in the death of 800,000 people are regretting it till today and forever will remain on the negative side of history.. ...

Gentlemen of the press, we thank you for your patience.


https://thestateonlinengr.com/muslim-leader-chides-afenifere-yce-over-religious-composition/

Yoruba Muslims V Yoruba Christians

All the cacophony of the Christian propaganda using their pre-eminent domination of the Nigerian press is apparently geared towards a Christian propelled president in 2019.

We, Yoruba Muslims are no fools. We can read in between the lines. We cannot be stampeded to supporting a well orchestrated agenda that refuse all the noble things Buhari has done to move the nation forward in the last three years.

I am really not surprised, a lot of underground divisive religious-based political division have been going on in SW in recent years now because some people felt that they are losing their base. What way to fight back than to create a we vs them war.

I have no problem with this set of people choosing political sides but they should be forthright about it
The question right-thinking people should ask is what is the business of this group, a supposed muslim group with Buhari and his administration?

Headslammers vs skull miners

so all this yoruba muslim igbos are shouting everyday is begin to manifest in our yoruba land what ve we done

We are one

These Yoruba muslims are stupid they want the Hausas to dominate them

Thank God there are few sane ones in Yorubaland

Reasonable Muslims need to check the mumuric invasion and expansion of Wahhabi Islam in yorubaland. This present crop of Islam leadership in the SW are time bombs. it's just a matter of time we have Boko Haram jihadists in the SW. They are gradually breaking every cord of peace, trust and unity in the SW. When did we start seeing ourselves from prism of religion in the SW? Where were this agent of discord when both Yoruba Christians and Muslims alike supported buhari in 2015? when all of us Criticised Jonathan and Obasanjo? So criticising buhari now is anti-islam? E beru olorun o.

NL mods should as matter of urgency remove this nonsense you have to subscribe to before commenting on Islam threads. Non Christians are permitted to comment and say all trash on Christian threads without confessing Jesus as their Lord and saviour so why the inequality, or because you think you can say all trash about Christianity with no consequence abi?

Fulani slaves coming out of the closet one by one.

sweetyme001:
We the yoruba Christians don't give a fuc.k!! Those idio.ts he mentioned can as well form their own group, we won't accept terrorists in our mist.

we the Igbo Christian don't give a fuc.k either!

. YORUBA NATION IS BEGINNING TO DISINTEGRATE BY RELIGION!! YORUBA CHRISTIAN AND YORUBA MUSLIM SLOGAN IS BECOMING A REALITY!! .

I normally would not comment on a religious thread like this especially one with loads of religious emotions embedded but i have to say i am on the side of the contents of this press release which highlight the high level of hypocrisy amongst these so-called Yoruba elders who have never done or made a single step to favour the entirety of the Yoruba region.

They have lost their credibility and are expired. They are a composition of political rats looking for an opening to continue having their share of the National cake. In western countries, politicians would retire to continue their professional career or go hook up one of their hobbies or whatever, but in Nigeria here, National Assembly is the retirement home of past politicians because they either don't have a career to go to, because most of their credentials are fake or they are glued to the free government money which comes easy when government encouraged theft of the nation's wealth.

We all know for a fact that Buhari has handicapped and made Obasanjo, IBB, Jonathan and other old thieve totally powerless. Gone are the days when Obasanjo handpicks who becomes the President, (Yardua, GEJ) now he is so powerless he can even win his own local govt., he had to go make up with his sworn enemies, Bode George, OGD and more, just to be able to get back his illegal oil block, government contracts and other unconstitutional emoluments which are no longer coming. This old fools should bury their heads in shame. They have been exposed and will never be taken seriously by any sensible Yoruba son or daughter. Awon Ole Oshi.

e don happen............ it is now official. Yoruba muslims, Afonjas and slave Mentality, thank God for the yoruba Christians who are controlling the west , if not them the yoruba land would have been radicalize

Xisnin:


I am really not surprised, a lot of underground divisive religious-based political division have been going on in SW in recent years now because some people felt that they are losing their base. What way to fight back than to create a we vs them war.

I have no problem with this set of people choosing political sides but they should be forthright about it
The question right-thinking people should ask is what is the business of this group, a supposed muslim group with Buhari and his administration?

The poser is why are the Yorubas being represented by Christian only leaders? Those old enough will know that is the major plank of Yoruba Muslims against Awoists. But the leaders then were more leaders than xtians. These are not the real Afeniferes but Afenifebis.

sweetyme001:
We the yoruba Christians don't give a fuc.k!! Those idio.ts he mentioned can as well form their own group, we won't accept terrorists in our mist.

Thank God you now confirm that Afenifebis and YCE aren’t speaking for Yorubas but for Yoruba xtians. Then never ever claim to be Yorubas elders

Mosesm:


The poser is why are the Yorubas being represented by Christian only leaders? Those old enough will know that is the major plank of Yoruba Muslims against Awoists. But the leaders then were more leaders than xtians. These are not the real Afeniferes but Afenifebis.

More christians became leaders because many muslims were scared of western education for religious reasons in Nigeria's early history. There were educated muslim but they are far in between. So those who prioritise education over religion became the de facto leader. It is by no accident that Awolowo, Ahamdu bello and Azikwe became the leader in their various domains, the key is western education. Of course, this view of education has changed but you can't expect the legacy of the anti-west stance of some Yoruba muslim to fade away that fast.

The question you should ask yourself is why these muslim "leaders" didn't join Afenifere since it is a voluntary group open to all Yorubas. But they choose to sow division from the outside because their goals is more of an Islamic than Yoruba ones.

The problem here is that these muslim leaders will be long dead before their seed of division start bearing fruit. They are creating problems for the future generations of Yoruba which may ultimately lead to violence.

BabaEleko:
I normally would not comment on a religious thread like this especially one with loads of religious emotions embedded but i have to say i am on the side of the contents of this press release which highlight the high level of hypocrisy amongst these so-called Yoruba elders who have never done or made a single step to favour the entirety of the Yoruba region.

Be bold to state where your allegiance lies. You are just like those religious zealot leaders using religion to drum support for Buhari. Guess what your lord Buhari has done for the Yoruba region, he has created the largest number of Almajiri's. Now every motor pack, shopping complex and public space is full of Yoruba beggars. This wasn't the case some few years back.

They have lost their credibility and are expired. They are a composition of political rats looking for an opening to continue having their share of the National cake. In western countries, politicians would retire to continue their professional career or go hook up one of their hobbies or whatever, but in Nigeria here, National Assembly is the retirement home of past politicians because they either don't have a career to go to, because most of their credentials are fake or they are glued to the free government money which comes easy when government encouraged theft of the nation's wealth.

They are expired as Buhari himself. If they were really expired, your muslim leaders won't hold a press conference about them. They lost power due to OBJ's machinations but they still held on to their principles. They are men who lived and still live a modest life.
Power and credibility are not the same. It is a shame that you mention theft and national assembly in reference to Afenifere when no single prominent member is a member of the national assembly. It is typical of Buhari's supporter to tag everybody a thief.

We all know for a fact that Buhari has handicapped and made Obasanjo, IBB, Jonathan and other old thieve totally powerless. Gone are the days when Obasanjo handpicks who becomes the President, (Yardua, GEJ) now he is so powerless he can even win his own local govt., he had to go make up with his sworn enemies, Bode George, OGD and more, just to be able to get back his illegal oil block, government contracts and other unconstitutional emoluments which are no longer coming. This old fools should bury their heads in shame. They have been exposed and will never be taken seriously by any sensible Yoruba son or daughter. Awon Ole Oshi.

I am beginning to question your age. OBJ has mostly lost his polling booth except in 2015. He has never had local support at any time in history even when he was in power. He has always played on the national scene. Oh, the "thief" accusation again. OBJ is not even a member of Afenifere but you had to lump them together to make everyone look guilty. You are really doing a good job but note you and your leaders religious division may backfire.

Xisnin:


More christians became leaders because many muslims were scared of western education for religious reasons in Nigeria's early history. There were educated muslim but they are far in between. So those who prioritise education over religion became the de facto leader. It is by no accident that Awolowo, Ahamdu bello and Azikwe became the leader in their various domains, the key is western education. Of course, this view of education has changed but you can't expect the legacy of the anti-west stance of some Yoruba muslim to fade away that fast.

The question you should ask yourself is why these muslim "leaders" didn't join Afenifere since it is a voluntary group open to all Yorubas. But they choose to sow division from the outside because their goals is more of an Islamic than Yoruba ones.

The problem here is that these muslim leaders will be long dead before their seed of division start bearing fruit. They are creating problems for the future generations of Yoruba which may ultimately lead to violence.

GOD BLESS U SIR/MA.....LET THEM KEEP PLANTING THEIR SEED OF DIVISION THEY HAVE BEEN PLANTING IS A MATTER OF TIME IT WILL SOON MATURE LIKE " BOKO HARAM "

Moslems and deception!
With their divide and rule!

They say that Islam is peaceful & loving and yet they still engage in slave trade!

These same Moslems will tell u they love everybody and yet their quoran commands them not to take Jews & Christians as Friends.

Surah 5:51
O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.
https://quran.com/5/51

Xisnin:


More christians became leaders because many muslims were scared of western education for religious reasons in Nigeria's early history. There were educated muslim but they are far in between. So those who prioritise education over religion became the de facto leader. It is by no accident that Awolowo, Ahamdu bello and Azikwe became the leader in their various domains, the key is western education. Of course, this view of education has changed but you can't expect the legacy of the anti-west stance of some Yoruba muslim to fade away that fast.

The question you should ask yourself is why these muslim "leaders" didn't join Afenifere since it is a voluntary group open to all Yorubas. But they choose to sow division from the outside because their goals is more of an Islamic than Yoruba ones.

The problem here is that these muslim leaders will be long dead before their seed of division start bearing fruit. They are creating problems for the future generations of Yoruba which may ultimately lead to violence.

Somewhere in the write up it was clearly written that they were denied membership. The problem in the South West can only be understand by people with plain and unbiased mind.

Muslims will always stand on truth, no matter who is the truth bearer. We have been enjoined to be truthful to all people. We will never support a corrupt leader no matter his tribe or race. Christians may choose an Obasanjo over a Buhari just because of his religious affiliation, even if it is glaring that Obasanjo was corrupt, that's their own cup of tea. If a Christian comes out as the banner of genuine anticorruption fight, all muslims will support him.

Locusstandi:
Reasonable Muslims need to check the mumuric invasion and expansion of Wahhabi Islam in yorubaland. This present crop of Islam leadership in the SW are time bombs. it's just a matter of time we have Boko Haram jihadists in the SW. They are gradually breaking every cord of peace, trust and unity in the SW. When did we start seeing ourselves from prism of religion in the SW? Where were this agent of discord when both Yoruba Christians and Muslims alike supported buhari in 2015? when all of us Criticised Jonathan and Obasanjo? So criticising buhari now is anti-islam? E beru olorun o.

NL mods should as matter of urgency remove this nonsense you have to subscribe to before commenting on Islam threads. Non Christians are permitted to comment and say all trash on Christian threads without confessing Jesus as their Lord and saviour so why the inequality, or because you think you can say all trash about Christianity with no consequence abi?

Thank you. Nairaland is giving platform to divisive elements such as the one-man group Muric and this three member "group". They claim to be muslim leader but the content of their release is more of a Islamic/Buhari fanatic who is angry at everybody else.

Mrukk:
Somewhere in the write up it was clearly written that they were denied membership. The problem in the South West can only be understand by people with plain and unbiased mind.

They are liars, let them bring evidence that those listed were disqualified and the person who disqualified them.
Bisi Akande was once a member, so was the late Oyo governor, Lam Adesina and both are muslims. It was political
disagreement(defeat of AD) which led to Akande leaving the group.

What these muslim "leader" want is to sit down in their room and get invited to become a member. It is never done.

I have seen no proof that the listed names have at anytime applied to be a member of Afenifere. What is even more interesting is that none of the names mentioned have an iota of Islamic fanaticism in them, yet these muslim "leaders" are using their name for Buhari/Islamic/political agenda.

I see big problems in the future by the time these old men all die off because they will be the last generation of Yorubas who believe in Yoruba agenda.

Locusstandi:
Reasonable Muslims need to check the mumuric invasion and expansion of Wahhabi Islam in yorubaland. This present crop of Islam leadership in the SW are time bombs. it's just a matter of time we have Boko Haram jihadists in the SW. They are gradually breaking every cord of peace, trust and unity in the SW. When did we start seeing ourselves from prism of religion in the SW? Where were this agent of discord when both Yoruba Christians and Muslims alike supported buhari in 2015? when all of us Criticised Jonathan and Obasanjo? So criticising buhari now is anti-islam? E beru olorun o.

NL mods should as matter of urgency remove this nonsense you have to subscribe to before commenting on Islam threads. Non Christians are permitted to comment and say all trash on Christian threads without confessing Jesus as their Lord and saviour so why the inequality, or because you think you can say all trash about Christianity with no consequence abi?

Don't mind d fools. They have their useless skulls up d jihadists arses. Senseless dolts!

drlateef:
Muslims will always stand on truth, no matter who is the truth bearer. We have been enjoined to be truthful to all people. We will never support a corrupt leader no matter his tribe or race. Christians may choose an Obasanjo over a Buhari just because of his religious affiliation, even if it is glaring that Obasanjo was corrupt, that's their own cup of tea. If a Christian comes out as the banner of genuine anticorruption fight, all muslims will support him.

When the contest is between two muslims, you go for the extremist one. When it is between a muslim and other faith, you vehemently preach against the infidel, hiding under the cover of fairness, zoning or integrity.
I have no problem with your positions but pretence is bad.

Apart from issue of Religion sentiment share here, I as a person never regarded Afenifere as my own representative... Anyone that has been following the their spoke man utterances will agree that the body was formed to protect Certain interests and not Yoruba image as a whole... He's a staunch advocate of last regime and he not only dislike personalty of Buhari but move stead further battered his regime... I never take him serious each time he releases statement on behalf of so call Yoruba leaders...

ogundeleai:
Apart from issue of Religion sentiment share here, I as a person never regarded Afenifere as my own representative... Anyone that has been following the their spoke man utterances will agree that the body was formed to protect Certain interests and not Yoruba image as a whole... He's a staunch advocate of last regime and he not only dislike personalty of Buhari but move stead further battered his regime... I never take him serious each time he releases statement on behalf of so call Yoruba leaders...

They have been in the game before you were born, so they probably know what you don't. You are right in one regard, no organization can represent a complex group of people.

Xisnin:

Be bold to state where your allegiance lies. You are just like those religious zealot leaders using religion to drum support for Buhari. Guess what your lord Buhari has done for the Yoruba region, he has created the largest number of Almajiri's. Now every motor pack, shopping complex and public space is full of Yoruba beggars. This wasn't the case some few years back.


They are expired as Buhari himself. If they were really expired, your muslim leaders won't hold a press conference about them. They lost power due to OBJ's machinations but they still held on to their principles. They are men who lived and still live a modest life.
Power and credibility are not the same. It is a shame that you mention theft and national assembly in reference to Afenifere when no single prominent member is a member of the national assembly. It is typical of Buhari's supporter to tag everybody a thief.


I am beginning to question your age. OBJ has mostly lost his polling booth except in 2015. He has never had local support at any time in history even when he was in power. He has always played on the national scene. Oh, the "thief" accusation again. OBJ is not even a member of Afenifere but you had to lump them together to make everyone look guilty. You are really doing a good job but note you and your leaders religious division may backfire.

I would have replied you if you didn't call me the bolded. I am a proud Ifa worshipper by the way.

drlateef:
Muslims will always stand on truth, no matter who is the truth bearer. We have been enjoined to be truthful to all people. We will never support a corrupt leader no matter his tribe or race. Christians may choose an Obasanjo over a Buhari just because of his religious affiliation, even if it is glaring that Obasanjo was corrupt, that's their own cup of tea. If a Christian comes out as the banner of genuine anticorruption fight, all muslims will support him.

You stand for the truth but never condemned buhari for the kilings in the country. No where in the press release was the killings condemned.

I'm a christian and I supported buhari until it became clear that he is complicit in the killings. It is not only Yoruba muslims that voted buhari in 2015. people are against him now because of the killings. So you guys see nothing wrong with the killings and you don't want anybody to talk about it.