Afenifere Blasts Ahmadu Ali For Denigrating Yorubas, Say He Will Not Choose Hero For Them

The Afenifere group has blasted a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, for denigrating Yorubas.

In a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Yinka Odumakin, the group drew attention to a newspaper report in which Ali said, “…The Yoruba people who are totally ungrateful kind of people in this country… the Yoruba are another character.”

It said that a remark of that nature against a whole people is totally unbecoming of a man who is expected to be cultured, coming as he does from Igala kingdom, which has centuries of civilization behind it.

Afenifere said it would ordinarily have ignored Ali’s vituperations but for the facts that given his profile as a former chairman of the ruling party and a failed aspirant to the chairmanship of its Board of Trustees, the unwary may be tempted to assume that the words he spoke came from a wise man who is highly informed; and that he has touched on a deep cultural value of the Yoruba people on the subject of appreciation.

“The Yoruba people value an appreciative spirit to the point of criminalizing an ungrateful person in the saying “eni ti a se lore ti ko dupe, bi olosa ko ni leru lo ni” (an ingrate person is not different from a thief),” the statement said. “They also link continuous blessings to appreciation of past ones “bi omode ba dupe ore ana, a ri mi gba” (someone who appreciates past blessings would attract new ones).”

On this basis, Afenifere asserted, it is crystal clear that Ali lacks lessons to teach the Yoruba in the art of gratitude and his uncouth remark only portrays him as ill-mannered and foul-mouthed.

"For Ali and those who think like him, Yoruba don’t venerate mere positions but rather leadership through service to the community. This explains why the Yoruba adore Awolowo who contested the highest office in the land three times and lost and resent Ali’s hero who occupied the same office three times!”
"The difference is that as Premier of Western Region, Awo used the resources of the region to banish ignorance through free education, eliminated diseases through free health, introduced television culture to the Yoruba even before France, made Yoruba to aim for the sky by building the 25-storey Cocoa House in Ibadan, among other imperishable.”

The statement noted that in contrast, the years Obasanjo spent as leader of Nigeria institutionalized corruption which deepened poverty for all Nigerians including the Yoruba.

“The poverty index in Nigeria was 45% in 1999 and jumped to 67% in 2007 in spite of unprecedented oil earnings in the same period,” the statement said. “The culture of begging that was alien in Yorubaland became pronounced under the leadership of the man Ali wants Yoruba to worship.
“In all the 11 years Ali’s god spent as Nigerian’s President, Yoruba can point to nothing in their region that rivals the least of Awo’s achievements. That is why they have no gratitude for such a man positioned to give quality leadership to his country but left it worse that he met it because of personal failings.”

Afenifere called on Ali to feel free to build a shrine for his god in his Igala kingdom but that he would never be the one to choose a hero for the Yoruba.
“And talking of gratitude is there anything the Yoruba owe Ahmadu Ali himself? They remain “grateful” to him in memory of Akintunde Ojo and other promising students who were murdered in cold blood during “Ali Must Go” crisis of 1978, when Ali was Obasanjo’s Education Minister,” the group said.

Source: http://saharareporters.com/news-page/afenifere-blasts-ahmadu-ali-denigrating-yor

I already said it earlier a Kogi man wont choose who our hero should be

If Ahmadu Alli loves OBJ so much he can suck his nuts or even marry him

But we yorubas reject OBJ and anything that has to do with him

“In all the 11 years Ali’s god spent as Nigerian’s President, Yoruba can point to nothing in their region that rivals the least of Awo’s achievements. That is why they have no gratitude for such a man positioned to give quality leadership to his country but left it worse that he met it because of personal failings.”

Afenifere called on Ali to feel free to build a shrine for his god in his Igala kingdom but that he would never be the one to choose a hero for the Yoruba.
“And talking of gratitude is there anything the Yoruba owe Ahmadu Ali himself? They remain “grateful” to him in memory of Akintunde Ojo and other promising students who were murdered in cold blood during “Ali Must Go” crisis of 1978, when Ali was Obasanjo’s Education Minister,” the group said.

Succint reply> Yoruba mesi oro.

I support Afenifere on this one, how can Ahmadu Ali call yoruba people gutless cowards even after they joined them to fight the civil war. So unfair of the northeners.

Afenifere called on Ali to feel free to build a shrine for his god in his Igala kingdom

I think they got the above quote from NL. This was similar to @Dayokanu's post that cracked me up.

I think they killed Ali with facts. NExt time, he will look face before giving interviews. Nice one. This must be ARG

why did afenifere reply this man.

cant the yorubas keep shut for once.
not every one that talks you need to reply

Afenifere to the rescue.

That's more like it.

masu: why did afenifere reply this man.

cant the yorubas keep shut for once.
not every one that talks you need to reply

When you cannot use your hands, what else is left if not your mouth?

So, they were ungrateful because Obasanjo refused to will the whole National Wealth to the Yorubas and channel all developmental projects to only Yoruba land.

Anyway, 2035 is una next turn. Do with Nigeria whatever it deems fit in una eye, provided Nigeria exist by then.

Obasanjo still remains an illustrious son of Yoruba Kingdom/Nation.

What d man said is true,and u know truth is always bitter especially to ungrateful type of people

van bonattel:

When you cannot use your hands, what else is left if not your mouth?

If you use your mouth it means you are still within an earshot of your opponent. If you use your legs and run away to the Ivory Coast, all your opponent can do is look at you and have a good laugh.

masu: why did afenifere reply this man.

cant the yorubas keep shut for once.
not every one that talks you need to reply

yes silence is the answer to a fool.
But a proper reply is better to an uncultured old fool, so that other fools can learn from his mistake.

On the other hand, this afenifere too like talk. when will they stop barking, and bite?

These OPC groups and their lies self. So ex con awo brought TV to Yorubaland before France? smh

Sec5: What d man said is true,and u know truth is always bitter especially to ungrateful type of people

and truth will always be bitter to thdm.

Alfamann: On the other hand, this afenifere too like talk. when will they stop barking, and bite?

Aint you the F.o,o.l that said yoruba people weren't replying to issues raised by northerners? Are you an offspring of inbreeding?

django1:
Aint you the F.o,o.l that said yoruba people weren't replying to issues raised by northerners? Are you an offspring of inbreeding?

prove this allegation.

Foolish man..common obj's footmat

Mr. Globe:
These OPC groups and their lies self. So ex con awo brought TV to Yorubaland before France? smh

awo gave us a TV station when your folks are still goin about without cloths and living like stone age men.your people only saw the light of civilization when they saw the yoruba land.I know simpletons like you can't use google.type WWW.Google.com.you will see a blank space after the website opens. do yourself a favour and type in that blank space.first television station in africa.I hope that will cure your ignorance.

eggheaders:


awo gave us a TV station when your folks are still goin about without cloths and living like stone age men.your people only saw the light of civilization when they saw the yoruba land.I know simpletons like you can't use google.type WWW.Google.com.you will see a blank space after the website opens. do yourself a favour and type in that blank space.first television station in africa.I hope that will cure your ignorance.

LMAO at this "FINISHING" of 'Mr. dim-Globe"...hahaha