In a speech at the Afenifere Renewal Group in Ottawa,Ojo maduekwe confessed that the yorubas are the most advanced in Nigeria.He said "This does not diminish my Igboness,the Yoruba is The most Sophisticated ethnic group in Nigeria." He further said "Rather than confront the yorubas,others should learn from their sophistry"
https://mobile.twitter.com/SaharaReporters/status/513409157786247168?p=v

Excellent speech by Ojo Maduekwe.
The Yoruba are sophisticated in culture and politics.

heavenmade: In a speech at the Afenifere Renewal Group in Ottawa,Ojo madueke confessed that the yorubas are the most advanced in Nigeria.He said "This does not diminish my Igboness,the Yoruba is The most Sophisticated ethnic group in Nigeria." He further said "Rather than confront the yorubas,others should learn from their sophistry"
https://mobile.twitter.com/SaharaReporters/status/513409157786247168?p=v

Ojo Maduekwe ended up insulting his audience, not deliberately though.

Sophistry: the clever use of arguments that seem true but are really false, in order to deceive people:

Political thingz.
*yinmu*

This is true. Yoruba's have protocols for nearly everything.

As a Yoruba boy, I have learnt a lot from the business acumen, drive and determination to succeed of the Igbo.

I guess its a case of mutual respect then.

If only we could see ourselves as one.

This thread is not for troll.





Beware of tribalist

I love my Yoruba root.

passion007:

Ojo Maduekwe ended up insulting his audience, not deliberately though.

He probably meant to say Sophistication, but Madueke be intellectual, so may be na Igbo man connie connie him introduce here.

Believe me, when the E-warriors get to see this, you know the rest. Well what he said is good. Also, i think he his pushing for his political career.

Creating fight

I doubt madueke or whatever her name is

heavenmade: In a speech at the Afenifere Renewal Group in Ottawa,Ojo madueke confessed that the yorubas are the most advanced in Nigeria.He said "This does not diminish my Igboness,the Yoruba is The most Sophisticated ethnic group in Nigeria." He further said "Rather than confront the yorubas,others should learn from their sophistry"
https://mobile.twitter.com/SaharaReporters/status/513409157786247168?p=v

To a layman it sounded like a complement. To educated people it was an indirect insightfully placed insult. One asks if u were going insult Yorubas why give them the feeling of friendship? Ojo madeueke is a fool for an igbo man. Igbos don't play in the guise of an insult. That is not igboness.

Yorubas can say "thanks for the complement", igbo man and sharp brain eh!

One beautiful thing I have noticed in Nigeria after careful observation is that the Hausas prefer to tackle the Igbos. The Igbos rather than face them back,prefer to challenge the Yorubas. Ofcourse the reason for this is not far fetched. There is no pride in challenging someone lower in status than you...I mean no harm,just saying the obvious

Yoruba people are the real elite of this nation, they are liberal, educated to the core & social.

i lyk my race

eluquenson: Yoruba people are the real elite of this nation, they are liberal, educated to the core & social.

how interesting

Ojo wasnt too specific about what he said. He should have elucidated.
What a sideswipe

Yes soo ....

suregurl: i lyk my race

What's your race?

Sophistry is relative.
Liberal ................ YES
perhaps, too liberal for a country full of conservatives and feudalists.
We cannot afford to measure ourselves against anyone in that retrogressive country.

I like their sophistry too. Awo used it, Tinubu is using it effectively today I love their brown roofs most. It shows a people so sophisticated.

This coming from Ojo Maduekwe; a man known for praising whoever's palmwine he is drinking, at the moment, to high heavens. I dey laff o!

Even Awolowo was the best President Nigeria never had-Ojukwu

Sarcastic dude walahi

Your velly stvpid, when Awlowo was forced to commit suicide by the North didnt Yorubas turn around and blame the igbos for dealing in poisnous substance.


When IBB nulify election in 93 didnt Yorubas turn and started blaming Igbos for Arthur Nzeribe?

When Sanusi Lamido said Yorubas are the problems of Nigeria, didnt Yorubas in NL started accusing Igbos for creating a thread that will divide Nigeria.

Abiola and Kudirat were Killed by North yet Yorubas are blamming Igbos for all their stvpidty

heavenmade: One beautiful thing I have noticed in Nigeria after careful observation is that the Hausas prefer to tackle the Igbos. The Igbos rather than face them back,prefer to challenge the Yorubas. Ofcourse the reason for this is not far fetched. There is no pride in challenging someone lower in status than you...I mean no harm,just saying the obvious

heavenmade: One beautiful thing I have noticed in Nigeria after careful observation is that the Hausas prefer to tackle the Igbos. The Igbos rather than face them back,prefer to challenge the Yorubas. Ofcourse the reason for this is not far fetched. There is no pride in challenging someone lower in status than you...I mean no harm,just saying the obvious

Well said

A million likes

OkijaAmaka: Your velly stvpid, when Awlowo was forced to commit suicide by the North didnt Yorubas turn around and blame the igbos for dealing in poisnous substance.


When IBB nulify election in 93 didnt Yorubas turn and started blaming Igbos for Arthur Nzeribe?

When Sanusi Lamido said Yorubas are the problems of Nigeria, didnt Yorubas in NL started accusing Igbos for creating a thread that will divide Nigeria.

Abiola and Kudirat were Killed by North yet Yorubas are blamming Igbos for all their stvpidty

You are a born f00l


Accursed osu

passion007:

Ojo Maduekwe ended up insulting his audience, not deliberately though.

I was about commenting on that,but u already nailed it

Madueke, Igbos are gonna fork you up. You don screwed up homeboi

What does "sophistication" mean anyway? fork outtta here

OkijaAmaka: Even Awolowo was the best President Nigeria never had-Ojukwu

Sarcastic dude walahi

Ojukwu was not being sarcastic. Read his book Because I was Involved and stop being silly. You people should be honest and give credit where it is due. Awo was an achiever.

This's absolutely correct!.

I read a book on pre-colonial Africa that suggested what this report said but I wasn't sure so I decided to conduct my own research few months ago to prove or disprove it. Note that the research is part of a wider project that I'm currently working on how to lay the foundation for teaching sciences in African schools in our native dialects and I'v been conducting several research works online and offline. I made some of the reseach right here on Nairaland. The research is found on this thread https://www.nairaland.com/1820035/simple-test-africans-only

In the above reseach I simply asked Nairalanders to name "parts of the body" in their native language. Believe me, only a Yoruba man was able to do that!.

Unfortunately, some of us that throws up intellectual topics or debates don't get heard on this forum but loud mouths and people who have no real value to offer always manage to have their topics on the front page.

If Africa was to be destroyed culturally, the Yorubas, Hausas, some tribes in Gabon or near that southern basin, a part of Ghana, some tribes in Benin republic near Quiddah and some part of east Africa that speak Swahili may be the only real Africans left.

Yes, the Yorubas are one of the most culturally advanced tribes not only in Nigeria but in Africa!. This's based on facts from my own reseach not sentiments. If you doubt it then solve that simple test above.

I'm an Igbo man for your information.

heavenmade: One beautiful thing I have noticed in Nigeria after careful observation is that the Hausas prefer to tackle the Igbos. The Igbos rather than face them back,prefer to challenge the Yorubas. Ofcourse the reason for this is not far fetched. There is no pride in challenging someone lower in status than you...I mean no harm,just saying the obvious

There is something called Cowardice