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Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Kingspin(m): 7:55pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Lagos: “Tinubu used his political muscle to convince gullible Yoruba legislators to vote against a Yoruba woman, Mulikat Akande, in a post that was specifically designed by the PDP as a benefit for Yoruba. He then got the same mumu Yoruba politicians to vote instead for Aminu Tambuwal; a scion of the Sokoto Caliphate with Hausa/Fulani agenda. This is something that could never have happened the other way around. It is inconceivable that a Hausa/Fulani legislator would be persuaded to give something that has been zoned to Hausa/Fulani to a Yoruba man. To put it bluntly, the Huasa/Fulanis are not stupid” – Femi Aribisala. Hmmm! Who then are stupid? Anyway, the above bitter truth remark extracted from Mr. (Pastor) Femi Aribisala’s Tuesday column in the Vanguard Newspaper, published on November 4,2014, under the rubric: Aminu Tambuwal is a traitor, clearly speaks volumes about the unbecoming political shenanigans and grandstanding of certain Yoruba elements – aptly described in English as quislings – who unfortunately constitute the larger percentage of Yoruba folks ceaselessly moaning and groaning about how the Yoruba nation has not been “fairly” carried along by the PDP-led government of President Goodluck Jonatnan in terms of representation in the allocation of positions or offices in the executive and legislative organs of government. Yet, these same elements who tend to forget or pretend to forget that they were the architects of the same so- called “marginalization” of the Yoruba nation vis-à-vis the composition of the top hierarchy of the legislative arm of government. Though aside from this clearly self-inflicted marginalization of the Yoruba in the national legislative scheme of things, it will be quite unfortunate and totally misleading for any rational mind to assert that President Jonathan’s government has not been excessively fair to the Yoruba people by any standard of assessment. Anyway this is an issue for another day. But as was hitherto and widely reported, one of the reasons the then leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), led by Chief Ahmed Bola Tinubu, and the then ACN legislators moved against Mrs. Mulikat Akande who apparently was the Peoples Democratic Party’s choice for the position of the speaker of House of Representatives at the time, was not unconnected with the notion that she was viewed, rightly or wrongly, to be the anointed candidate of the former president Olusegun Obasanjo – whose seemingly provocative political posturing at the time never helped matters at all. In the circumstance therefore, it seemed convenient for people to key in to the prevailing impression that Chief Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his ilk had reason to view the possible emergence of Honourable (Mrs.) Mulikat Akande as the Speaker of the House of Assembly as an unmistakable continuation of what seems to be an unwanted reign of Obasanjo and his associated phenomena in the south-west politics. To this end, one is thus tempted to think that there could be little wrong on the part of Chief Tinubu and his men to have politically acted expediently with the sole aim of clipping Chief Obasanjo’s developing wings in the south-west politics at the time – a development the eventual emergence of Aminu Tambuwal settled forthwith. www.nigerianews24.com 4 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Kingspin(m): 8:12pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Even to put this thinking aside, there is no gainsaying that the present political leadership in south-west Yoruba has failed the Yoruba nation in the manner it has been handling the intricacies and consequences of Yoruba internal politics. Of course taking a cue from the past political events dating back to the days of Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s reign and stint in politics, there could hardly be remembered a time the political leadership of the south-west under his watch abdicated or compromised whatever was meant for or due to the Yoruba people as their own share of national entitlement, and neither was he ever disposed to trade off the regional interest of his people for whatever reason, let alone doing so for personal aggrandizement. This in part helps to account for why despite Chief MKO Abiola’s seemingly hostile political inclination towards Chief Obafemi Awolowo before and during the second republic politicking, the latter did not still act beyond the reasonable against the former and which in turn explains why Chief Abiola did receive unalloyed support and solidarity from the vast majority of Yoruba in the wake of the struggle for the de-annulment of June 12, 1993 Presidential election - annulled by General Ibrahim Babagnida’s military regime. Besides, as we may recall, Chief Awolowo’s affection for protecting the Yoruba group interest, as was earlier witnessed in the 1950s through the very first defection saga in the annals of Nigeria, led him to influence and cause a mass movement of Yoruba members of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe’s NCNC into the Action Group. And no matter how anybody still views this landmark historical development, the fact is that no real political leader worth his salt within his enclave would have done otherwise. Arguably, it stands to question if Dr Azikiwe – who apparently felt bad about this defection - would have stood to watch Chief Awolowo’s Action Group make such an unprecedented in-road into the politics of the then Eastern region, without plotting and executing a similar counter political offensive. Therefore, if what we regard today as ethnic politics is deemed to have started from Chief Awo’s political disposition arising from issues pertaining to the defection saga of the 1950s, it may well be because of nothing short of his life-time strong belief in the pursuit of Yoruba cause and/or the need to always defend and safeguard their corporate interest within the comity of the Nigerian nations, at any given opportunity. Also Read:Group wants police boss sacked Surprisingly, it provokes deep curiosity that the present day political leadership of the same Yoruba nation is gleefully negating and undermining the same group interest or entitlement of their people in desperate pursuit of political witch-hunting. In fact, it defies rationality that the hitherto described sophisticated and united Yoruba politicians could today disagree and bicker to the extent of sacrificing, for some selfish and frivolous reasons, their larger group interest to the advantage of other contending regional interest in the country which the emergence of Honourable Aminu Tambuwal as the speaker of House of Representatives confirms. And looking back at the facts of history, it is most unlikely - if he were to be alive today - that Chief Obafemi Awolowo would have espoused or endorsed this course of action with respect to Yoruba’s preference for Honourable Aminu Tambuwal as the speaker of House of Representatives to their own Honourable Mulikat Akande. Little wonder that the ordinary South-West Yoruba folks and electorate seem to have begun to register their disenchantment with the manner their group interest is being toyed with by the actions and inactions of the South- west leadership of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), now the All Progressive Congress, alongside with its Federal legislators in the House of Representatives. Critically weighed, one could hardly rule out this factor as one of the unspoken reasons why the APC may have lost the last gubernatorial election in Ekiti state to the PDP – notwithstanding the propaganda about the alleged role of the so-called “stomach infrastructure” in determining the outcome of the contest . But be it as it may, it is high time the south-west Yoruba political class united and stood up to regain what belongs to their people and due to the entire Yoruba nation. Much as it is the original and, perhaps, subsisting decision of the Peoples Democratic Party - arising from its internal affairs - to zone the position of the speaker of House of Representatives to the South- West Yoruba, it need not be belaboured here that the entire south- west Yoruba political class should always strive to consider the corporate interest of the Yoruba nation above and beyond their individual, partisan or in-group interest. Needless to say at this juncture that a time shall definitely come when Chief Tinubu and those “mumu Yoruba politicians” (courtesy of Femi Aribisala) as well as the South- West in general would be denigrated or ridiculed by the Hausa/Fulanis, whose stereotyped born to rule mentality and the belief that they know and play politics more than all other peoples of Nigeria are being currently massaged and reinforced by a section of the Yoruba political class. Therefore left to the dictates of expediency, it is imperative for Chief Ahmed Bola Tinubu and the entire APC leadership and followership in the South-West to rise up and do the needful by using this providential opportunity offered by Honourable Aminu Tambuwal’s defection to make amends and allow for the emergence of a Speaker of House of Representatives with South-West Yoruba descent. This remains one way Chief Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his APC kinsmen could readily redeem themselves for apparently shortchanging the people of the South-West geo-political zone. A stitch in time saves nine. CONCLUDED 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by gratiaeo(m): 8:21pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Sophisticated Yoruba politics. That was how they sold Ilorin with a plate of Amala and Ewedu 22 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by fyneguy: 8:32pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Nonsense! When Patricia Etteh was the Speaker, what was the benefit to the SW? When Dimeji Bankole was the Speaker, did that make SW better of? Oh wait! When OBJ was the President, did that make Lagos-Ibadan road any better? Yoruba have realized that having one of your own there, does not guarantee you positive impact. The advocacy now is to vote altruistic, pragmatic, and competent individuals in government, regardless of religion and ethnicity. 44 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Orunto: 8:37pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
ONE ANSWER TO THE CALL "YORUBA RONU" BY LATE OGUNDE! 1 Like |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by donmalcolm21(m): 8:56pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Pa Awo will be rolling in his grave with the bad blood and division Tinubu brought to his region 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by sademola: 9:03pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Ethnicity bigotry! Sh'i't, Bull Shi'i't!!! 3 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by angelsing(m): 9:12pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
What is all this long epistle for?..Another bigotry thread. We have hear. Just check my personal message that is my reply to ur thread 2 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Chongaiman: 9:20pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
........Yoruba have realized that having one of your own there, does not guarantee you positive impact. Actually, they have always played second fiddle since the days of Afonja (and to as recent as Oladipo Diya) to their altruistic, pragmatic and competent superiors. Que sera, sera! 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by jamace(m): 9:21pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
fyneguy:You should also vote out your LG Chairmen and Governors and put Hausa/ Fulani who are ''altruistic, pragmatic, and competent individuals in government'' . If this guy knows the mind of a typical hausa/fulani man when it comes to politics, he will not vomit the trash. What stops the SW from voting out their incapable leader and voting in another SW? 20 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Tundeajani(m): 9:36pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
ashe o ti ndun yin eyin tan oloorun..e e ti ri nkankan..omolanke ni won ma fi ru eyin ati badluck yin lole leyin ibo odun to on bo.:p:p |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by AdekunleBalogun: 9:41pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
What problem do you people have with Yoruba self, writing this meaningless, nonsense and endless article all in the name of getting us to vote for Jonathan. Sorry to inform you, it won't work..... What kindof people do you think we are self? Do you bother to examine our culture and history @all? My advise for you is this, try and understand the ideology of the yorubas then you will understand what made us thick. We are sophisticated to understand cheap blackmail and whitemail if there anything like that, we know how to play self politically, we see people for who they are, or you think we don't know that Tinubu is a thief? But his also a safer option compared to Obasanjo and believe me, we know Buhari is no saint either but he's still mines better than Jonathan. My advice for you is vote for who you want and we will vote for who we desire. 19 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by chamboy(m): 9:44pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
what is femi aribisala |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by chamboy(m): 9:46pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
There is nothing like Yoruba, Igbo, hausa ............its called UnitedNigeria... Tribedogs like femi aribisala can go to Sudan to practice backward Tribalism 10 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by shizzleStar: 9:51pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Brilliant article. 5 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Descartes: 10:01pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
sademola: My dear, I think "ethnicity" and "bigotry" are nouns and nouns can not qualify a noun rather adjective Preferred can be " ethnic bigotry" We are all here to learn Thanks 9 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Descartes: 10:01pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Well written 3 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Nobody: 10:22pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
fyneguy:u aint better than a dog! Cursed sonofabiitch! 2 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Nobody: 10:24pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
angelsing:another shameless dog.. |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Nobody: 10:27pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
jamace:it beats me hollow..no apologies but some of these people are so shameless,disgusting and extremely stuppid! 4 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Nobody: 10:29pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
AdekunleBalogun:smh.... 4 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by fyneguy: 10:46pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Rexxie: May God bless you for writing that to me. 5 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Ayus34(m): 10:49pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
leadership is not by tribe but competency and credibility! 7 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Nobody: 10:54pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
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Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by aljharem(m): 10:54pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
fyneguy: You are one of the iddiots we have in Yoruba nation. Ok now that Tambuwal was the speaker what did he do for us ? Eh mumu ode Or better still is what has Tambuaal done for a single Yoruba soul. Such stu.pid thinking from stu.paid people 6 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by aljharem(m): 10:55pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Rexxie: The dude is a day light lunatic I doubt if he is Yoruba 4 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by tit(f): 10:56pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
excellent write-up! Yoruba r'onu! 3 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by olabukola: 10:59pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Ayus34:If this is the case why did we zone the APC ticket to the North(hausa/Fulani). 1 Like |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Nobody: 11:00pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
Coming from accursed Femi Aribisala,it might even have come from Femi Fani Kayode but the fact remains that Tinubu's political sagacity can not be understood by lowlifers and children of hate across the Niger who wants to help the bereaved cry more than themselves To the political lilliputs and infants on NL.........in the past political blocs or alliance amongst the regions and zones have always been the basis of how political parties gets votes The North+The SE+SS have always been political bed fellows........while the SW+NC have always gone together.......that was why Pa Awolowo couldn't become the President because the Igbos have always aligned with the Hausa they insult today to edged Awolowo out knowing fully well that they too cant deliver the Presidency to any of their sons like Azikiwe Awolowo in 1979 didnt even mind nominating a VP candidate or becoming one to Azikiwe in order for the SE and SW to merge politically despite the fact that Awo's AG or UPN always have more votes and seats in the parliament than Ziks party yet out of shear political rivalry Zik refused to accede to Awo's proposal to even play the 2nd fiddle to him but went into alliance with the North( severally from the 60s.......yet they pretend we dont know history or probably have forgotten) Those who have read history will know where the concept of 'Being the beautiful bride' of Nigerian politics comes from or who said so The Northerners were pulling Zik and his party on one hand while Awo/UPN was also asking for an alliance between both parties in order to confine the "core North into political irrelevance" but Zik shunned Awo and allegedly even leaked the letter Awo wrote to him detailing the schematics of the working agreement he was proposing to the press The SW political gladiators like Tinubu having read history very well and discovered where Baba Awo couldn't succeed knew that in order for the SW to play Nationally away from the perennial opposition tag we had always carried all these years. Possible outcomes that can make such aspiration possible is to Form a political alliance with one of the 2 major ethnic group (1) Igbos (2) Hausas as no major tribe can single handedly deliver the Presidency unto itself As things stands,the perennial rivalry of the Igbos with the Yorubas wont make them forge an allianace with the SW whereas the North is pragmatic,open-minded and very astute when it comes into forming political alliance Tinubu's master-stroke of shooting down Mulikat Akande's PDP aspiration( which ACN is not hell-bound to go along with) has healed whatever old wound existing between the North and the SW........whereas the SE have simply replace the SW in the war of ego with the North.....who they used to be in bed with politically before but now insult because GEJ is now the President( i wonder what they will do when GEJ finishes his tenure in 2015 worst 2019( i even heard them saying GEJ should hand over to them) as if GEJ will point a gun at the heads of the SWners and Hausas they insult and deride to vote for their candidate That is why people like me have been preaching politics of bridge-building and not ethnoreligious bigotry especially being championed by the people across the Niger knowing fully well that our political paths might cross in the near future but it seems some dont even care if the future dont come hence they are trying to turn everyone into enemies Whatever anybody may say Tinubu has strengthened the respect SWners used to have politically.......the role he is likely to play in who will get the APC ticket is apt as the zone remains the single strongest unified region in the APC Yoruba folks should not let charlatans like Femi Aribisala obfuscate issues that are clear to us based on historical antecedents of all political regions and ethnic groups 20 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Ayus34(m): 11:11pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
olabukola:oga,do do u see it aanywhere that I'm.a politician?better u direct ur question to a politician like urself and moreover why did PDP also restricted other candidates from contesting and solely zoned it to the south in the person of GEJ......are u saying there is no northerners who are far better than.Jonathan In PDP? lastly I'm not a party man .....u can look for one like urself to answer ur illogical question! !! 1 Like |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by Ayus34(m): 11:14pm On Nov 27, 2014 |
soroptimist:classic!!! 11 Likes |
Re: Tambuwal`s Defection: Why Yoruba Must Redeem Themselves.. by angelsing(m): 12:09am On Nov 28, 2014 |
Rexxie:..I won't come down low and start exchanging banters with u.. Did I insult anybody with my comment?..Have never insulted anybody over their thought and believe. Your statement is on called for..peace 2 Likes |
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