Buhari: why Yorubas must never forget


Few years to his death, Late Chief Bola Ige at a seminar in Ife, admonished his audience to forgive their enemies but never to forget their deeds. As the country awaits February 14 presidential election, I am compelled by events in the past, particularly those against Yorubas, to revisit Buhari’s atrocities.

First I must confess, I am no believer in another Buhari presidency. The man as far as I’m concern has no business seeking to rule Nigeria again. A man adorn in strong tribal, religion and retrogressive sentiments, is not the answer to the mileage of problems confronting our dear nation.


Quite a number of Yorubas today are being deceived by Tinubu and his cohorts in accepting Buhari as the next good thing to happen to Nigeria. They claimed he is incorruptible and will come and fight corruption. They labeled him a saint before the people of the south-west, because they need our votes to boost the ones he is likely to get from his kinsmen who thinks it is their birthright to perpetually rule Nigeria.

Yorubas must wake up and look beyond Tinubu’s veils. Buhari is fast ageing and obviously do not possess the intellectual capacity to understand and checkmate the criminalities that Tinubu and his APC’s rogues would unleash on us, if he (God forbid) becomes president.

That Buhari will have the gut to move freely in Yoruba-land, seeking our votes is nauseating; it even more annoying that a clique of ‘never do well’ who are now claiming to be leading yorubas politically, are the ones selling his candidacy to the rest of us.


Why should Yorubas forget Buhari’s consistent assaults on our collective interest in this country? Why are some dummies in our midst feeling that Buhari is now a change person? Truly it’s time for a political re-awakening in yourba-land, because some of us are beginning to forget our painful political past.


General Mohammadu Buhari, as military Head of state, served the interest of his folks who sees Awo as their political arch rival; spent his eighteen months in office, trying to demystify Awo’s legendary achievements in Nigeria. Barely a week in office, he ordered the renaming of the then Obafemi Awolowo University in Ado-Ekiti to Ondo state University. Not done with his disrespect for Awo, he sent soldiers to ransack Awo’s Ikeja residence, turning the whole building upside down, while desperately looking for ways to hang a criminal charge on the late sage. Failing in his evil plot, he arrested all political associates of Awo, even those who were not in government and clamped them in prisons. None was release until Babangida took over.

This same Buhari refused to name anything road or monument after Awo in Abuja. And when the so called ‘born to rule’ elites in the north finally did, using their protégé in power, they named an inconsequential road after the late sage.


Now desperate for Yorubas’ votes, he is shamelessly eulogizing Awolowo at every political rally. We must not be fooled. Buhari never saw anything good about Awolowo until now; he refused to pay tributes to Awo when the sage died. He was too big to pay condolence visit to the family of the late sage when he came out of prison. Now the same Buhari is shuttling between Kaduna and Ikenne to impress yorubas and Mama Awolowo.

Buhari never raised a voice when Abiola’s mandate was denied him. It’s also a known fact that he was close to General Sani Abacha; the same Abacha who turned south west to a graveyard during his five inglorious years in power. Abacha clamped yorubas leaders in detention, while Buhari and his likes were enjoying the perks of their offices under him. There was no record of Buhari speaking against these callous actions by Abacha.


He ordered the execution of three drug pushers, whose crimes predate his decree; one of those killed is Yoruba. He imprisoned two journalists using decree 4, again one of the journalists is Yoruba. Buhari has a long history of hatred for Yorubas, so don’t be fool into believing he now thinks differently.

Buhari suspended Ooni of Ife, the most reverence throne in Yoruba-land; he tried to cripple Abiola’s business, just because he is Yoruba. And these APC charlatans in our midst can’t still decipher what this man – Buhari represents to us (yorubas)?

They claimed Buhari is incorruptible, yet the man can afford a mansion in the wealthiest location in Kaduna town called Malali GRA. His wife runs a multi-million naira oil business; and he can afford more than four jeeps in his convoy. Please they should tell us something else.


Because of Buhari’s violent approach to defeat, after the 2011 presidential poll, eleven young Nigerians (youth corpers) serving in some parts of the north were massacred by Buhari’s kinsmen; seven of them are yorubas. Not even a consoling message came from Buhari to the families of the bereaved; instead he made attempt to justify their killings. Even if for nothing, yourbas must never forget this dastardly act against their own. And as a Yoruba person you will be inflicting more pains to the families of these slain corpers if you vote Buhari.

Can anyone point at any school built in the south west by petroleum Trust Fund, during Buhari’s era? None, yet Buhari built and rehabilitated more than 200 schools in the Hausa speaking parts of northern Nigeria, using PTF resources.

Mohammadu Buhari is never a national leader; he has never hidden his primordial allegiance to his Hausa north. He cares only for his Hausa/Fulani hegemony and it will be disastrous to yorubas if we agree to help him return to power.


Buhari do not mean well for yorubas, his past antecedence confirmed this assertion. Why are we now being cajoled to vote for him?

We must never forget Buhari’s atrocities against of our people. As yorubas go to cast their votes, we must remember that while he locked up late Pa. Bisi Onabanjo, late Pa. Bola Ige, late Pa. Michael Ajasin and pa. Lateef Jakande, great incorruptible Yoruba leaders in prisons because he wants to spite Awolowo, he left his Hausa/Fulani kinsmen like Maitama Sule, Balarebe Musa, Lawal Kaita, Umaru Shinkafi and many others to walk freely. We must also remember Late Major Bamidele, whose military career, was ruined by Buhari.

We should never forget that Buhari sent Fela to prison under controversial circumstance. When APC shenanigans ask us to vote Buhari, we yorubas must tell them the many reasons why we will not.

To forgive Buhari, is to allow history to repeat itself. Buhari should be told by our collective votes as yorubas that February 14 is our day of vengeance. Certainly a Buhari’s presidency is a mirage as far as Yoruba votes is concern.


To continue to uphold the fond memories of the late sage (Awolowo) in our hearts is to be grateful to the man who renamed Liberty Stadium after him. Something the northern oligarchy which Buhari represents has denied him many years after his death.


Written By

Olurotimi Adeola

rowiade@yahoo.com

I also don't like buhari (a military general and a man of useless generation), but another four years for pdp in aso rock is no no.

16 years was enough for pdp to put nigeria on the path of greatness, pdp fails.

Another set of people should be tried.

We need 24/7 electricity, a new president is needed to fix the power sector.

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teufelein:

Buhari: why Yorubas must never forget


Few years to his death, Late Chief Bola Ige at a seminar in Ife, admonished his audience to forgive their enemies but never to forget their deeds. As the country awaits February 14 presidential election, I am compelled by events in the past, particularly those against Yorubas, to revisit Buhari’s atrocities.

First I must confess, I am no believer in another Buhari presidency. The man as far as I’m concern has no business seeking to rule Nigeria again. A man adorn in strong tribal, religion and retrogressive sentiments, is not the answer to the mileage of problems confronting our dear nation.


Quite a number of Yorubas today are being deceived by Tinubu and his cohorts in accepting Buhari as the next good thing to happen to Nigeria. They claimed he is incorruptible and will come and fight corruption. They labeled him a saint before the people of the south-west, because they need our votes to boost the ones he is likely to get from his kinsmen who thinks it is their birthright to perpetually rule Nigeria.

Yorubas must wake up and look beyond Tinubu’s veils. Buhari is fast ageing and obviously do not possess the intellectual capacity to understand and checkmate the criminalities that Tinubu and his APC’s rogues would unleash on us, if he (God forbid) becomes president.

That Buhari will have the gut to move freely in Yoruba-land, seeking our votes is nauseating; it even more annoying that a clique of ‘never do well’ who are now claiming to be leading yorubas politically, are the ones selling his candidacy to the rest of us.


Why should Yorubas forget Buhari’s consistent assaults on our collective interest in this country? Why are some dummies in our midst feeling that Buhari is now a change person? Truly it’s time for a political re-awakening in yourba-land, because some of us are beginning to forget our painful political past.


General Mohammadu Buhari, as military Head of state, served the interest of his folks who sees Awo as their political arch rival; spent his eighteen months in office, trying to demystify Awo’s legendary achievements in Nigeria. Barely a week in office, he ordered the renaming of the then Obafemi Awolowo University in Ado-Ekiti to Ondo state University. Not done with his disrespect for Awo, he sent soldiers to ransack Awo’s Ikeja residence, turning the whole building upside down, while desperately looking for ways to hang a criminal charge on the late sage. Failing in his evil plot, he arrested all political associates of Awo, even those who were not in government and clamped them in prisons. None was release until Babangida took over.

This same Buhari refused to name anything road or monument after Awo in Abuja. And when the so called ‘born to rule’ elites in the north finally did, using their protégé in power, they named an inconsequential road after the late sage.


Now desperate for Yorubas’ votes, he is shamelessly eulogizing Awolowo at every political rally. We must not be fooled. Buhari never saw anything good about Awolowo until now; he refused to pay tributes to Awo when the sage died. He was too big to pay condolence visit to the family of the late sage when he came out of prison. Now the same Buhari is shuttling between Kaduna and Ikenne to impress yorubas and Mama Awolowo.

Buhari never raised a voice when Abiola’s mandate was denied him. It’s also a known fact that he was close to General Sani Abacha; the same Abacha who turned south west to a graveyard during his five inglorious years in power. Abacha clamped yorubas leaders in detention, while Buhari and his likes were enjoying the perks of their offices under him. There was no record of Buhari speaking against these callous actions by Abacha.


He ordered the execution of three drug pushers, whose crimes predate his decree; one of those killed is Yoruba. He imprisoned two journalists using decree 4, again one of the journalists is Yoruba. Buhari has a long history of hatred for Yorubas, so don’t be fool into believing he now thinks differently.

Buhari suspended Ooni of Ife, the most reverence throne in Yoruba-land; he tried to cripple Abiola’s business, just because he is Yoruba. And these APC charlatans in our midst can’t still decipher what this man – Buhari represents to us (yorubas)?

They claimed Buhari is incorruptible, yet the man can afford a mansion in the wealthiest location in Kaduna town called Malali GRA. His wife runs a multi-million naira oil business; and he can afford more than four jeeps in his convoy. Please they should tell us something else.


Because of Buhari’s violent approach to defeat, after the 2011 presidential poll, eleven young Nigerians (youth corpers) serving in some parts of the north were massacred by Buhari’s kinsmen; seven of them are yorubas. Not even a consoling message came from Buhari to the families of the bereaved; instead he made attempt to justify their killings. Even if for nothing, yourbas must never forget this dastardly act against their own. And as a Yoruba person you will be inflicting more pains to the families of these slain corpers if you vote Buhari.

Can anyone point at any school built in the south west by petroleum Trust Fund, during Buhari’s era? None, yet Buhari built and rehabilitated more than 200 schools in the Hausa speaking parts of northern Nigeria, using PTF resources.

Mohammadu Buhari is never a national leader; he has never hidden his primordial allegiance to his Hausa north. He cares only for his Hausa/Fulani hegemony and it will be disastrous to yorubas if we agree to help him return to power.


Buhari do not mean well for yorubas, his past antecedence confirmed this assertion. Why are we now being cajoled to vote for him?

We must never forget Buhari’s atrocities against of our people. As yorubas go to cast their votes, we must remember that while he locked up late Pa. Bisi Onabanjo, late Pa. Bola Ige, late Pa. Michael Ajasin and pa. Lateef Jakande, great incorruptible Yoruba leaders in prisons because he wants to spite Awolowo, he left his Hausa/Fulani kinsmen like Maitama Sule, Balarebe Musa, Lawal Kaita, Umaru Shinkafi and many others to walk freely. We must also remember Late Major Bamidele, whose military career, was ruined by Buhari.

We should never forget that Buhari sent Fela to prison under controversial circumstance. When APC shenanigans ask us to vote Buhari, we yorubas must tell them the many reasons why we will not.

To forgive Buhari, is to allow history to repeat itself. Buhari should be told by our collective votes as yorubas that February 14 is our day of vengeance. Certainly a Buhari’s presidency is a mirage as far as Yoruba votes is concern.


To continue to uphold the fond memories of the late sage (Awolowo) in our hearts is to be grateful to the man who renamed Liberty Stadium after him. Something the northern oligarchy which Buhari represents has denied him many years after his death.


Written By

Olurotimi Adeola

rowiade@yahoo.com

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juman:
I also don't like buhari (a military general and a man of useless generation), but another four years for pdp in aso rock is no no.

16 years was enough for pdp to put nigeria on the path of greatness, pdp fails.

Another set of people should be tried.

We need 24/7 electricity, a new president is needed to fix the power sector.

Sir have you been following the developments in the power sector to see that the present administration is not working towards improvement? with the rot in that place you dont expect overnight transformation otherwise our great Bola Ige would have done so when he was minister of power and remember that he was never a PDP member. Try do ur research on what this government is doing without any bias im sure you will make a better informed decision.

Tranquill:


Sir have you been following the developments in the power sector to see that the present administration is not working towards improvement? with the rot in that place you dont expect overnight transformation otherwise our great Bola Ige would have done so when he was minister of power and remember that he was never a PDP member. Try do ur research on what this government is doing without any bias im sure you will make a better informed decision.

If our beloved jonathan cannot generate just 1k mega watts in more than five years, he does not deserve a single day more than his term talkless of another term.

juman:
I also don't like buhari (a military general and a man of useless generation), but another four years for pdp in aso rock is no no.

16 years was enough for pdp to put nigeria on the path of greatness, pdp fails.

Another set of people should be tried.

We need 24/7 electricity, a new president is needed to fix the power sector.

Exactly my point sir.

This is my first time ever of public display support for buhari, i don't like that man for one day, buh i recently have change of mind. Pdp has really failed us.

#GMB/OSIBANJO

#EL RUFAI FOR CROC CITY

#VOTE FOR CHANGE

Thank God the write up is directly coming from Yoruba person. People who don't learn from history will end up making the same mistake

Thank God , the write up is coming from Yoruba person. People who don't learn from history will end up making the same mistake

Yorubas know their genuine leaders. Not one unknown commodity like the writer of the article.

Buhari did what he needed to do to move the country forward. Olurotimi or whatever you call yourself, better stfu and vote your fellow clueless man from Otuoke and allow many million others to vote for change.

GMB 2015

Thank you OP.
Facts re there for people to see, but they won't see and they won't hear.
I don't know where this notion of Buhari being incorruptible emanates from whereas he is the father of corruption, because if he didn't overthrew a democratically elected govt in 1983 corruption wouldn't ve rooted this strong in Nigeria.
Plz, let's go with the devil we know
#GEJ2015
#GEJ TILL 2019

Tranquill:


Sir have you been following the developments in the power sector to see that the present administration is not working towards improvement? with the rot in that place you dont expect overnight transformation otherwise our great Bola Ige would have done so when he was minister of power and remember that he was never a PDP member. Try do ur research on what this government is doing without any bias im sure you will make a better informed decision.

From your infinite knowledge can you tell me why Barth Nnaji resigned?

As they say "Yoruba Ronu"

I am Igbo, but I fully support GEJ, an Ijawman, because given the challenges he faced, he has really performed in many sectors! Osibanjo, Tinubu, and co cannot protect yoruba's interest in Buhari's government. Buhari has already forgotten Osisbanjo's name simply because he has no regard for him, and only need him to win yorubas vote. Osibanjo himself has little or no chemistry with Buhari, they have never worked together, and wont be able to work together. Can a (dodgy) WASC holder understand a Professor? Where will he start? Osibanjo is just there to look after Tinubu's business interest, and even at that he will fail. Buhari will work with his 'own people' in kitchen cabinet!

Again "Yoruba Ronu!"

jaysniggs:


From your infinite knowledge can you tell me why Barth Nnaji resigned?

He resigned due to potential conflict of interest. He has substantial interest in one of the distribution or generating companies participating in the privatization exercise and it would have been immoral to remain the minister and oversee this without being acused of bias even if transparently done. He had to either forfeit his interests in the company or resign but he chose to resign. That is the best practice worldwide and it ensures confidence in the system. Anyone appointed as secretary in the US and even UK sell of their shares in organisations that could lead to conflict of interest or sometimes put them in blind trust. The privatisation exercise of this administration particularly in the power sector has been adjudged as the most transparent, free and fair even by fair minded members of the opposition parties. You can not say that of the privatisation under the Obasanjo administration.

Tranquill:


He resigned due to potential conflict of interest. He has substantial interest in one of the distribution or generating companies participating in the privatization exercise and it would have been immoral to remain the minister and oversee this without being acused of bias even if transparently done. He had to either forfeit his interests in the company or resign but he chose to resign. That is the best practice worldwide and it ensures confidence in the system. Anyone appointed as secretary in the US and even UK sell of their shares in organisations that could lead to conflict of interest or sometimes put them in blind trust. The privatisation exercise of this administration particularly in the power sector has been adjudged as the most transparent, free and fair even by fair minded members of the opposition parties. You can not say that of the privatisation under the Obasanjo administration.

Actually I like how you explained and I find your write up true.
But on a more serious note, he could have retained his position.
The kind of politics we play in Nigeria is obviously biased and immoral.
The question is why allow someone that important to leave his cabinent?
Since the privatization was free and fair why wasn't he given the chance?
He would of course have been accused by the people who make fortunes from Nigeria's inability to provide stable electrcity but to whose peril?
Millions of Nigerians.
If you look closely and do your reasearch more you'll find out that the government is being paid by agencies who don't want Nigerians to have stable electricity. So the fg's hands are tied.
All of these amount to one thing
And that is CORRUPTION.
Its stinks in every part of Nigeria.
I hope you agree with me.

Akon419:
Thank God the write up is directly coming from Yoruba person. People who don't learn from history will end up making the same mistake

have you also listened to the tape from Rev Fr Mbaka?

PointB:
As they say "Yoruba Ronu"

I am Igbo, but I fully support GEJ, an Ijawman, because given the challenges he faced, he has really performed in many sectors! Osibanjo, Tinubu, and co cannot protect yoruba's interest in Buhari's government. Buhari has already forgotten Osisbanjo's name simply because he has no regard for him, and only need him to win yorubas vote. Osibanjo himself has little or no chemistry with Buhari, they have never worked together, and wont be able to work together. Can a (dodgy) WASC holder understand a Professor? Where will he start? Osibanjo is just there to look after Tinubu's business interest, and even at that he will fail. Buhari will work with his 'own people' in kitchen cabinet!

Again "Yoruba Ronu!"

They don't have to protect any tribes interest. the national interest is more important and gej has fully ran the country aground

also have you paid any attention to the advice from the pulpit of Rev Fr Mbaka?

Akon419:
Thank God the write up is directly coming from Yoruba person. People who don't learn from history will end up making the same mistake

And suffering worst.

theV0ice:


have you also listened to the tape from Rev Fr Mbaka?

You mean his 'spiritual drama'?

PointB:


You mean his 'spiritual drama'?

yes bro....like the political drama you're asking us to read here

theV0ice:


yes bro....like the political drama you're asking us to read here

I didn't ask you to read anything, I only asked you to 'Think'!

Can a (dodgy) WASC holder understand a Professor? Where will he start?

"Yoruba ronu"

PointB:

I didn't ask you to read anything, I only asked you to 'Think'!

have you finished thinking about Rev Fr Mbaka's message?

"Yoruba ronu"

He understood professor Tam David West in 1984 and that one understood him perfectly hence ready to die for him today.

Surely GMB/PYO both understand themselves

theV0ice:


have you finished thinking about Rev Fr Mbaka's message?

My mentor Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has replied him. I have nothing further to say!

PointB:


My mentor Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has replied him. I have nothing further to say!

Okogie didn't deny the truth...he only counseled it shouldn't have been from the pulpit but Since GEJ loves the pulpit dramas so much (as evidenced by the below), i have little to blame Rev Fr Mbaka for

theV0ice:


Okogie didn't deny the truth...he only counseled it shouldn't have been from the pulpit but Since GEJ loves the pulpit dramas so much (as evidenced by the below), i have little to blame Rev Fr Mbaka for

Quit it already.

Here is an excerpt of what Antony Cardinal Okogie said:

How do you see the statement credited to Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka?

Any serious priest will not speak the way he spoke. I am not saying that he is not serious. I will not agree with the things he said. According to what I read in the newspapers, a few weeks earlier, the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, visited his Adoration Ground in Enugu and he prayed for her. At that occasion, he was said to have lambasted the opposition party, APC, and now to turn around overnight and start lambasting President Goodluck Jonathan shows that there is something wrong somewhere.

Personally, I felt bad because it is not the place of a priest to go to that extent. He can have his personal opinion, but to go to the extent that he went is abnormal. I want you to know that he wasn’t speaking for the church. He said he was moved by the spirit, and I wonder what kind of spirit was that.

He said he was under the inspiration of the spirit. If he was under the inspiration of the spirit, I wonder if the spirit is that of God. I don’t think the spirit he’s referring to is the spirit of God. He must have been under the influence of another spirit. He must have been listening to a wrong spirit.

- See more at:[url] http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/father-mbaka-saga-ill-close-adoration-ground-if-cardinal-olubunmi-okogie[/url]/#sthash.LdFVj6UV.dpuf

Tell these babies of 1995 shouting

Sai Buhari



GEJ till God says no

PointB:



Quit it already.

Here is an excerpt of what Antony Cardinal Okogie said:


- See more at:[url] http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/01/father-mbaka-saga-ill-close-adoration-ground-if-cardinal-olubunmi-okogie[/url]/#sthash.LdFVj6UV.dpuf

see a statement Okogie made some time ago when asked a question about GEJ and second term

You can deduce that from what I have said before. You can even see from all that is going on, that some people have been saying that he even signed for one term. You see, if I were in his shoes, I would hide my head. I am not a prophet, just like I told him that day, but that is what my mind is telling me. And nobody knows what is going to happen. Even, nobody knows who is going to be alive to see 2015. So, one has to be very careful.[/b]

http://saharareporters.com/2014/09/27/jonathan-does-not-deserve-second-term-%E2%80%93-okogie

http://www.naij.com/298043-forget-second-term-former-archbishop-tells-gej.html

Okogie's opinions were mirrored in what Mbaka said but the respected cardinal was displeased he used the pulpit to do it

Since Okogie your mentor, do you agree with him?