Iupacnomenclatu:
lolll..I see your point.Lagos belongs neither to the Yorubas or Igbos!Your history book says it was originally occupied by the Binis as a base for trading ,mind you.But they(the BinIs)were reportedly expelled OVER 500 years ago!Good..fine!

Creeper:


At excerpt in bold - it isn’t true.

Ekiti and Ondo were NEVER part of Benin kingdom (Eko wasn’t as well). It’s just modern fake history by Benin revisionists.

Ekiti today is one of the oldest Yoruba settlements and at no point was any inch of their land part of Benin Kingdom. In Ondo, Owo defeated Benin kingdom twice and Ilaje (Mahin) killed multiple Benin kings.

If you’re Yoruba, you should endeavour to study in-depth Yoruba history and stop aiding these people in spreading their fallacies and jejune tales. Benin kingdom only gained notoriety due to its stolen art works (which they learned in Ife and Owo) hence they’re able to embellish their fake stories.

Do better.

Stoplying:

So if I slap you and we both agree nothing happened then nothing happened?
History is not about agreeing to believe a story, it is about actual proven events.
You guys still don't understand this.

lawani:

A saying goes Eni je eewo tenikan o RI ko jeewo naa niyen. If you eat something forbidden or broke a taboo and nobody is a witness, then you are free. How will you as a third party that was not there be the one to force those two people to agree with your position? And how did you come about that position? Then how does it affect you?. A court would fine you if you file such a petition before it.

Omodua:
But you do not want headquarters of oil companies doing business in Niger Delta but domiciled in Lagos to be relocated to Niger Delta? Ditto all churches with majority igbos but shepherd by Yoruba pastors to be limited to Yoruba members only. So also spare parts business. Importation should be limited to Yorubas only.

Our leaders are not serious. So myopic and self centered.

If we cannot tolerate one another, we should dissolve the Union and we go our separate ways. No need pretending or hating.

So many inherent contradictions militating the polity.

lawani:


Parts of Ekiti and Ondo were in the Benin empire before it collapsed. They took Akure from the Ijesa but Akure also later reduced Benin to its tributary state. Some Ekiti towns were also under Benin

Ade3131:


How do you mean "affect"?

Like I said earlier, it's a law that's targeted at the interest of their natives. It's not a "we vs them" thing. Unless you want to make it become that of course. I really don't know why you guys are furious or rather, curious over their affairs.

They're not making laws for kogi state people that lives in Lagos state. They said it's a law to protect the interest of the natives.

If there's something else I'm missing out, pls be kind to point it out. Abi why una dey fear? You don't want them to protect their locals?

Creeper:


At excerpt in bold - it isn’t true.

Ekiti and Ondo were NEVER part of Benin kingdom (Eko wasn’t as well). It’s just modern fake history by Benin revisionists.

Ekiti today is one of the oldest Yoruba settlements and at no point was any inch of their land part of Benin Kingdom. In Ondo, Owo defeated Benin kingdom twice and Ilaje (Mahin) killed multiple Benin kings.

If you’re Yoruba, you should endeavour to study in-depth Yoruba history and stop aiding these people in spreading their fallacies and jejune tales. Benin kingdom only gained notoriety due to its stolen art works (which they learned in Ife and Owo) hence they’re able to embellish their fake stories.

Do better.

Stoplying:
Eyewitness writen precolonial text stating clearly that Lagos belongs to Benin:

"Captain Horseley called it Eco, and that is how the yebous refer to it; but it is not their land: it belongs to Benin, whom have named it Korame, you can recognise the Curamo from older Portuguese reports, just like Eko represents the Ichoo from Holland Hydrographs. Long ago Korame was linked to its metropolis by a very narrow piece of land contained between the great Laguna and the sea; but it has been a while since the Yebous have seazed that very narrow piece of land of which the eastern extremity was invaded by ouyo pirates; and Karamé remained isolated at the extremity of the great Laguna, while it continues to receive from Benin it's governor or political chief."

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5806879x.r=Y%C3%A9bou?rk=21459;2

Precolonial map of the region showing that Lagos (in its currents form) and its environs were part of Benin (see below)
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8595583b.r=Benin?rk=150215;2


Conclusion: Lagos and its environs were part of Benin.

I am not interested in debating things which have already been proven. Also I am not interested in talking to people whom have been harrassing me. (I also want to add that I am actually the only person whom has commented here who actually speaks french and that I am the person who posted the french caption and the book from which it is to nairaland. Some delusional people who don't speak a word of frecnh were trying to "debate" me on the translation of the text several months ago. Fools can only fool other fools.)

bakynes:

This guy it seems you don't understand what Kingdoms and Empire entails in the olden days. Do you know Ondo and Ekiti were also part of Benin Empire? because they pay royalties to the Oba of Benin does not make the people Edo people. In the Olden days, Germanian tribes, Saxons were under Roman Empire. Romans even gave them the name Britannia( meaning Britain) but doesn't make them Romans. Lagos was under the Benin Empire doesn't make Lagosians (Aworis and Ijebu) of then Edo people. Ekiti, Ondo and Lagos people were Yorubas then under the Benin Empire. Understand the difference.

Stoplying:
I wrote this:


You replied this:


Thanks for confirming that the truth doesn't actually matter to you yoruba, you don't care about actual history, you prefer invented stories.

ogunijebu18:

oba of Benin has ancestry to ife.

obyno82:


Let us define what is called indigene here. Because una dey dodge too many things if we go by what the constitution defines as indigene, then those from Ogun and other SW states would be affected by the law too.

AfonjaScud:


Nonsense. We have the evidence and your rigging methods were blocked for the governorship election

Stoplying:


You must have missed this:

ogunijebu18:

If they evict you you’ll go. If you don’t you’ll be arrested refuse and you’ll be shot

Stoplying:

Provide evidence or admit you are a liar

Raf4:


I am not interested in how you define indigenes in your enclave. So, don't teach us how to define our indigenes in the SW.
No one from Ogun and other SW states has complained about the proposed law. Why only you people?

Stoplying:

Provide evidence or admit you are a liar

ogunijebu18:

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/kingdom-benin/
The first oba, or king, in Benin was Eweka. He was the son of the prince from Ife.

Stoplying:

So the Enugu people are not tribalists therefore you support tribalism in Lagos?
You said it yourself, they did not allow a lsn to be governor on the basis of him being Igbo, the requirement is that he must be born in Enugu. And your own conclusion is that any Yoruba should get preferential treatment in Lagos?
Show me the logic here.

t2luv1:


Going with your logic Any Ibo man that wants to be treated as an indigent of Lagos State must have been born there. How about that?

eldoradoxx:

All these ur argument has not shown where our constitution allows states to make discriminatory laws, one that classify citizens according to origin. I assure you, it will not fly in Nigeria. Our constitution already clearly forbids it.

Ihateheadslamer:
Damnnn niggar

It won't be a bad idea if other states can follow up with the law

Stoplying:
It is not possible to debate these yoruba guys, they are too fanatical and have no logic in their brains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8PYb28ULHQ
It is not surprising, Yoruba are the only southerners who joined Islamic terrorist groups. These guys have the same fanatical mentality as boko haram.

The video says it all, don't waste your time debating fanatical fools. No matter how many times you prove them wrong, they will never deviate from their disproven belief.

Lutherblaq:
I just can't ignore this anymore The guy who is proposing the law most be a a big time psychopath

This sorta things is some how childish, i mean like when you tryna play with his/her toy and he/she started vibrating and crying saying you wanna take his toy from him

After many tribes that come from their respectful states has made lagos what it has became. some people want to start some sorta useless Tribalism, seriously this is highly stupid and foolish if you ask me

But what did i know

Stoplying:

Provide evidence to that.

obyno82:


Oga when the law comes into full force and the guys from Ogun and other SW states are told what it means for them your eyes will clear.