pro01: and especially the effluvium spewed by bini bigots on this thread has made me lose all respect for the man and the stale tradition he represents.

pro01: Lol. The Oba is bla bla, the Oba is bla bla. The Oba can't the deposed because he is bla bla. Frankly, I had my due respect for the old man and the ancient traditional heritage he embodies, and I have always been bemused by how much my bini friends hold the man in high esteem - almost to the point of deification. But the shameful partisanship he is displaying (in OPENLY [b]endorsing [/b]Oshiomhole and shunning the PDP delegation), and especially the effluvium spewed by bini bigots on this thread has made me lose all respect for the man and the stale tradition he represents. The almost god-like powers and super-human impunity attributed to the local traditional "king" (*scoffs*) in this age of modern statism is laughable. Only a very big fool would assume that traditional "kings" still possess the powers and importance they had in pre-colonial Nigeria. This goes to show how parochial and deluded these bini people are - such that otherwise enlightened and educated people would equate an anachronistic tradition with modern constitutionalism, and imply that their local chief (for that is what the old man is) is not surbordinate to constituted authority. This kind of shameful parochialism is part of the reason why Africa is doomed to remain backward. Rubbish!

gbogboti: African presidents self! They make every village head feel so important! Mtschewwwwwwww

pro01:

Keep shut, you ignoramus. How can you compare a mere communal head - and there are thousands of them in this funny jungle called Nigeria - to the Queen of England, who is the Head of State of England, the CONSTITUTIONAL monarch of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. . .whose face is on the national currency? Are you daft or are you just mentally retarded?

To those of you who are asking the foooooolish question "who is Jonathan"? And saying that the Oba of Benin can choose not to see him? Smh. Your ignorance is worse than a terminal disease. You dumb kids don't know anything about constitutionalism and state protocol. The personality of the president is irrelevant, and so is your personal sentiments about him. What matters is the the individual occupying the office of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is the MOST IMPORTANT individual in the land; the embodiment and personification of the Nigerian state, and MUST be respected as such by all other authorities in the land - be they temporal, spiritual, political, social, or legal.

The Oba of Benin, with due respect to the handful Bini people that venerate him, is not recognised by the Nigerian consitution. His position is completely devoid of any real significance other than traditional and ceremonial. He cannot overrate his importance in the Nigerian polity, much less arrogate to himself, the prerogative of defying protocol by choosing not to see the president. He realises that, of course, which is why he invited the president into his inner chamber - contrary to the claims of the OP. But for those of you here saying otherwise, you need to get a life. And in case you don't know, the traditional authorities are SUBORDINATE to political authority, and the law empowers even the governor to depose any traditional ruler in his state if need be.

You can worship your Oba for all I care, but don't make it seem like the rest of the country knows who the hell he is, or even gives a Bleep. Nothing pisses me off than an overbloated sense of self-importance.

pro01: Lol. The Oba is bla bla, the Oba is bla bla. The Oba can't the deposed because he is bla bla. Frankly, I had my due respect for the old man and the ancient traditional heritage he embodies, and I have always been bemused by how much my bini friends hold the man in high esteem - almost to the point of deification. But the shameful partisanship he is displaying (in OPENLY endorsing Oshiomhole and shunning the PDP delegation), and especially the effluvium spewed by bini bigots on this thread has made me lose all respect for the man and the stale tradition he represents. The almost god-like powers and super-human impunity attributed to the local traditional "king" (*scoffs*) in this age of modern statism is laughable. Only a very big fool would assume that traditional "kings" still possess the powers and importance they had in pre-colonial Nigeria. This goes to show how parochial and deluded these bini people are - such that otherwise enlightened and educated people would equate an anachronistic tradition with modern constitutionalism, and imply that their local chief (for that is what the old man is) is not surbordinate to constituted authority. This kind of shameful parochialism is part of the reason why Africa is doomed to remain backward. Rubbish!

pro01: Lol. The Oba is bla bla, the Oba is bla bla. The Oba can't the deposed because he is bla bla. Frankly, I had my due respect for the old man and the ancient traditional heritage he embodies, and I have always been bemused by how much my bini friends hold the man in high esteem - almost to the point of deification. But the shameful partisanship he is displaying (in OPENLY endorsing Oshiomhole and shunning the PDP delegation), and especially the effluvium spewed by bini bigots on this thread has made me lose all respect for the man and the stale tradition he represents. The almost god-like powers and super-human impunity attributed to the local traditional "king" (*scoffs*) in this age of modern statism is laughable. Only a very big fool would assume that traditional "kings" still possess the powers and importance they had in pre-colonial Nigeria. This goes to show how parochial and deluded these bini people are - such that otherwise enlightened and educated people would equate an anachronistic tradition with modern constitutionalism, and imply that their local chief (for that is what the old man is) is not surbordinate to constituted authority. This kind of shameful parochialism is part of the reason why Africa is doomed to remain backward. Rubbish!

pro01: Lol. The Oba is bla bla, the Oba is bla bla. The Oba can't the deposed because he is bla bla. Frankly, I had my due respect for the old man and the ancient traditional heritage he embodies, and I have always been bemused by how much my bini friends hold the man in high esteem - almost to the point of deification. But the shameful partisanship he is displaying (in OPENLY endorsing Oshiomhole and shunning the PDP delegation), and especially the effluvium spewed by bini bigots on this thread has made me lose all respect for the man and the stale tradition he represents. The almost god-like powers and super-human impunity attributed to the local traditional "king" (*scoffs*) in this age of modern statism is laughable. Only a very big fool would assume that traditional "kings" still possess the powers and importance they had in pre-colonial Nigeria. This goes to show how parochial and deluded these bini people are - such that otherwise enlightened and educated people would equate an anachronistic tradition with modern constitutionalism, and imply that their local chief (for that is what the old man is) is not surbordinate to constituted authority. This kind of shameful parochialism is part of the reason why Africa is doomed to remain backward. Rubbish!

ROSSIKE:

I don't blame you. Is it not the wretched colonial mis-education that's turned you into an ignoramus blowing stupi.d grammar? Go to Botswana today. It's black Africa's most advanced nation and the least corrupt nation on the entire African continent. So what differentiates Botswana from everyone else in Africa?

WELL, UNLIKE US WHOLESALE IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN POLITICAL SYSTEMS, THEY MELDED THEIR TRADITIONAL ADMINISTRATION WITH MODERN GOVT. THEY HAVE A HOUSE OF CHIEFS WHICH MUST BE CONSULTED ON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE PEOPLE. THE HOUSE OF CHIEFS CAN SUMMON THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET AT ANY GIVEN TIME ON ANY ISSUE. NO MAJOR DECISION RELATING TO THE PEOPLE CAN BE TAKEN WITHOUT THEIR PRESENCE AND INPUT.

SO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS STOP BLOWING COLONIAL GRAMMAR, USE YOUR BRAIN, AND SHOW GREATER RESPECT FOR OUR TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS. IN THE DAYS OF THE BENIN EMPIRE, THEFT WAS UNKNOWN IN THE KINGDOM. CORRUPTION WAS UNHEARD OF. THE BENIN EMPIRE WAS AMONG THE FEW IN NIGERIA THAT SHUNNED THE SLAVE TRADE AND REFUSED TO TRADE IN SLAVES, DESPITE ALL ENTREATIES FROM EUROPE. THEY MAINTAINED AMBASSADORS AND EMBASSIES IN EUROPE AS EARLY AS THE 1400s, AND INSISTED ON LEGITIMATE TRADE. THE MOST ENLIGHTENED KINGDOM IN WEST AFRICA THAT WOULD HAVE ADVANCED LIKE ITS PEERS AROUND THE WORLD ABSENT OF COLONIALISM. THIS WAS WHY THE BRITISH WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO DESTROY THE GREAT EMPIRE. HOW DARE ANYBODY COME HERE AND INSULT BENIN AND THE OBA? HOW DARE YOU? NOT WHILE I'M AROUND YOU DON'T. IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR HISTORY, GO AND READ IT.

pro01:

Keep shut, you ignoramus. How can you compare a mere communal head - and there are thousands of them in this funny jungle called Nigeria - to the Queen of England, who is the Head of State of England, the CONSTITUTIONAL monarch of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. . .whose face is on the national currency? Are you daft or are you just mentally retarded?

To those of you who are asking the foooooolish question "who is Jonathan"? And saying that the Oba of Benin can choose not to see him? Smh. Your ignorance is worse than a terminal disease. You dumb kids don't know anything about constitutionalism and state protocol. The personality of the president is irrelevant, and so is your personal sentiments about him. What matters is the the individual occupying the office of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is the MOST IMPORTANT individual in the land; the embodiment and personification of the Nigerian state, and MUST be respected as such by all other authorities in the land - be they temporal, spiritual, political, social, or legal.

The Oba of Benin, with due respect to the handful Bini people that venerate him, is not recognised by the Nigerian consitution. His position is completely devoid of any real significance other than traditional and ceremonial. He cannot overrate his importance in the Nigerian polity, much less arrogate to himself, the prerogative of defying protocol by choosing not to see the president. He realises that, of course, which is why he invited the president into his inner chamber - contrary to the claims of the OP. But for those of you here saying otherwise, you need to get a life. And in case you don't know, the traditional authorities are SUBORDINATE to political authority, and the law empowers even the governor to depose any tradition

Osahon7:


you dont knw anytin...so i advice u kip shut...b4 I blast u wit chicken pox....