₦airaland Forum

Duru1:
The jackasses from western region of Nigeria are plentifully afraid of colossal collapse if the Nigeria disintegrates into nation states. The Islamic Caliphate will walk through Lagos, via Oduduwa nation without a challenge.

OK guys, lemme explain somethings to you.
1) Hausa people had tried dat invasion before, it didn't end well for them, we may not be violent, but we are skilled at self defence.
2) Every Yoruba is bred with knowledge of the perpetual enmity with Hausa's, infact an average Yoruba thinks of them as idiots (ask why they are called Abokis in SW)
3) Every Yoruba knows that Igbos are less of enemies and more of competitors to us. But every Yoruba also thinks of Igbos as prone to being dubious and disloyal, especially when they are set to benefit from it.
4) Due to the aforementioned, Yorubas prefer sometimes to deal with Hausas (whose state of enmity with them is sure), than with Igbos, who may be their friends but who may betray their trust, something Yoruba people value a lot, and know at least they cannot give to Hausas.
5) Be sure that like Igbos, Yoruba people also have a cause for feud with Hausas, one dat even goes beyond the creation of Nigeria, the place called Ilorin. No true Yoruba does not know of the story of Ilorin, Aare Afonja and Alimi.
6) Yoruba people are generally the most welcoming in this country, you may dispute it, but I've been to most other regions in this country, save NE. Thus we welcome Hausas as much as we welcome Igbos, Idomas, Efiks, Igalas, Tivs, etc.
7) Due to Pre-colonial trading, a lot of lingual similarities have occured between Hausas and Yorubas, thus in modern life, it may tell why Yorubas seem to understand Hausas and their Language/Culture faster and better than Igbos and their language/Culture. Its not for animosity.
This is subject to dispute, but an average Yoruba person,like Artisans and Traders and co, is highly interested in politics and governance, but doesn't really give a damn about either the Unity or Seperation of Nigeria, although when asked most would reply that "we are better off on our own".
9) The above Stated reason is why not too many Yoruba people go out of the SW for residence and those that do so are considered doing it at their own risk.
10) Yorubas are benefiting the most from the fracas between Hausas and Igbos, as they are able to make both bring their resources meant for other parts of the country to the SW, due to their non-partisan accommodation. Why do u think SW is the least poor region in the country, and having the highest per capita standard of living (fact from Nigerian Bureau of Statistics)

Since Femi Aribisala thinks the path to National Unity is by apologies, should my Yoruba brothers and Sisters demand apologies for the following?: the betrayal of Awolowo by Zik in the Independence Elections, the Murder of Samuel Ladoke Akintola, the Murder of Adekunle Fajuyi, the scores of Yoruba sons who died during the civil war (a war their region had no causative part in) in both sides of the line, Fathers and Children killed in Ibadan during the January 1966 coup, the homes of people ransacked in Ondo by soldiers, as an addition the death of Aare M.K.O. Abiola, and so on............. National Unity requires more than words, it requires reinforcing actions, two-way reinforcing faith and interpersonal reinforcing trust

Amidst the controversy surrounding the emergence of Dr. Bukola Saraki as the President of the Nigerian Senate house, Prof. Niyi Osundare penned a beautiful poem, 'Blues to the New Senate King', wherein he painted Dr Saraki as a betrayer of not just his party and the trust of the Nigerian people, but also as one whose behaviour is not just self centred and egocentric but again another characteristical example of the Biological and genetic possibility of inheritance of an acumen for disdainful acts and irritating sense of uprightness.

Nonetheless, it is the second stanza of the poem which drew me into this piece in particular, wherein he stated metaphorically but emphatically that Nigerian politicians stink equal cum worse than corpses.

While Osundare's logic especially as regarding Saraki and the insane Senate is both understandable and hard to deny, his stand on politicians, their attitude and the general political atmosphere is even more impressive. This is so to me given that this poem came out at a time when I was just ruminating on the nature of carpet crossing in Nigeria, especially in relation to Saraki and the opinion that he may again cross carpets of politics in the nearest future.

Carpet crossing, being the political act of jumping ships from one political party to another is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria, having its root even from the foundation of the Independent Nigeria. In Nigeria, it is the easiest route to political paybacks, securing a previously lost political mandate, making political statements or benefiting and getting one's share of the ''National Cake'' from the ruling party.

One the ground of Legality, Carpet crossing is legal in Nigeria, in lieu of the right to freedom of association contained in Chapter 4, Section 40 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, save of course the 'until there is division in your party' proviso which the courts have given, but that is tantamount to hiding behind a finger, we are just deceiving ourselves.

The truth is that ethically and morally, everything is wrong with carpet crossing. Yeah! Yeah! Some people like to say there is no morality in politics, but I dare say that even among thieves, there is honour, so the amorality of politics as a defence of carpet crossing does not hold water.

First issue to consider is that even in Nigeria with our confusing socio-political system, political parties are founded in line with some serious ideologies or at least some specific aims and objectives of the society. These aims fundamentally form what the party is about,what some people like to call ideology. It is therefore believed that, as political parties are an aggregation of person and other resources for the purpose of securing political power, members of every political party is a believer in the party's ideology. The expectation is for believers and not supporters, the electorates are supporters by way of voting, but members of the party are supposed to be believers, and that is why even when they lose an election and the electorates are no more in support of the party, members of the party are still supposed to be believers in the party and its ideology and remain in the party and work for it and use their various resources to make the electorate support the party again and vote it back into power.

Second issue related to political carpet crossing is that of strength of character. This point is going to generate a lot of argument given that some people may claim that individuals should be allowed to join other political parties when they are cheated in their own party, but I think that is still a show of weakness in Character. The truth is that political parties are voluntary organisations and following my earlier stated point, you are not supposed to join a party unless you entirely believe in its ideology, aims and objectives, otherwise, you are legally free to form your own party, following the extant provisions of the law. But when you have decided to join a party, you should stick to your believe in it as well as you stick to your religious faith. Perhaps it then occurs that you are cheated in your political party, as so often it occurs in Nigeria, it is the duty of the victim of the cheating to consolidate and play his politics well to outsmart the cheats within his party and help the party avoid cheating as a modus operandi or fight back with all the bullets in his political gun till he is successful. This is to the benefit of the person, who would not only emerge stronger, but also confirm him as having the necessary strength of character to carry the party onward. It is also to the benefit of both the party and the country because it would not only rid the party of the insanity within it but also present credible leaders forward to the country for election, a situation which Nigeria has hardly witnessed since the end of the pre-independence regional era.

Also carpet crossing is in itself not only a sabotage of our democracy but also a source of confusion to the electorates. I mean, it allows politicians to benefit from all parties in power without suffering the consequences of their actions while in power, especially because all politicians tend to have an attitude of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" towards carpet crossers and thus fail to bring persons who had been in power previously to justice for their actions on the ground of defecting and carpet crossing. This ends up confusing the electorate because we then do not know what either the crossers or the party to which they have crossed really stand for. And in actual application, this accounts for why a plethora of individuals can never trust men like Atiku, Femi Fani-Kayode, Bukola Saraki, and a host of others. David Mark, Tinubu, Pat Utomi, and some others may not be saints, but we are at least sure of where they stand in the entire political configuration of the country.

Jumping ships for political gains is not really an act depicting honour as a person, it in fact says the person is either greedy or weak or impatient or unpopular, non of which sounds positive or leadership worthy. Of course politics transcends morality, but this my fairytale opinion is really why nobody in particular trust the Nigerian politicians. People may follow them for money, but the truth is that even the followers do not trust them. Of course that is in addition to the disgustingly popular notion,fact and public opinion that Nigerian politicians only go to office for the purpose of self enrichment and never true service.

Before concluding, I would like to add as an aside that it is the height of insanity and unreasonableness for the Independent National Electoral Commission to give any financial aids to political parties to enable them either stay afloat or run for an election. This makes no sense, especially given that these parties are not only voluntary, but a product of the private will of some individuals. The public therefore should not be made responsible for the upkeep or capability of some political parties resulting from the will of individuals. Parties should source for their own funds, they should appeal for public donations if need be, this according to Mahatma Ghandi is in fact the true way to show how public a public organisation is, in this case a political party.

Carpet crossing in Nigeria is disgusting and a direct assault on the intellect of the electorates and the growth of our democracy. In truth, carpet crossing should be criminalised, persons who are dissatisfied with existing party ideologies or principles or processes should feel free as enabled by Law to start their own political party based on their own beliefs. Of course this would require political will and passage or amendment of the Law by politicians who themselves may be guilty of this or may want to keep the option open for their habitual "sharp sharp" shortcut to political mandate. We are therefore faced as usual with another situation that warrants us to as the age-long question "who shall bell the cat?".[/color][color=#550000]

kutchs:
Those are international languages so their inclusion is understandable but Yoruba? Why else would Yoruba be included if not to help the Mets understand what the criminals discuss when they gather. That's the simple truth and you know it.

I'm not trying to add fuel to your tribalistic fires, but to set the facts straight, Yoruba is an International Language, spoken indigeneously in at least four African countries including Nigeria, Togo, Benin Republic and Sierra Leonne, some affiliates of it are also in Liberia. Yoruba is also spoken indigeneously outside the African continent in countries such as Brazil, Cuba, Columbia, and some other carribean countries. It is in recognition of this that the World Festival of Yoruba Arts and Culture is held, and it is an international festival. You can seek information on google anytime to dispute the above. God bless every tribe in Nigeria, God bless Africa.

The urge to resist is in me,
but I fear for my life,
for I am a simple man,
with no knife, no gun and no urge to kill.
Some before me have tried,
yes, they tried to be heroes,
but moja mosa lan mo Akinkanju,
they forgot this and died. .
Dying here is an unsure business,
my countrymen are ungrateful,
my country is reeking of dirt,
no gun salute or state burial,
I would not be immortalized. .
Moreover, temi bawa, oun nireti, properties are useless for the dead,
I cannot leave my family to suffer,
awon omo olomo larin ero. .
I am not a coward, infact I see myself a silent Hero,
to bear the curse of my country,
as I will hand over the key,
to the cold steel behind my head. [/color][color=#006600][color=#990000][/color]

midolian:
All hail FFK..the slayer of igbo babes...buh y ds guy like igbo babes like this sef?


congratulations..Do u need a medal?

. Femi Fani Kayode-----»»Omo Àlè jatijati