Group canvasses for Yoruba autonomy
Cover Stories Jan 12, 2010 By Ola Ajayi

IBADAN—PROMINENT sons and daughters of Yoruba under the aegis of Atayero have set up a committee to agitate for a confederacy which would give autonomy to the Yoruba nation.

The committee was set up yesterday in Ibadan after a prolonged deliberation on how the Yoruba nation could get off the claws of its oppressors and have a remarkable progress.

Many contributors lamented disunity among leaders in the zone. A man that represented the youths gave a stern warning to the older generation in the zone that they needed to act fast before they took up arms like the Niger
Delta militants.

Meanwhile the founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress(OPC) Dr. Fredrick Fasheun warned the nation to handle the case of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua with caution so that the restiveness of the Niger Delta would not resurface.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/01/12/group-canvasses-for-yoruba-autonomy/

Finally,nigeria is dying its natural death.the yorubas and hausas should go there ways for our good.

Finally,nigeria is dying its natural death.the yorubas,the north and middlebelt should go there ways for our good.

Can somebody tell them Goodmorning.

this is because of the global economic downturn. ppl are getting more and more desperate and looking for answers. any tribe that wants to be autonomous is fine by me, but every tribe in nigeria is headed by the same thieving illiterate shortsighted and self centered system that has castrated the country as a whole and that tribe as a unit, so why create 250 bleeped up countries when we have 1 bleeped up country to be proud of?

presido1:

Can somebody tell them Goodmorning.

I doubt they speak for majority of yorubas.

they don't.
most yoruba's a cosmopol. educated and striving to attain a middle class status in a increasingly functioning nigeria and southwest.
like all other nigerians.

tribalism and seperatism are the calls of the poor, the illiterate, the unemployed and a generation past

there's a new nigeria raising and an old nigeria dying.

Ikengawo:

they don't.
most yoruba's a cosmopol. educated and striving to attain a middle class status in a increasingly functioning nigeria and southwest.
like all other nigerians.

tribalism and seperatism are the calls of the poor, the illiterate, the unemployed and a generation past

there's a new nigeria raising and an old nigeria dying.

Are you okay

Nigerians keep denying the obvious fact that the nation will rest in peace in no distant time. The appointed time has come for all to go back to their tents.

Ikengawo:

they don't.
most yoruba's a cosmopol. educated and striving to attain a middle class status in a increasingly functioning nigeria and southwest.
like all other nigerians.

tribalism and seperatism are the calls of the poor, the illiterate, the unemployed and a generation past

there's a new nigeria raising and an old nigeria dying.

Well said the same OPC that terrorizes yorubaland.

Only the poor, the illiterate, the unemployed keep tribal political parties relevant because educated people like Soyinka,Fela Gani and co . . . dont listen to the trash.

No one pays attention to OPC. not even OONI of ife or Alaafin

This is not about becomerich idea. A prominent Yoruba man actually told me there are lots of underground meetings going on.

Apart from this one reported here by Vanguard, There was one called and held at Ikenne home of the Awolowos,

Another one was held at Ife recently with the Oni of Ife including the President of Benin republic Dr. Thomas Boni Yayi. And It was agreed that the final position of the Yorubas will be made at
Benin Republic (yeah, you heard me right, Benin Republic) by march this year, where all views and opinions will be harmonized (including becomerich Egbe omo oduduwa )

http://www.compassnews.net/Ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37592:oduduwa-state-not-a-do-or-die-matter-ooni-&catid=36:news&Itemid=702

http://www.tribune.com.ng/03012010/news/news4.html

So its not a joke. I guess the recent happenings in the country/presidency is fueling it, like I was told, the Yorubas don't want to be cut unawared.

^
As long as they live the Edo, Delta and Bayelsa out of it.
The only way we can belong together is in a united Southern Nigeria.

Ikengawo:

they don't.
most yoruba's a cosmopol. educated and striving to attain a middle class status in a increasingly functioning nigeria and southwest.
like all other nigerians.

tribalism and seperatism are the calls of the poor, the illiterate, the unemployed and a generation past

there's a new nigeria raising and an old nigeria dying.

Hmm. I dey luku I dey lafu!

I don't know why some Nigerians don't like facing the truth openly and squarely. Something tells me that this is much more credible than all the "Naija forever" lies.

Good news though! I hope MASSOB will start making real consultations and real plans instead of some stu.p'id rants, slogans and speeches.

I pity whoever will be caught unawares.

See comments on vanguard


AGUNBIADE PIUS says:
January 13, 2010 at 8:09 pmWhy this Yanmirin Igbos are even allowed to make comments for what is the internal problems of we Yoruba peoples? You see I have wanted to considered you igbo peoples as human with little sense of civilization, I don’t know that the animals in you will prevent you from seeing reason, since, that is how you are then is okay for me.

To tell you fouls your foolish Ikemba, refused to be a man again yesterday and join honourable men with pedigrees, do you know why? Just because the organiser say they would not like any one coming to manifest to carry in arms nor gun so the coward stay at home, am sure one day he go back to voice of Biafra calling for Biafra state, I’ve repeated several time weapons alone doesn’t win a war there are more to that, emotional, you people are too stupid to read from the words of the wise-hurry- hurry is the basic for failure, we Yoruba’s we think before we do thing and react.


One thing that make us unique from you shops on shoulders is that you’ll never cease to come to Yoruba land, anyway, we will welcome you but when you people started growing wings, we will not hesitate no matter how many Alaba markets you occupied we send you packing. You knew in 1966, we did not asked you to flee Lagos before you started putting all your belonging on your shoulders and rushing to drought East, but mind you or you tamed you stinking tongue before we compelled you to leave for good.

Look Yoruba initiatives is not your business, and am warning all of you to keep out of our discussion forum if not you will very soon become the object of target in the West so be careful, there is limit to such utterance we can take from cannibals like you- or you are yet not tied to go back eating yourselves-if that is what you want, please let us know, this time we need not to go to war with you before we will asked yo to go back to your”CANNIBALISM”, if is because your population is again growing too much we can help you Igbos to reduce it.


I beg you can go asked the Fulani s we fought them for almost 400years they never prevail over us it is in 1886, go to your history book that we end the war with them, the Kirigi war is not just for hyper-tension people like you , is for brilliants intelligent coupled with terrain understanding of ambush lay, look Okoro, cool am down we are not playing in this level when it come to politics in Nigeria, I bet you an Igboman to be President of Nigeria again, you must come prostrate before us first before that can happen, we are truly the King maker, only one of us without being in the military end that foolish war of yours and only one of us not even to regarded put a President and Vice-President on Nigeria don’t know whether you people seat down sometime and think its always “GIRAGIRA”, rushy-rushy elementary behaviours, thats what you people adore,


we, we are above that form of attitude, we are more resolve to issue and not systematic like you Igbo, but if you don’t care you’ll never be President inNigeria, despite “PDP” arrangement that is why we put an Ijaw man trying to groom him, go and ask Odili, he will tell, continue barking like a wide animals it does not remove a iota from our place in the history of Nigeria. Bushmen, that is the meaning of Igbo despite trying to angelic it to Ibos it still sound foggy… I warn you shut up your virus invested mouth and stop saying rubbish

Beaf:

^
As long as they live the Edo, Delta and Bayelsa out of it.
The only way we can belong together is in a united Southern Nigeria.

A southern Nigeria Republic will be more acceptable to the Yoruba than a silly union with Republic of Benin. The leaders going to Benin are the ones that have lost relevance amongst the Yoruba and are seeking international alliances. Yorubas have more in common with the mid-west and the east than any group in Benin Republic.

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Gbenga says:
January 13, 2010 at 8:09 pmYoruba is a blessed nation. We have the seas (Lagos, Ikale areas, etc). Ekiti is known for the academic excellence. A state with the highest PhD per capital in the coutnry. Ijebus and Egbas are known for their business prowess. Lagosians (The Yorubas there) are the most sophisticated group of people in Africa, and probably on the planet. We love our culture and we try to preserve it, even via Nollywood. Why do you think Yoruba movie is thriving.


Yep English movie is dominated by the Easterners. But who cares. it is the same fucking story of violence, kidnapping, and gun touting that is common in Igbo land. Igbos hate themselves, and their language will soon disappear. Up Yorubas. Please get out more movies and ensure quality, we will buy it, because you have good stories to write. And thanks for answering your original name. We all know of Igbos who hate their culture. Lately they begin to answer Nwachukwu or Chinyere. It was always, Jenifer, Linda, Genevieve (don’t worry girl, I like your performance regardless, I am just making a point), etc. I wonder what is wrong with Chidi, Uche, etc? On one side, I don’t need to blame the Igbos too much, since they have no clue what a large society is.


Let Igbo man or worman from Asaba go to Enugu and see how much of an Igbo he or she is. Please do us a favor, vacate Lagos, and take your wealth with it. And just see how the Yorubas will take over and create a model of a nation, instead of you from the East. You are even scared to go to your own land for anything. Oh! it is the Federal government. Then, what the hell did your governors do to improve your people. The idiot Kalu got some nerves to be writing in the Sun, and yet he was the governor of his state in the East, he has nothing to show for.


My advice to the Yoruba state in Nigeria is to start coming together regardless of party afflication and start running those states as a country. We know how to choose our leaders. We won’t have 1000’s contesting to lead. We also know how to tell our leaders to go to hell, if they don’t perform. Igbo people hate Nigeria, and that is why you would not see them fight for any civil rights. They are there to pillage the country.


Hey! a friend noted the other day that Igbos have been stashing their money abroad. They wanted to exploit every other areas in Nigeria before they pack back to their pigin holes, where they belong.

asha 80:

See comments on vanguard


AGUNBIADE PIUS says:
January 13, 2010 at 8:09 pmWhy this Yanmirin Igbos are even allowed to make comments for what is the internal problems of we Yoruba peoples? You see I have wanted to considered you igbo peoples as human with little sense of civilization, I don’t know that the animals in you will prevent you from seeing reason, since, that is how you are then is okay for me.

To tell you fouls your foolish Ikemba, refused to be a man again yesterday and join honourable men with pedigrees, do you know why? Just because the organiser say they would not like any one coming to manifest to carry in arms nor gun so the coward stay at home, am sure one day he go back to voice of Biafra calling for Biafra state, I’ve repeated several time weapons alone doesn’t win a war there are more to that, emotional, you people are too silly to read from the words of the wise-hurry- hurry is the basic for failure, we Yoruba’s we think before we do thing and react.


One thing that make us unique from you shops on shoulders is that you’ll never cease to come to Yoruba land, anyway, we will welcome you but when you people started growing wings, we will not hesitate no matter how many Alaba markets you occupied we send you packing. You knew in 1966, we did not asked you to flee Lagos before you started putting all your belonging on your shoulders and rushing to drought East, but mind you or you tamed you stinking tongue before we compelled you to leave for good.

Look Yoruba initiatives is not your business, and am warning all of you to keep out of our discussion forum if not you will very soon become the object of target in the West so be careful, there is limit to such utterance we can take from cannibals like you- or you are yet not tied to go back eating yourselves-if that is what you want, please let us know, this time we need not to go to war with you before we will asked yo to go back to your”CANNIBALISM”, if is because your population is again growing too much we can help you Igbos to reduce it.


I beg you can go asked the Fulani s we fought them for almost 400years they never prevail over us it is in 1886, go to your history book that we end the war with them, the Kirigi war is not just for hyper-tension people like you , is for brilliants intelligent coupled with terrain understanding of ambush lay, look Okoro, cool am down we are not playing in this level when it come to politics in Nigeria, I bet you an Igboman to be President of Nigeria again, you must come prostrate before us first before that can happen, we are truly the King maker, only one of us without being in the military end that foolish war of yours and only one of us not even to regarded put a President and Vice-President on Nigeria don’t know whether you people seat down sometime and think its always “GIRAGIRA”, rushy-rushy elementary behaviours, thats what you people adore,


we, we are above that form of attitude, we are more resolve to issue and not systematic like you Igbo, but if you don’t care you’ll never be President inNigeria, despite “PDP” arrangement that is why we put an Ijaw man trying to groom him, go and ask Odili, he will tell, continue barking like a wide animals it does not remove a iota from our place in the history of Nigeria. Bushmen, that is the meaning of Igbo despite trying to angelic it to Ibos it still sound foggy… I warn you shut up your virus invested mouth and stop saying rubbish

Rubbish

Asha 80
What are these comments in response to? Are they unsolicited rants?

Katsumoto:

Asha 80
What are these comments in response to? Are they unsolicited rants?

They are responses to some comments like these

simms says:
January 13, 2010 at 2:16 pmWho is actually objecting to Yorubans having their own state? Only a fool will waste a bullet or agitate against separate state for Yorubas. Yorubas in Nigeria have no values. They are wasting the economic, social and political progress of Nigeria. They are sucking the blood of Nigeria with their criminal activities both internally and externally.


Nigerian fought the Biafrans because they couldn’t grow another day without Biafrans. The have sacrificed a great deal to incoporate Ndigbo into Nigeria sphere and without Ndigbo, the economy of Nigeria today will stand still despite huge oil productions. These and many more are the reasons Nigerians don’t want Ndigbo to have their own state.


The Yorubas… well, the Yorubas can carve out their own state tomorrow if they are serious about it and I gurrantee you the streets of Kanu, Kaduna and Kastina will rejoice. The Hausa/Fulani will have one year holiday
and offer loudable praises to Allah for helping them get rid of the Yoruba leeches that have been sucking their blood since independence.
Let us face reality folks! Be honest with yourselves, what is it that the Yorubas offer Nigeria today?


Lagos is the only city that thrives in Yoruba land, if really Lagos is in Yoruba land. Clearly, the reason Lagos thrives today is because of Ndigbo business operatives. So, my good Yoruba friends, feel free to carve your own state any time you want. I don’t see any meaningful Nigerian stopping you. Biafrans will support you. As a matter of fact, the rest of Nigeria will pay you handsome sum for you to go your separate ways. I am really suprised it is has taken you so long to realise your options. Have you guys finished looting Nigeria or have the Hausa/Fulani administrations locked the doors? Oh!, I get your reason, access to banks have been disabled by the governor of central bank.


I shouldn’t wast too uch time on this issue. Those Yorubas asking for their own state are bunch of dreamers. However, dream or no dream, note that the Nigerians lost huge resources fighting the Biafrans because they knew and still know the worthy of Biafrans. Yorubas are not Biafrans in any way. Yorubas are not even close to Biafran wisdom, intelligence, resourcefulness, agression and prowness.


In my time, I saw how a notable Yoruba business man won a presidential election fair and square and the office of the presidency was openly taken away from him. All you Yorubas could do was to shit Amana you ate over night in your back yards. I honestly urge those Yorubans agitating for their own state to go and drink some hot milk and go back to sleep. You guys have been sleeping for over 50 yrs. Did you guys see Awolowo in your dreams?

asha 80:

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Gbenga says:
January 13, 2010 at 8:09 pmYoruba is a blessed nation. We have the seas (Lagos, Ikale areas, etc). Ekiti is known for the academic excellence. A state with the highest PhD per capital in the coutnry. Ijebus and Egbas are known for their business prowess. Lagosians (The Yorubas there) are the most sophisticated group of people in Africa, and probably on the planet. We love our culture and we try to preserve it, even via Nollywood. Why do you think Yoruba movie is thriving.


Yep English movie is dominated by the Easterners. But who cares. it is the same bleeping story of violence, kidnapping, and gun touting that is common in Igbo land. Igbos hate themselves, and their language will soon disappear. Up Yorubas. Please get out more movies and ensure quality, we will buy it, because you have good stories to write. And thanks for answering your original name. We all know of Igbos who hate their culture. Lately they begin to answer Nwachukwu or Chinyere. It was always, Jenifer, Linda, Genevieve (don’t worry girl, I like your performance regardless, I am just making a point), etc. I wonder what is wrong with Chidi, Uche, etc? On one side, I don’t need to blame the Igbos too much, since they have no clue what a large society is.


Let Igbo man or worman from Asaba go to Enugu and see how much of an Igbo he or she is. Please do us a favor, vacate Lagos, and take your wealth with it. And just see how the Yorubas will take over and create a model of a nation, instead of you from the East. You are even scared to go to your own land for anything. Oh! it is the Federal government. Then, what the hell did your governors do to improve your people. The slowpoke Kalu got some nerves to be writing in the Sun, and yet he was the governor of his state in the East, he has nothing to show for.


My advice to the Yoruba state in Nigeria is to start coming together regardless of party afflication and start running those states as a country. We know how to choose our leaders. We won’t have 1000’s contesting to lead. We also know how to tell our leaders to go to hell, if they don’t perform. Igbo people hate Nigeria, and that is why you would not see them fight for any civil rights. They are there to pillage the country.


Hey! a friend noted the other day that Igbos have been stashing their money abroad. They wanted to exploit every other areas in Nigeria before they pack back to their pigin holes, where they belong.

Utterly rubbish.

Am a Yoruba man. I have so many Igbos as very close friends. I am totally against the quoted viewpoint and it is very uncalled for.

Asha 80. i don't think we need that viewpoint here.

And this

chukwuma says:
January 13, 2010 at 1:57 pmWe can’t wait to see the day that the Yorubas will go for it. We have heard/read of the events that led to the crisis of 1964-67; where it all started and who have reaped the maximal rewards from the conflagration that followed. Sorry folks this time around the response from the s-east will be less altruistic

Gooooooood Moooorning Oduduwa!
What a 47 years nap you had!
Glad you have woken up and welcome back to reality but unfortuntely ONE NIGERIA you fought and shedded innocent blood to get, so ONE NIGERIA! you got and ONE NIGERIA you shall remain and no one is going anywhere so soon.

Even if anyone is going anywhere, it will definitely not be you. Your marriage with the north is still waxing strong.
Have you actually told your partner that you're thinking of divorce?
Because in Islamic marriages, they as the senior partner decide when it shall end. The junior partner has no say in it.

asha 80:

They are responses to some comments like these

simms says:
January 13, 2010 at 2:16 pmWho is actually objecting to Yorubans having their own state? Only a fool will waste a bullet or agitate against separate state for Yorubas. Yorubas in Nigeria have no values. They are wasting the economic, social and political progress of Nigeria. They are sucking the blood of Nigeria with their criminal activities both internally and externally.


Nigerian fought the Biafrans because they couldn’t grow another day without Biafrans. The have sacrificed a great deal to incoporate Ndigbo into Nigeria sphere and without Ndigbo, the economy of Nigeria today will stand still despite huge oil productions. These and many more are the reasons Nigerians don’t want Ndigbo to have their own state.


The Yorubas… well, the Yorubas can carve out their own state tomorrow if they are serious about it and I gurrantee you the streets of Kanu, Kaduna and Kastina will rejoice. The Hausa/Fulani will have one year holiday
and offer loudable praises to Allah for helping them get rid of the Yoruba leeches that have been sucking their blood since independence.
Let us face reality folks! Be honest with yourselves, what is it that the Yorubas offer Nigeria today?


Lagos is the only city that thrives in Yoruba land,  if really Lagos is in Yoruba land. Clearly, the reason Lagos thrives today is because of Ndigbo business operatives. So, my good Yoruba friends, feel free to carve your own state any time you want. I don’t see any meaningful Nigerian stopping you. Biafrans will support you. As a matter of fact, the rest of Nigeria will pay you handsome sum for you to go your separate ways. I am really suprised it is has taken you so long to realise your options. Have you guys finished looting Nigeria or have the Hausa/Fulani administrations locked the doors? Oh!,  I get your reason, access to banks have been disabled by the governor of central bank.


I shouldn’t wast too uch time on this issue. Those Yorubas asking for their own state are bunch of dreamers. However, dream or no dream, note that the Nigerians lost huge resources fighting the Biafrans because they knew and still know the worthy of Biafrans. Yorubas are not Biafrans in any way. Yorubas are not even close to Biafran wisdom, intelligence, resourcefulness, agression and prowness.


In my time, I saw how a notable Yoruba business man won a presidential election fair and square and the office of the presidency was openly taken away from him. All you Yorubas could do was to poo Amana you ate over night in your back yards. I honestly urge those Yorubans agitating for their own state to go and drink some hot milk and go back to sleep. You guys have been sleeping for over 50 yrs. Did you guys see Awolowo in your dreams?

So why did you disingenously post the comments from the Yoruba first without printing the comments that elicited the vitriol?

Eziachi:

Gooooooood Moooorning Oduduwa!
What a 47 years nap you had!
Glad you have woken up and welcome back to reality but unfortuntely ONE NIGERIA you fought and shedded innocent blood to get, so ONE NIGERIA! you got and ONE NIGERIA you shall remain and no one is going anywhere so soon.

Even if anyone is going anywhere, it will definitely not be you. Your marriage with the north is still waxing strong.
Have you actually told your partner that you're thinking of divorce?
Because in Islamic marriages, they as the senior partner decide when it shall end. The junior partner has no say in it.

Remember, those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. No one is innocent in Nigeria; so stop insinuating that some tribes are victims or innocent.

Katsumoto:

So why did you disingenously post the comments from the Yoruba first without printing the comments that elicited the vitriol?

I have not actually finished posting the comments there before you asked me whether they were a reponse to other posts.

It is just that i wanted peeps here to see what some matured nigerians are posting in a newspaper website

The committee was set up yesterday in Ibadan after a prolonged deliberation on how the Yoruba nation could get off the claws of its oppressors and have a remarkable progress.

you mean oppressors like gbega daniels and alao akala who happen to be yoruba?

I am Yoruba but dont want independence cause my wife is from Rivers state - where does that leave me?

asha 80:

I have not actually finished posting the comments there before you asked me whether they were a reponse to other posts.

It is just that i wanted peeps here to see what some matured nigerians are posting in a newspaper website

Ok, I get you now. Nigerians will not take their destinies in their own hands. Instead they go blaming everyone else. I tire for that country.

bawomolo:

you mean oppressors like gbega daniels and alao akala who happen to be yoruba?

i was wondering the same thing - bunch of spineless no good noisemakers with their bleaching governor - if adedibu had not passed on, ibadan would still be a madhouse.

all they know how to do is make noise and blame others - instead of getting thier house in order . elders my foot

blacksta:

I am Yoruba but dont want independence cause my wife is from Rivers state  - where does that leave me?

Requiring visas to go visiting your in-laws. If you don't like them, you can at least claim you were denied a visa.

On a serious note; those agitating for a new state are the corrupt leaders who no longer have any relevance in Nigeria and think that they will have some relevance in a Yoruba state.

blacksta:

I am Yoruba but dont want independence cause my wife is from Rivers state  - where does that leave me?

Same place it left Nigerians married to foreigners. That to me is the least of the problems.

My own concern is, how are we sure the same corrupt Yoruba people currently leading now (the Daniels & the Akalas of Yorubaland) will not be the one directing the affairs of a new Yoruba state?