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Editorial: Yoruba Historical Imperative by ooduapathfinder: 5:12am
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PDP’s Afenifere, through its reported Communique issued at the end of its Akure meeting has provided the Global Yoruba Nation with its historical imperative within the current political circumstances. It says: “The Yoruba nation is committed to a united and indivisible Nigeria based on the principle of justice, equity and rule of law with ample respect and understanding for cultural, religious and linguistic differences; we resolved to fully back and work for the reelection of President Goodluck Jonathan in the Presidential election as only this could guarantee the implementation of the Confab recommendation”
Two issues arise from this: on the one hand, the concept of the “Yoruba Nation” along with “justice, equity and rule of law” and on the other, canvassing support for Goodluck Jonathan based on his sole capability for implementation of the Confab recommendations.
When it referenced the “Yoruba Nation”—the question that immediately crops up is its definition since, according to Segun Mimiko, during his second term run for Governor of Ondo State, the Yoruba living outside Ondo State are considered as foreigners. If there was no “Yoruba nation” at that time, when did such a Nation come into being? Are those Yoruba foreigners part of this new-found Yoruba Nation? Or is it that Yoruba nationhood is dependent on political circumstances and not a reality in and of itself?
It goes on to say such a nation is committed to a “united and indivisible Nigeria based on the principle of justice, equity and rule of law.” This obviously implies that the authentic Yoruba Nation has forgotten that this PDP’s Afenifere itself, as well as Goodluck Jonathan, are serial violators of all of these.
For record purposes, these violations need to be repeated, for, being already in the public domain, there is no insult to our collective intelligence higher than what PDP’s Afenifere people are doing while hiding behind the mask of these principles.
Segun Mimiko was the promoter of 16>19 in the Governor’s Forum election; his changing over from his Labor Party into the PDP after the PDP had extensively rigged the Ekiti State election, which proof is now evident via the audio recording by one of its participants and where the PDP Governor not only beat up and harassed sitting judges but also tore up court records whilst also ending up with making 6>17 in the Ekiti State Assembly; it is also in the same Ekiti that a police officer detained the person of the Governor and also demeaned the office of the Governor by claiming “orders from above”; such that questions would be asked of the “rule of law” when a Constitutionally protected official is subjected to the whims and caprices of an official, who, ordinarily, is subject to existing Constitutional order which makes no provision for any “orders from above”.
Similar scenarios also played out in the State of Osun, with the ante being upped by the presence of Ijaw terrorists performing supposedly security duties on behalf of the PDP while the official security agencies looked the other way when they are not themselves terrorizing the people.
Furthermore, Goodluck Jonathan’s Presidency has continuously flouted the Constitution and rule of Law, not only in his treatment of Justice Salami, but also that of the then CBN Governor and recently, hiding behind security to violate the electoral laws of the land. Hence, on justice, equity and rule of law, the PDP in general and the Afenifere in particular, are as guilty as they come and they cannot now hypocritically proclaim their adherence to the values they had serially violated.
Goodluck Jonathan had made it a point of duty to negate all of what the Yoruba had historically lived by and promoted as a way of life, and doing so in an in-your-face manner and PDP’s Afenifere found these as necessary.
When Goodluck Jonathan, in the presence of Afenifere Elders, proclaimed that Nigeria does not need old people to run her affairs, these Elders kept mute, even when one of the existential paradigms of Yoruba People hinge on the concept of the mutuality of the old and the young in social advancement. Goodluck Jonathan has now also made a “promise” to create Cooperative Universities in Yorubaland, again, with the connivance of these Elders; when, even from their own experience, cooperative societies in Yorubaland had always been not only a product of, but an integral part of economic development which was negated when the general economic conditions in Nigeria became relegated to merely buying and selling which turned the cooperative societies into some sort of lending institutions. Even at that, such lending operates within the downward spiral of Nigeria’s economy which is now in tatters, such that a Cooperative University with no direct impact on economic productivity among the graduands is simply playing to the gallery.
PDP’s Afenifere based its support for Goodluck Jonathan on his supposed ability to implement the report of his National Conference yet, there is nothing in the Jonathan Conference recommendations that faintly resembles “True Federalism”; even as one of its leading members, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, stated that they went to the conference to play. A plaything has now become a historical necessity.
“ooduapathfinder” cannot find any recommendation in the report of Jonathan Conference that resembles True Federalism in any form. The report is a public document, which can be accessed here 2014 National Conference Report: www.premiumtimesng.com/…conference/…/National-Conference-2014- Report-August-2014-Table-of-Contents-Chapters-1-7.pdf)

[b] The authentic Yoruba Nation had always hinged its demand for Restructuring/True Federalism on what the Egbe Omo Oduduwa had earlier proclaimed as “the propagation of the ideal of a modern Yoruba State and Federal State of Nigeria through the agency of reliable persons who share our ideals”, which was further enunciated by the Yoruba Agenda, settled since 1994, as the “ pursuit of “True Federalism” with “the right of the Yoruba of Nigeria (living in Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo states and other yoruba kingdoms zones into other states) to live under a Regional government within the Federation of Nigeria. The Yoruba Region shall have the right to negotiate with other nationalities of Nigeria along the laid down principles of true federalism, justice and equity”.
But PDP’s Afenifere enumerated the following as its own conclusions from the Jonathan Conference, which it now wants us to support: “state police, state constitutions, zonal commissions etc” as if these constitute the essence of True Federalism. [/b]
ooduapathfinder” says that having a State Police is only a consequence and not the cause of True Federalism; especially when states in Nigeria depend almost entirely on central allocations to even pay their workers’ salaries and PDP’s Afenifere wants to saddle the same states with a police force when issues of fiscal federalism, resource control/derivation and devolution of powers are left to some imaginary “technical committee” to sort out.
The essence of Federalism is based on a Constituent generating its revenue while also being able to determine how such revenue is spent, which translates into such Constituents not being dependent on allocations from a center thereby making its economic and political outlay independent of that center which the Jonathan Conference did not even address.
PDP’s Afenifere turned Federalism on its head when it promoted the idea of states having their own constitutions as an achievement of the Jonathan Conference, when, by definition, a Federation implies that some entities have agreed to Federate–meaning those who wish to federate must, ab initio, determine what they are to give up for the sake of that Federation. A “federation” cannot therefore exist before the Constituents determine what they are to give up. The Constituents must first have their Constitutions or agreement on what they want to give up which will be the basis for negotiating a Federation.
If PDP’s Afenifere is now saying that there is a 1999 Constitution that needs to be amended for this to happen, such amendment must only recognize the existence of these Constituents, as a precondition, either as states/zones/Regions etc for these already exist; hence in the true spirit of Federalism, a “Federal” Constitution cannot mandate a Constituent Constitution, the violation which made PDP’s Afenifere promote the notion that there is need for a “zonal commission” in a Federal set-up; when, by definition, a Constituent Unit is already a political/economic contiguity that makes a “zonal commission” superfluous.
When PDP’s Afenifere therefore says it wants the Yoruba to support Jonathan because he will implement the recommendations, it is obvious, from the recommendations of the Conference, that Goodluck Jonathan is not in pursuit of “True Federalism” but the strengthening of his presidency contrary to established concepts of Federalism and PDP’s Afenifere has now formally turned everything the Yoruba had historically championed into its exact opposite; hence both PDP’s Afenifere as well as Goodluck Jonathan must be rejected at the polls. This is the historical imperative for the Yoruba Nation.

SammyHoe:
I have once said it Jonathan supporters have poor man's mentality, that's all

Nope I disagree.
I just think they are just incapable of functioning in an organised society beyond the clan level.
Also a substantial chunk cannot process information beyond this same.
It is easily proven by looking at the lack of criticism of their absolutely corrupt and uncaring politicians but they are keen to poke their nose elsewhere.

Swiftboy:
Am from the West and alot of us support Goodluck for continuity so wake up and smell the coffin... We Yoruba people are never fooled to believe Asiwaju and co's propaganda against our dynamic President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

I went through your post history and I can tell you are definitely not from the west. If they told you that you are, go and ask who'z d dada

Ikengawo:
Igbo discussions about their well being seldom includes federal government appointments and seats. At most a president can put one or two projects in a state of 6-7 million spread across tribes of 20-40 million. Let the SW and the North talk about their issues and you'll swear the president is also their governor, local government chairman and father.

Still not getting the message.

True and loose federalism
Resource control.
Regimental army
State police.
Separate elections

Essentially a looser form of what the British left. ND can have their oil and everybody else carry their cross.

By the way,
Obi is still using anambra' money to run fidelity

OneNaira6:
Only in Nigeria and possibly other west african countries is that considered "hot". Then again she's white. Anything white is hot in Nigerians wey dey naija eyes. Not really surprised. Colonization mentality.

listen to the retired prof of oyinbo babes here.
Name the country for Western Europe, we don sign their passport.We don even start construction for eastern Europe.
Nope it is not because she is white. That woman is a proper MILF. Remove the lack of exposure, white ladies are no different from black ones. Different temperament but essentially the same. Some of the local pick up lines even work
This is one fine woman.

Nice thighs,
Nice jugs.
Very Fit for her age
Foxy faced

Nothing to add.

OneNaira6:
I don't care if she's president or not. What brought me here is "hottest and sexiest", I clicked on it expecting to see someone that looks like a hot 40 or 50 something year old model instead I see an old spoiled mama being paraded around. How you go fit lie to pesin like this. Chei Tufiakwa for you

You see proper MILF come dey write this opata for here. You think say thorough bred be like women wey go just fat like that.
Two things make her attractive
1Grace
2 Power

Nice.
A well enlightened man can make his electoral choice by simply analysing the mindset,which led to the choice of a candidate's spouse.
In short, show me your wife and I will tell you the kind of person you are.

Jonathan out.
The Kings are definitely getting the message from the streets.
Jonathan is definitely not our idea of leader.

This video is the reason why we want odua states.
The intelligence quotient and civic consciousness of the SW is being diluted daily as a result of mass migration. These people cannot even express or understand the most basic of issues (whether to the left or right of the political spectrum). Something my 80 yrs old non western educated neighbour can fully express.
Personally, we do not need these types voting in our local elections.let them go and vote for obi, orji, dickson in their own states.
The same thing is seen here on nairaland. Well educated but incapable of processing information or internalising the most basic of values
A complete break from this nonsense whether from the north or south.

stebell:
Ask yourself one simple question. Where is OBJ the APC navigator today in Naija's politics.
#nowhere.

Obj has no electoral base in the SW and that is due to the citizens of the yoruba kingdoms wanting nothing to do with his pan nigerian ideology.
However obj has the international clout and the native intelligence needed to interact with traditional ruling elites ,businessmen and power brokers.

stebell:
Yu don't kno politics. It's not about strenght but brain.
If OBJ is that strong as yu claim, why is he being chased away by a Jonathan??

Look at the PDP in the South West, yu can't find OBJ boys again. The ones still remaining hav pledge their support for GEJ. So yu see it's not about being strong but having brains broda.

GEJ is the man.

Only goes to show you know nothing about civilisation.
Jonathan is a goner. A marked and isolated man without any international ally. If nigeria were to explode after the election, you can be sure of him spending time at The Hague.

That deadbeat conference is not acceptable to the Yorubas.
If you want to do a conference, let us start from 1960 with 3 regions .
Let start from there and start asking the question
who wants to stay?
who wants to go alone?
and who wants to join and go with others?

"Re-looted "

who is a progressive?

A progressive' goal is to secure the real and not nominal rule of the people.

I have argued many times that Nigeria lacks ideologies. The only people I can tag with an ideology is the upper echelon of lagos APC. They are in reality,centre right politicians otherwise known as conservatives. Nothing bad with that.
An individual like aregbesola is a leftists. Conservative in many ways but has earned the tight to be called a progressive with his policies .
On the other hand, most of the others are simply usual African crooks who should never have been anywhere near the seat of power. They are simply the usual African materialistic kleptomaniacs .
OKUNRUNMU IS DEFINITELY NOT A PROGRESSIVE.


Mr. J.A. Froude (100 years ago)

Two kinds of men… appear as leaders in time of change. … On one side there are the… men who have no confidence in the people—who have no passionate convictions—men who believe that all wholesome reforms proceed downward from the educated to the multitudes; who regard with contempt, qualified by terror, appeals to the popular conscience or to popular intelligence.

Opposite to these are the men of faith—and by faith I do not mean belief in dogmas, but belief in goodness, belief in justice, in righteousness.… They are not contented with looking for what may be useful or pleasant to themselves; they look by quite other methods for what is honorable, for what is good, for what is just. They believe that if they can find out that, then all hazards, in spite of all present consequences to themselves, that is to be preferred?

When the air is heavy with impostors, and men live only to make money,… and the kingdom of heaven is bought and sold, and all that is high and pure in man is smothered by corruption, fire of the same kind bursts out in higher natures with a fierceness which cannot be controlled; and confident in truth and right, they call fearlessly on the seven thousand in Israel who have not bowed the knee to Baal to rise and stand by them.

They do not ask whether those whom they address have wide knowledge of history or science or philosophy; they ask rather that they shall be honest, that they shall be brave.… They know well that conscience is no exceptional privilege of the great or the cultivated, that to be generous and unselfish is no prerogative of rank or intellect.

slimfit1:
This man is now launching council chairman projects disgusting.

Didinrin
Correction:
This man is building institutions.
Not stadiums,Convention centres,Hotels and other crap.
Institutions of governance

Let us put the baggage aside,Agbaje talks a good games but governing goes beyond that. He has no stake in PDP and he's simply riding the back of a convict, a thug and useless semi-literate former minister of works.
Making a decision is much more deeper than who is more likable.
More over there is an established "technocratic" governing structure in lagos APC,the like of which has not been replicated in Nigeria.

Left to the FG and PDP, lagos would have become another borno.
If you want to compare the FG and the LASG, pay a visit to the FG owned national stadium and the LASG owned teslim balogun stadium.

The order.

1) his no 1 weakness is Patience.
2) the epicentre of corruption is madueke
3) the self serving egomaniac apkabio
4) the incompetent Iweala
5) the hungry rats in the villa (omokri, abati, maku,Okupe)

The clown is disgracing the country all over the place.

Even better.
Come and help us govern nigeria

Fear is catching him.

If you want to address idiotz, you treat them like morons.

Nice trolling

With the way things are going, next time they will get their wish.
Their next endorsements will be on a presidential election happening in onitsha.

kingviny:
Before Sanusi Lamido left the throne of CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria) dollar was stable at around 160. The new CBN governor and the Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy (CME) seem clueless on how to tackle this free fall of our national currency, the Naira. These duo controls the monetary and fiscal instruments of this economy yet they cannot save the naira which has now fallen to its worst in the history of Nigeria.

When America predicted that this economy and as it were, the country will go down in 2015 many people thought that the Americans were speaking in tongues. These guys knew the economic coup detat they were going to stage with their Shale oil technology. Like a game of Chess, they knew when they were going to checkmate OPEC so as to force the price of oil down from $115 to $50. They knew that this was going to have adverse effect on a country like Nigeria whose main source of income is oil. Coupled with the do or die politics being practised at this clime, the year 2015 was predicted scientifically to be the year the chicken might come home to roast!

Now, every predictions from reliable sources are supposed to be taken seriously so as to avert the dooms day. But did our leaders do anything about it?
Starting from the president(GEJ) and his economic wiseacres, nothing concrete was done! Instead, we the Nigerian people have to now grapple with a devalued currency.

The implication of this devaluation for a country that is dependent on imports in layman term means HIGHER COST on many goods and services. For an impoverished society with little or no middle class, who is going to be able to afford buying these products? and if products are not sold, salaries would not be paid . . . staff will be laid off (UN-EMPLOYMENT) ... embargo will be placed on employment and the fate of millions who are un-employed or under-employed will be hanging (POVERTY).

The Americans saw these coming in an election year that was why they made that prediction.

Our leaders are not doing anything about this, shall we continue to fold our hands while the country continue to go down the drain?

A call for the removal of the GCBN and the CME should have rented the air by now if it was in a progressive and a no-nonsense country! but we are so docile in Nigeria. We dont follow our government closely to ensure we get value for our money. Resilience is the mother of frustration! Proactiveness is the father of Progress. These virtues are the dividing line between a developing and a developed country.

Nigerians! let us be proactive so that we can rescue this nation before we all go down with it!

If you want the governor of CBN and the Minister of the Economy to be removed from office asap, please click LIKE and SHARE this lamentations of a concerned Nigerian.

Your CBN governor is busy awarding contracts to himself

Abacha and gbagbo did more than this.
Where are they today?

Nice write up but I will deviate from that children of anger thingie.
The reason for the problem is, believing in the fairly tales from those 2 book ( Koran and the bible) and not having the internal mechanisms to counter the harmful effects of the 2 religions.
Western education equips you with those mechanisms and if you develop further into the highest level of enlightenment, you will simply forsake religion altogether.
It is almost the same method the prosperity pastors used to make fools part with their money.
what you get.
Their illness is because of evil spirits and not because of all the fatty foot and salt they have been eating, the exhaust fumes they have been breathing in traffic or the lack of exercise.

Their lack of job is because of their evil step mom and not because of the thieving politicians they vote for.

Those two religions and the way they are practiced are the reasons why Africans at home,are hardly contributing anything to science and technology.
Today, we contribute nada.

Rawani:
Neither do you, apparently

I do.
You are putting out propaganda and distorting the reasons for the educational backwardness of the north.
Allowing you to go scot free means that,many children will be denied their basic rights in the future. A few glossy picture does not right a fundamental wrong. One of the most brilliant student I have ever met was the son of a northern elite. However the most educationally disadvantaged people you will ever meet are the children of Northern masses.

Rawani:
Every factor you itemized is applicable to all regions of Nigeria (except no. 5 which is total hogwash), while I'm addressing the peculiarity of the northern situation. Wouldn't mentioning those factors imply that the reason other regions have higher literacy levels is because of the absence of corruption, selfishness, shortsightedness and lack of competent leadership which is an absolute fallacy? The peculiarities are being addressed because the northern situation is peculiar in this country.

You still don't get it.

Rawani:
Your observations are appreciated, I agree Pa Awolowo contributed immensely to the spread of education in the south, and I respect him a lot for that. What points were not clear to you particularly?

Why are you attributing the problem to social problem like population, settlement pattern, neglect when in actual fact, you can put it simply as,

1 selfishness of Northern leaders
2 corruption
3 shortsightedness
4 lack of competent leadership
5 The feudal relationship between the northern elites and the masses.
6 The overbearing use of a foreign religion to regulate life in an historically animist African society.

Senegal and Mali are Muslim countries. They are also poorer and rural. All your reasons seem not to be stopping them from getting educated.
I remember during Obasanjo' s first term,when yerima spent the allocation from education fund on buying cars and okada.
Like someone said, the poverty rates in Nigerian states and all the other bad indices of development,is a measure of how corrupt and misgoverned that place is.
The north is not poor by any means.in fact the north is rich. Adamawa state alone in the hands of an average technocrat can be turned into a paradise without oil revenues.
This summary comes from northerners themselves.
Thave not even started yet considering the fact that messing with teachers alone,can make you lose elections elsewhere.
Aminu kano and babarabe musa tried but they were frustrated because their socialist ideals were was an anathema to the northern ruling elites.

Umaru dikko said, " why are you spending money on educating these people when there are no jobs?