₦airaland Forum

Dudu_Negro: Everytime Uwazuke ask his people to relocate home, they end up in Lagos and Ibadan instead of Iboland. This ought to tell Ibos that Yoruba hold the carrots to your survival in Nigeria. Fulani kill and drive you away from Hausaland, your Iboland reject you, and you end up in the only land in Nigeria with cream and honey -Yorubaland. What does that tell you? You are at the mercy of our continued goodwill. Be content and give grace to Oduduwa and his descendants.

shymmex: It shows you're not a good student, and I doubt you're educated..

A good student will do a critical review of the article, and argue against the points raised by the guy who wrote the article...

Posting an irrelevant article from a stupid Mallam, whose point of view is more political than factual - with no correlation with title is just stupid.

When it seemed Sani Abacha was sympathetic to Abiola, the South-West supported his take-over. He was in fact invited by a prominent NADECO member to take over in a published letter shortly before the event. Even though Abiola had won the elections in the North, the North was blamed for its annulment. When Abdulsalam Abubakar started his transition, the Yoruba political leadership through NADECO presented a memorandum on a Government of National Unity that showed complete disrespect for the intelligence and liberties of other Nigerians.

[size=18pt]The Yoruba elite were the first, in 1962, to attempt a violent overthrow of an elected government in this country. In 1966, it was the violence in the West which provided an avenue for the putsch of 15th January. After Chief Awolowo lost to Shagari in 1983 elections, it was the discontent and bad publicity in the South-West which led to the Buhari intervention.[/size]

Subsequently, they formed a tribal party which failed to meet minimum requirements for registration, but was registered all the same to avoid the violence that was bound to follow non-registration, given the area-boy mentality of South-West politicians. Having rejected an Obasanjo candidacy and challenged the election as a fraud in court, we now find a leading member of the AD in the government, a daughter of an Afenifere leader as Minister of State, and Awolowo´s daughter as Ambassador, all appointed by a man who won the election through fraud.

shymmex: This is about the ethnic relations in Southern Nigeria, and the article was written by a CONCERNED and NEUTRAL southerner - why spam the thread with what an Islamic gworo chewing mallam thinks?

Stick to the topic, mate.

In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, as mentioned by Balarabe Musa, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude.

Instead of leading a path of reconciliation and strong appreciation, the Yoruba have embarked on short-sighted triumphalism, threatening other "nationalities" that they ( who after all lost the election) will protect Obasanjo ( who was forced on them). No less a person than Bola Ige has made such utterances.

When an AD governor, Bola Tinubu, swears to a false affidavit that he attended an Ivy League University which he did not attend, we hear excuses.

shymmex: ^^^^Who cares about what a mallam thinks?

A Southern has spoken, embrace the truth.

[size=18pt]Yorubas are the Problem with Nigeria - By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi[/size]

http://elombah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=57%3Asanusi-lamido-sanusi&id=868%3Ayorubas-are-the-problem-with-nigeria-by-sanusi-lamido-sanusi&Itemid=65

In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, as mentioned by Balarabe Musa, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude.

i. The Yoruba elite and area-boy politics;
ii. Igbo marginalisation and the responsible limits of retribution; and
iii. The Yoruba Factor and "Area-boy" Politics.

See also The Adulteress' Diary by Lamido Sanusi

My views on the Yoruba political leadership have been thoroughly articulated in some of my writings, prime among which was " Afenifere: Syllabus of Errors" published by This Day (The Sunday Newspaper) on Sept 27, 1998. There was also an earlier publication in the weekly Trust entitled " The Igbo, the Yoruba and History" (Aug. 21, 199cool.
In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, as mentioned by Balarabe Musa, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude.
The Yoruba elite were the first, in 1962, to attempt a violent overthrow of an elected government in this country. In 1966, it was the violence in the West which provided an avenue for the putsch of 15th January. After Chief Awolowo lost to Shagari in 1983 elections, it was the discontent and bad publicity in the South-West which led to the Buhari intervention.
When Buhari jailed UPN governors like Ige and Onabanjo, the South-Western press castigated that good government and provided the right mood for IBB to take over power. As soon as IBB cleared UPN governors of charges against them in a politically motivated retrial, he became the darling of the South-West. When IBB annulled the primaries in which Adamu Ciroma and Shehu Yar Adua emerged as presidential candidates in the NRC and SDP, he was hailed by the South-West. When the same man annulled the June 12, 1993 elections in which Abiola was the front-runner, the South-West now became defenders of democracy.

When it seemed Sani Abacha was sympathetic to Abiola, the South-West supported his take-over. He was in fact invited by a prominent NADECO member to take over in a published letter shortly before the event. Even though Abiola had won the elections in the North, the North was blamed for its annulment. When Abdulsalam Abubakar started his transition, the Yoruba political leadership through NADECO presented a memorandum on a Government of National Unity that showed complete disrespect for the intelligence and liberties of other Nigerians.


Subsequently, they formed a tribal party which failed to meet minimum requirements for registration, but was registered all the same to avoid the violence that was bound to follow non-registration, given the area-boy mentality of South-West politicians. Having rejected an Obasanjo candidacy and challenged the election as a fraud in court, we now find a leading member of the AD in the government, a daughter of an Afenifere leader as Minister of State, and Awolowo´s daughter as Ambassador, all appointed by a man who won the election through fraud.

Meanwhile, nothing has been negotiated for the children of Abiola, the focus of Yoruba political activity. In return for these favours, the AD solidly voted for Evan Enwerem as Senate President. This is a man who participated in the two-million- man March for Abacha´s self-succession. He also is reputed to have hosted a meeting of governors during IBB´s transition, demanding that June 12 elections should never be de-annulled and threatening that the East would go to war if this was done. When Ibrahim Salisu Buhari was accused of swearing to a false affidavit, the Yoruba political elite correctly took up the gauntlet for his resignation.

When an AD governor, Bola Tinubu, swears to a false affidavit that he attended an Ivy League University which he did not attend, we hear excuses.

For so many years, the Yoruba have inundated this country with stories of being marginalised and of a civil service dominated by northerners through quota system. The Federal Character Commission has recently released a report which shows that the South-West accounts for 27.8% of civil servants in the range GL08 to GL14 and a full 29.5% of GL 15 and above. One zone out of six zones controls a full 30% of the civil service leaving the other five zones to share the remaining 70%. We find the same story in the economy, in academia, in parastatals.

Yet in spite of being so dominant, the Yoruba complained and complained of marginalization. Of recent, in recognition of the trauma which hit the South-West after June 12, the rest of the country forced everyone out of the race to ensure that a South-Westerner emerged, often against the best advice of political activists.

Instead of leading a path of reconciliation and strong appreciation, the Yoruba have embarked on short-sighted triumphalism, threatening other "nationalities" that they ( who after all lost the election) will protect Obasanjo ( who was forced on them). No less a person than Bola Ige has made such utterances.

To further show that they were in charge, they led a cult into the Hausa area of Sagamu, murdered a Hausa woman and nothing happened. In the violence that followed, they killed several Hausa residents, with Yoruba leaders like Segun Osoba, reminding Nigerians of the need to respect the culture of their host communities. This would have continued were it not for the people of Kano who showed that they could also create their own Oro who would only be appeased through the shedding of innocent Yoruba blood.

I say all this, to support Balarabe Musa´s statement, that the greatest problem to nation-building in Nigeria are the Yoruba Bourgeoisie. I say this also to underscore my point that until they change this attitude, no conference can solve the problems of Nigeria. We cannot move forward if the leadership of one of the largest ethnic groups continues to operate, not like statesmen, but like common area boys.
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By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

The_Matrix: @point B: Must have missed that, will send it to Oxford, Chamber's and Encyclopaedia ASAP

ekwah: I think what some people have forgotten is that there are more than three tribes in Nigeria. The north is not made up of only Hausas/Ibos/Yorubas and besides I see Uwazurike's call as very unreasonable. It's easy to ask people to leave the north but it's not practical. So many southerners have already been established up there for a loooong time now. People have come and had families, businesses, built houses (life is cheaper up there) and soo many other things. You can't just pack and leave all what you have been doing for decades now u know. Will Uwazurike provide jobs for the relocating families or schools for the kids or even houses for them. It's not as simple as people see it and believe me Nigerians have become more inter-woven with each other such that a separation of this nation can only be mentioned on paper.Think about all the different inter-tribal marriages that have happened between Southerners and people from Tribes like Idoma, Igala,Jukun, Tiv,natives of Jos, Gombe,, Bauchi, Niger and a lot other people. Uwazurike and many other people are treating this case as if it was just black and white, which is just wrong.

koruji: There is nothing like a failed region, only FAILED NATIONS.

NIGERIA FAILED LONG AGO, in 1914 to be precise.

jamace: Let me quickly add also that the judiciary is the weak link in the fight against corruption.

We know that the anti-corruption agencies are not doing enough in the fight against corruption, but the few cases charged to courts never see the light of day. Sadly, too, the judiciary is has become even more corrupt than accused persons brought before it, as the judges award sentences based on highest bidder favouritism.

The judiciary must wake up in the discharge of its duties.

9ja_I_hail: PointB God Bless you brother.I just came to reply OAM4J but after reading your respond to him i think i need to chill meanwhile thy have done the right thing though they did the right thing late but still after set and done it was done.

Thank OAm4j for response bu you need to be ready to take responsiblities and stop venting your anger on anyone because you accepted to serve the public willingly,if GEJ react like this you wouldn't have take it lightly with him.

afam4eva: You see, that's where the egalitarian nature of Igbos and easterners helps. If we had demi-gods as leaders in the east, don't you think the east would have been like north. In the east, it's every man for himself. I think that has helped us a lot but it also has it's drawback which is evident in the political climate of Nigeria.

@topic,

I do not subscribe to the suggestion that 'normal' christian should attack 'normal' Muslims. But I do understand there is a group of radicals who called themselves - Akhwat Akwop! Now this group is not affiliated with any known Christian groups (they are not a member of CAN), and are no way doing what they are doing in the name of Christ.

As such, if Akhwat Akwop decided to go on a mosque bombing spree on fridays, salah celebration, or attack any Muslim gathering, etc, does that imply that Christians are attacking Muslims? The answer is no.

So what happened in Kaduna, the base of Akhwat Akwop, is simply reverse Boko Haram! As Muslims denies association with Boko Haram while some Muslims (who of course are not acting in the name of Islam) provide support, so also should Christians deny association with Akhwat Akwop. Any Christian who provide tactical support for Akhwat Akwop, is doing so in the interest of himself, his family/relative, or neighborhood (which is very understandable). But let us 'Christians' desist from claiming responsibility for attacked carried out by Akhwat Akwop!

afam4eva: Islam [/b]also played it's own part in keeping the north uneducated.

ilugunboy: When you make the strategic blunder of packing all your brightest..not so brightest and royal blood into the military..at the expense of proper formal education in the hope that the Military party will last for ever...without an alternative plan B.....you get the kind of confusion that has enveloped the North.

afam4eva: For some strange reasons, i think Northerners found it more difficult to get formal education unlike their southern counterparts. So, to a greater extent, i think their leaders should be blamed for the most part.

afam4eva: Failed? Where they ever the opposite or something close?

The north blew away their opportunity to be counted amongst developed regions because of the greediness that most of their leaders possess. Despite the fact that they've ruled this nation for over 30 years in an authoritative fashion, they did not deem it fit to put their region in order and right now because they've lost the mantle of leadership, they're busy spilling the blood of innocent Nigerians.

OAM4J: Am not angry, dunno where you and PointB found anger in my response. I was only explaining. Would you have preferred I Ignore you and let you wait till Admin and Supermod responsible for home page reply you or simply respond with "I am not responsible for home page topic"?

And what has GEJ got to do with all these? Anyways lets move on.

Cheers!

Kumalia regretted the failure of leadership to address these challenges, resulting in the rapid decline in standard of human dignity and capital development, adding that, “the worst affected include our women, children and the elderly.

blacksta: Mr Beaf - abeg post that your famous Saharareport picture " the one with man with talking drum replicated twice " lol