₦airaland Forum

Northern politicians like former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai who had defended, or at least had no problems with, Muhammadu Buhari’s never-before-seen provincialism (and who probably hated me for calling it out at the time) used my column as a crutch to get even with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
I am returning to the issue because I felt compelled to clarify an important aspect of last week’s piece.

A trusted older friend pointed out that Bayo Ojulari, who is rumored to be Tinubu’s pick to succeed Mele Kyari as head of the NNPC, is not merely a Yoruba man but a Yoruba northerner from southern Kwara State. This distinction fundamentally alters the narrative.

Had I known this earlier, I would not have written the column as I did. I have no desire to perpetuate the regressive, ethnocentric narratives that gained prominence during Olusegun Obasanjo’s presidency where the North was invidiously dichotomized into a “core” and a “periphery.”

Northern identity, as historically defined, transcends ethnicity, religion, or geography within the former Northern Region. It is a shared geo-political and cultural construct.

A northerner is anyone from the former Northern Region irrespective of ethnicity, religion, or location within the region. Being a northerner requires nobody’s approval and isn’t invalidated by anybody’s disapproval.

Prof Kperogi

Flip flopping ,quota system, Atiku.u lackey should take several seats

There's nothing like Yorubanization in the NNPCL

He is still a Yoruba man now,so the yorubanization still stands
Make una Dey whine una self

agadez007:
He is still a Yoruba man now,so the yorubanization still stands
Make una Dey whine una self

I'm not even a Yoruba person, but does NNPCL belong to the North? Oil una no get. Every time tribe. During Buhari's government, most of you were silent.

Me sef de disappointed with Tinubu on this NNPC

Buhari practically turned NNPC into HausafulaniKanuri Muslim Asset Ltd. So I expect Tinubu to do same with Yoruba Igbos and Niger Deltans

Agbadorian na movement.

The registration form go soon finish

ElderAdeniran:
Do you want to work for the presidency? Hurry up ok.

Mynd44
Seun
Oam4j
Nlfpmod
Mukina
Dominique
Fergie001

Kindly assist with the notorious NL troller derailing threads

TooMuchStuff:
Me sef de disappointed with Tinubu on this NNPC

Buhari practically turned NNPC into HausafulaniKanuri Muslim Asset Ltd. So I expect Tinubu to do same with Yoruba Igbos and Niger Deltans

After Reno Omokri gave you the complete lists, you still talking ignorantly.

Bobloco
Frigga13
In sifia pains.

So Kwarans are no longer Yorubas? Did the Fulani ruling class in kwara fulanize them too? LoL

TooMuchStuff:
Me sef de disappointed with Tinubu on this NNPC

Buhari practically turned NNPC into HausafulaniKanuri Muslim Asset Ltd. So I expect Tinubu to do same with Yoruba Igbos and Niger Deltans

Please remove igbo from your write-up.

Igbo never supported Tinubu presidency and they didn't hide it. So they are expected to be at the BG (background) in Tinubu's appointment.

It's pure logic nau.

Agbadorogi has spoken