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Yoruba Union Lambasts Tinubu Over Hardship, Insecurity: 'Aso Rock Not Your Family House, Forget About 2027'

The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, also known as the Yoruba Union, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the escalating insecurity and worsening economic hardship in the country.

In a statement issued on Monday by its Convener, Olusola Badero, and released by the Home Director, Princess Balogun, the Union accused the Tinubu-led government of neglecting its core responsibilities to the people, declaring that “Aso Rock is not his family house.”

The group expressed deep concern over the growing level of poverty in the region and the alarming increase in the number of out-of-school children.

It attributed the situation to harsh economic policies and the persistent devaluation of the naira, which have made life unbearable for millions and choked the survival of small-scale businesses.

“The South West, like other regions, is groaning under severe hardship,” the statement read.

“Families can barely afford food, and our schools are emptying out as parents struggle to meet basic needs. What hope is left for the common man?”

The Yoruba Union also condemned the deteriorating security situation, citing the recent abduction of seven farmers by suspected Fulani gunmen in Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Badero recounted how the armed men stormed the community while the victims were harvesting palm fruits, attacked them, and whisked them away into the forest.

Calling for urgent action from the federal government, the group emphasised that Nigeria belongs to all its citizens and not to any one individual or group.

“People voted for leadership, not monarchy. “It is time for the government to stop behaving as though the presidency is a family inheritance.”

“Imagine a country where people live from hand to mouth. Kidnappers demanded a ransom—initially N100 million—which was later reduced to N20 million. Yet, the victims could only manage to raise N5 million.

“They were eventually released in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, last Wednesday night after the kidnappers collected the N5 million and some food items," the union said.

The union described the situation as unfortunate, criticising the Tinubu-led government, which had promised to tackle insecurity during the campaign but has so far failed.

Yoruba Union added that insecurity in the South West has worsened significantly.

According to the union, President Tinubu should not bother contesting the 2027 elections, stating that his track record has proven he is incapable of managing the affairs of Nigeria, contrary to the promises he made before becoming president.

“President Bola Tinubu should understand by now that Aso Rock is not his family home. Nigerians are tired of his gimmicks. His economic policies have crippled businesses and sent many to their early graves. People in the South West have not felt any positive impact from his leadership. Instead, they are faced with intimidation, harassment, and the arbitrary arrest of journalists and critics to suppress dissenting voices.”

Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá also raised the alarm over the infiltration of Kwara South by suspected Fulani gunmen, particularly in Ifelodun, Irepodun, Isin, and Ekiti local government areas.

“Kidnapping has become a lucrative business. Armed Fulani herdsmen with AK-47 rifles have taken over the South West, turning the region into a kidnapping hub.
“Despite Tinubu’s anti-people policies, our people can no longer sleep with both eyes closed. They are afraid to go to their farms or travel on major highways due to fear of attack by armed Fulani gunmen who strike at will.”
“Enough is enough. Nigeria is not a banana republic. Human lives are sacred. Tinubu remains unconcerned and disconnected from the suffering of ordinary people. His only focus appears to be the 2027 elections.”

“As an organisation with presence across the globe, we condemn the current state of affairs and call on President Tinubu to forget about his 2027 ambition. No genuine and concerned son or daughter of the Yoruba race will vote for him again," the union added.

[/i]"Now, we come to the ‘sophisticated’ South-West, and to a great extent, the South-South. I wept for Yorubaland! The regioen proved to be the most unfortunate group in the ‘protest’, which ensured that everything about the hunger in the land is as a result of the ‘hatred’ for Tinubu!

I feel so ashamed each time I come across the state-sponsored narratives that have emanated from the South-West over this ‘protest’. Again, the pro-government groups and individuals in the South-West have also shown that Nigeria is a superglued nation! [/i]

For many of these ‘Hallelujah’ groups, it doesn’t matter if Tinubu performs in office or not as long as it is a Yoruba man that is there! They don’t care if or not their man would be leaving behind any legacy.

These are the set of people (very many of them hungry and beggarly), who have taken the “Èmilókán” campaign to a level that no matter how fatuous a government policy is, as long it is Tinubu that initiated it, ‘all true sons and daughters of Yorubaland’ must embrace it!

To them, with that kind of thinking faculty, the hunger in the land is because people lost elections. The inability of farmers to go to their farms because of farmers’/herders’ clashes can be traced to election losers. The floating of the Naira, poor economic policies of the government and the extravagance at all levels of government is all about 2027. Pity!

Tunmise40:
Am not sure this news is true. Anyways I still have Hope concerning this country

Racoon:
Hehehe! Nobody is calling for Yoruba Ronu rhetorics anymore. Unprecedented pain, anguish, hardship and suffering have reset the brain of many now. Meanwhile Tinubu NL over to unu.

Samsyne:
Lol don't worry u will be renewing your hope everyday

LagosOrigin:
Lobatan

Even his brothers and sisters are calling him wicked and heartless president.

PlasmaTV:
When sensible Yoruba people were telling y'all not to vote this govt, we were called all sorts of names. Now, water don pass garri. Lololol.

Putinofrussia:
PDP paid Yoruba group you meant to say.
There are always Judases...

Ritchiee:
Nigeria was borrowing money to pay for fuel subsidy and defending fx.
When Buhari had problem borrowing,he printed 30 trillion naira,after he exhausted that,they use fuel to borrow money for 5 years.
Meanwhile,ASUU went on strike for 8 months because there was no money to pay them,workers,pensioners,doctors etc were owed money,airlines were owed $7 billion, Nigeria and states were going bankrupt and a load of other ills.
If it went on like that,it would have been worse than this and it might even end in another civil war.
A lot of people were stealing the little oil we were producing...powerful people in govt and out of govt and their cohorts.
It would be a battle for the fittest.
Now,according to FITCH ratings,Poor's ratings,World Bank,IMF...Tinubu has grown the economy (but not felt by the masses ).
Tinubu has paid off the $7billion,paid off IMF more than $3 billion he met on ground etc.

The pain we are going through is what is called transition pain that has eased than last year and it will get better.
Rome was not built in a day.
Go and write it down,before 2027,there will be prosperity for Nigerians.
The key word is a little patience.
For your information,Nigeria's fuel still remains one of the cheapest in Africa.
Previous govts tied our lives to fuel,reason any little hike in price will seem as if the world is ending.
That has stopped. Prosperity is here...soonest.

The United States of America's debt has ballooned to $36.7 trillion, and out of desperation, the U.S. Government is accepting donations from citizens to reduce its indebtedness. The United Kingdom is facing a debt crisis that has seen its budget deficit hit £20.7 billion, and its debt level is now the second highest on record. And the biggest economy in Europe, Germany, is grappling with a €118.8 billion budget deficit.

Meanwhile, in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has reduced our national debt from the $113.7 billion he inherited from General Buhari to $97.1 billion today.

This is even as he is building the two largest road infrastructure in Nigeria's history, the 1068 kilometre Illela-Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, costing ₦13 trillion, and the 750 kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, priced at ₦15 trillion.

Yes, there are still challenges here and there, but Nigeria has made significant progress under Tinubu. And the world is noticing. This is why more countries are granting Nigeria's passport visa-free access, leading to the latest Henley Passport Index upgrading Nigeria's passport from the 97th strongest under General Buhari to the 88th most powerful passport on Earth today.

Tunmise40:
chicken wey never die go still chop corn. Na our elders talk am for my language

Samsyne:
If hunger reach stage 3 body antibodies will reduce Nd the chicken will contract Newcastle disease which will lead to rigormotis (death) Nd that's d excuse u guys gave PMB . In d name of let's be patient let's have hope that's how I discovered some people are made to suffer Nd u can't redeem them