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It's a promise, fine with that. Better than PDP and Galadima already bribing voters ahead of time

He should react to this photo of Galadima giving bribe to voters first. Hypocrite!

modath:
Another point to note is that only South East people are on the Antagonistic Vendetta Bus, Every other part of the Nation is on the Next Level train...

I said it yesterday, only the SE have refused to move on from Jona's defeat and are crying more than the bereaved:

Queseda:
With what I have seen with the turnout for APC across the federation, only the SE will be left behind on our march to the next level. Even the SS people came out in their numbers to receive our Mr Incorruptible, the showings in Rivers and Bayelsa today have further reaffirmed our earlier position that Buhari's re-election is a forgone conclusion.

With what I have seen with the turnout for APC across the federation, only the SE will be left behind on our march to the next level. Even the SS people came out in their numbers to receive our Mr Incorruptible, the showings in Rivers and Bayelsa today have further reaffirmed our earlier position that Buhari's re-election is a forgone conclusion.

We will be setting a bad precedence for generations to come when they get to know a certain man sold national assets, used the proceeds to enrich himself, and 12years later came to vie for the highest office in the land, and still won the election (God forbid). This will suggest to future generations you can do anything and get away with it.
It is an insult on the sensibility of all well-meaning Nigerians for any party to present an individual with such records as its candidate for any elective position. The choices we make today will go a long way to determining our future. Vote wisely

We are not serious as a people in this country, that's why people with questionable past like IBB can lend their voices to issues of national discuss and expect people to make news out of it. It's simply because there are no consequences for whatever actions people must have taken while in power.
That said, we will be setting a bad precedence for generations to come when they get to know a certain man sold national assets, used the proceeds to enrich himself, and 12years later came to vie for the highest office in the land, and still won the election (God forbid). This will suggest to future generations you can do anything and get away with it.
It is an insult on the sensibility of all well-meaning Nigerians for any party to present an individual with such records as its candidate for any elective position. The choices we make today will go a long way to determining our future. Vote wisely

In geology, it is said that the past is the key to the future. I wonder why Alh Atiku is not compaigning with his past records in office as a customs officer and a Vice-president. All we hear is what he will do if elected, he never mentions what he did in the past to make him worthy of our votes. Its of no surprise because he himself is not proud of his past, which is an indication to what he would do if given another opportunity. Even the Buhari you all love to hate speaks of his past achievements- he built 3 of the 4 refineries, constructed the network of petroleum pipelines across the country, and so on. I ask you Atikulooters to tell us his past achievements(verifiable) in office that will make anyone want to vote for him

In geology, it is said that the past is the key to the future. I wonder why Alh Atiku is not compaigning with his past records in office as a customs officer and a Vice-president. All we hear is what he will do if elected, he never mentions what he did in the past to make him worthy of our votes. Its of no surprise because he himself is not proud of his past, which is an indication to what he would do if given another opportunity. Even the Buhari you all love to hate speaks of his past achievements- he built 3 of the 4 refineries, constructed the network of petroleum pipelines across the country, and so on. I ask you Atikulooters to tell us his past achievements(verifiable) in office that will make anyone want to vote for him

In geology, it is said that the past is the key to the future. I wonder why Alh Atiku is not compaigning with his past records in office as a customs officer and a Vice-president. All we hear is what he will do if elected, he never mentions what he did in the past to make him worthy of our votes. Its of no surprise because he himself is not proud of his past, which is an indication to what he would do if given another opportunity. Even the Buhari you all love to hate speaks of his past achievements- he built 3 of the 4 refineries, constructed the network of petroleum pipelines across the country, and so on. I ask you Atikulooters to tell us his past achievements(verifiable) in office that will make anyone want to vote for him

Lol...all I see here is a lot of youth running amock and relishing on all sorts of misinformation just to feel good. I will however add a note of caution because whether you like it or not, 2019 is settled and Buhari has been returned elected. The earlier you realise this, the better for you all, else I see a lot of you dying of heart attack due to high expectations.

Is anyone surprised PDP have been crying wolf when there's none? Well, the reason is not far-fetched, PDP have been deprived access to our treasury they so much love to plunder for 4years now, that's what they live for, nothing more. It's like trying to wean a baby off breastmilk, the baby will cry at every little thing, that's what the criminal elements in PDP have been doing. PDP risks going into extinction if they lose again this year because Wike will no longer bankroll the party given the treatment meted out to his candidate (Tambuwal) at the party primaries, so they're doing everything possible to win this election, or sink the whole country if they lose out; I'm miffed that El-Rufai played into their hands with his unguarded statement, little wonder they quickly issued a threat to withdraw from the peace pact Atiku grudgingly signed earlier, they never wanted any peace ab initio. It's a battle to save the party from going extinct, and not a battle to save Nigeria as they want gullible minds to believe.
Buhari may be showing signs of age but it's never enough reason to let PDP come anywhere near our treasury again. A vote for PDP is a vote for retrogression, vote wisely my people

Is anyone surprised PDP have been crying wolf when there's none? Well, the reason is not far-fetched, PDP have been deprived access to our treasury they so much love to plunder for 4years now, that's what they live for, nothing more. It's like trying to wean a baby off breastmilk, the baby will cry at every little thing, that's what the criminal elements in PDP have been doing. PDP risks going into extinction if they lose again this year because Wike will no longer bankroll the party given the treatment meted out to his candidate (Tambuwal) at the party primaries, so they're doing everything possible to win this election, or sink the whole country if they lose out; I'm miffed that El-Rufai played into their hands with his unguarded statement, little wonder they quickly issued a threat to withdraw from the peace pact Atiku grudgingly signed earlier, they never wanted any peace ab initio. It's a battle to save the party from going extinct, and not a battle to save Nigeria as they want gullible minds to believe.
Buhari may be showing signs of age but it's never enough reason to let PDP come anywhere near our treasury again. A vote for PDP is a vote for retrogression, vote wisely my people

Why should any sane person take the endorsement and judgement of people who have continuously exhibited the following traits, as an interest in building a better Nigeria:
-people who rejoice on hearing the news of killings of fellow Nigerians by herdsmen or Boko Haram
-people who are never happy on hearing any positive news about the the country, they would rather call it propaganda
-people who were, as recently as two years ago, were hell-bent on dividing the country
-those who sympathise with people who have gone against the laws of the land either by way of funds misappropriation, economic sabotage, and so on
-those who abuse and curse people from certain parts of the country, calling them all sorts of derogatory and unprintable names, only to suddenly start romancing these same people, soliciting their votes to help return their party to power
-those who never see themselves as Nigerians, but suddenly now loves Nigeria more than Nigerians and knows what's best for the country
Those who exhibit these traits can never wish the country well, hence, their endorsement/support of any candidate is a red flag for discerning minds. They can't be trusted to make judgements devoid of mischief and evil intentions for the country.
Use your head Nigerians

Why should any sane person take the endorsement and judgement of people who have continuously exhibited the following traits as an interest in building a better Nigeria:
-people who rejoice on hearing the news of killings of fellow Nigerians by herdsmen or Boko Haram
-people who are never happy on hearing any positive news about the the country, would rather call it propaganda
-people who were as recently as two years back were hell-bent on dividing the country
-those who rejoiced when we slid into a recession but screamed propaganda when statistics showed the country was out of recession
-those who sympathise with people who have gone against the laws of the land either by way of funds misappropriation, economic sabotage, and so on
-those who abuse and curse people from certain parts of the country, calling them all sorts of derogatory and unprintable names, only to suddenly start romancing those same people, soliciting their votes to help return their party to power
-those who never see themselves as Nigerians, but suddenly now loves Nigeria more than Nigerians and knows what's best for the country
Those who exhibit these traits can never wish the country well, hence, their endorsement of any candidate is a red flag for discerning minds. They can't be trusted to make judgements devoid of mischief and evil intentions for the country.
Use your head Nigerians

Why should any sane person take the endorsement and judgement of people who have continuously exhibited the following traits as an interest in building a better Nigeria:
-people who rejoice on hearing the news of killings of fellow Nigerians by herdsmen or Boko Haram
-people who are never happy on hearing any positive news about the the country, would rather call it propaganda
-people who were as recently as two years back were hell-bent on dividing the country
-those who sympathise with people who have gone against the laws of the land either by way of funds misappropriation, economic sabotage, and so on
-those who abuse and curse people from certain parts of the country, calling them all sorts of derogatory and unprintable names, only to suddenly start romancing those same people, soliciting their votes to help return their party to power
-those who never see themselves as Nigerians, but suddenly now loves Nigeria more than Nigerians and knows what's best for the country
Those who exhibit these traits can never wish the country well, hence, their endorsement of any candidate is a red flag for discerning minds. They can't be trusted to make judgements devoid of mischief and evil intentions for the country.
Use your head Nigerians

Uglyaddy:
The self acclaimed VP sitting with the worst governor Nigeria has ever had.

A man that can pay salaries for months.Many civil servants and retirees dying daily due to poverty.

Many doctors resigning on daily basis.

So I ask,as a VP,you still want people of Kogi to still vote for this bloody opportunist?


I hope you learn from your crash experience yesterday and do the needful.

Nigerians are in pains.Nothin is working in this country.
All you do is to roam about few weeks to election with your vote buying Tradermoni,isn't that a shame and slap on your personality.

FYI,posterity will judge you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@bolded,
i)what was working before in the country that stopped working in the present administration?
ii) which is better - withdraw money from the treasury few weeks to elections and share it to Kings and a few privileged individuals or share money which was passed in the budget for the purpose it was appropriated to those who are deserving of the money?
It's unfortunate PDP have used the illusion of truth to deceive a vast majority of Nigerian youths. Most have lost their ability to reason like rational beings, it's sad

I laugh when some dimwits accuse Buhari of dividing the country. Buhari didn't didvide the country, the division started in the buildup to the 2015 elections when PDP based their campaign strictly on religious sentiments and their constant attacks on the personality of Buhari, most especially the 'islamization agenda'. How will Christians feel if APC for example attack a presidential candidate as having a 'Christianization' agenda?

Secondly, the country got further divided after the elections for the following reasons:
- the country had hitherto been a 'one-party state' whereby clinching the PDP ticket at any level is like running unopposed, the emergence of another party with a nationalistic outlook like APC changed the game and gave Nigerians a 2nd option from the usual PDP which thereby divided the country along party lines
- some people couldn't bear the defeat of GEJ and refused to move on, those ones found solace in PDP and were determined to do anything to sabotage the current administration just to score cheap political points and make it seem as if Nigerians made a mistake in voting out the PDP. Sadly, a lot of people, especially the youths have fallen for this gimmick by the opposition relying on the principle of illustration of truth to distort facts like the hredsmen issue which has been an age-long problem and so on
- finally, the country got divided because of the irresponsiblities and politicization of religious organisations notably CAN and MURIC. The CAN can rarely be seen to lend its support to any government policy/decisions while MURIC is always supportive of most government decisions. A clear example of this is CAN's refusal to make any comment on the CJN's issue due to the weight of the allegations leveled against him(and of course for being a Christian), whereas MURIC have come out to commend the FG for taking such decision. I'm sure the reverse would have been the case if the CJN were a Muslim. The followers and members of these organizations tend to tow the path of their leaders' stand in all matters, hence, widening the divide.
#MyHumbleOpinion
Modified:
I know some of you would want to ask about the President's 97%-5% statement, anybody talking about that is definitely hiding behind one finger. Before making that statement, didn't you guys already make known your hatred by giving over 90% of your votes to a single candidate which is unheard of in the history of this country? So the question arises, who started the hate first?

I laugh when some dimwits accuse Buhari of dividing the country. Buhari didn't didvide the country, the division started in the buildup to the 2015 elections when PDP based their campaign strictly on religious sentiments and their constant attacks on the personality of Buhari, most especially the 'islamization agenda'. How will Christians feel if APC for example attack a presidential candidate as having a 'Christianization' agenda?

Secondly, the country got further divided after the elections for the following reasons:
- the country had hitherto been a 'one-party state' whereby clinching the PDP ticket at any level is like running unopposed, the emergence of another party with a nationalistic outlook like APC changed the game and gave Nigerians a 2nd option from the usual PDP which thereby divided the country along party lines
- some people couldn't bear the defeat of GEJ and refused to move on, those ones found solace in PDP and were determined to do anything to sabotage the current administration just to score cheap political points and make it seem as if Nigerians made a mistake in voting out the PDP. Sadly, a lot of people, especially the youths have fallen for this gimmick by the opposition relying on the principle of illusion of truth to distort facts like the hredsmen issue which has been an age-long problem and so on
- finally, the country got divided because of the irresponsiblities and politicization of religious organisations notably CAN and MURIC. The CAN can rarely be seen to lend its support to any government policy/decisions while MURIC is always supportive of most government decisions. A clear example of this is CAN's refusal to make any comment on the CJN's issue due to the weight of the allegations leveled against him(and of course for being a Christian), whereas MURIC have come out to commend the FG for taking such decision. I'm sure the reverse would have been the case if the CJN were a Muslim. The followers and members of these organizations tend to tow the path of their leaders' stand in all matters, hence, widening the divide.
#MyHumbleOpinion
Modified:
I know some of you would want to ask about the President's 97%-5% statement, anybody talking about that is definitely hiding behind one finger. Before making that statement, didn't you guys already make known your hatred by giving over 90% of your votes to a single candidate which is unheard of in the history of this country? So the question arises, who started the hate first?

I laugh when some dimwits accuse Buhari of dividing the country. Buhari didn't didvide the country, the division started in the buildup to the 2015 elections when PDP based their campaign strictly on religious sentiments and their constant attacks on the personality of Buhari, most especially the 'islamization agenda'. How will Christians feel if APC for example attack a presidential candidate as having a 'Christianization' agenda?

Secondly, the country got further divided after the elections for the following reasons:
- the country had hitherto been a 'one-party state' whereby clinching the PDP ticket at any level is like running unopposed, the emergence of another party with a nationalistic outlook like APC changed the game and gave Nigerians a 2nd option from the usual PDP which thereby divided the country along party lines
- some people couldn't bear the defeat of GEJ and refused to move on, those ones found solace in PDP and were determined to do anything to sabotage the current administration just to score cheap political points and make it seem as if Nigerians made a mistake in voting out the PDP. Sadly, a lot of people, especially the youths have fallen for this gimmick by the opposition relying on the principle of illustration of truth to distort facts like the hredsmen issue which has been an age-long problem and so on
- finally, the country got divided because of the irresponsiblities and politicization of religious organisations notably CAN and MURIC. The CAN can rarely be seen to lend its support to any government policy/decisions while MURIC is always supportive of most government decisions. A clear example of this is CAN's refusal to make any comment on the CJN's issue due to the weight of the allegations leveled against him(and of course for being a Christian), whereas MURIC have come out to commend the FG for taking such decision. I'm sure the reverse would have been the case if the CJN were a Muslim. The followers and members of these organizations tend to tow the path of their leaders' stand in all matters, hence, widening the divide.
#MyHumbleOpinion

A typical Igbo can never be satisfied.
A yoruba man becomes president and does the following, see how an average Igbo reacts to every appointment he makes:
1. The man appoints his cabinet full of Igbos
Igbos react: The president knows his people are full of backstabbers and he knows igbos are the greatest race in the world
2. The man appoints his cabinet full of Yorubas
Igbos react: The president is a typical Yoruba tribalist, he hates anything Igbo
3. The man appoints his cabinet full of Hausas
Igbos react: The president is trying to appease his slave masters from the north
4. The man appoints his cabinet full of S'South
Igbos react: The president is trying to pitch the SE against the SS, he can't divide us
5. The man appoints his cabinet in fairness to every region
Igbos react: The president is a typical Yoruba coward, he can't even favour the South more than other regions because of fear of backlash from the north
Which way Igbos, den take wailing swear for una

This is a wake-up call to all sons and daughters of Oduduwa, please read the message below with open mind:
Igbos voted overwhelming for Jonathan in 2015 despite his poor performance in office against a Buhari whom many thought was a better candidate, simply because they felt their interest is better protected under GEJ. Now tell me why Yorubas shouldn't vote for Buhari/Osinbajo regardless of their perceived 'poor performance' instead of Atiku(PDP) where it's obvious our interests will not be well-protected. Politics in Nigeria is more of personal interest rather than National interest because nothing unites us as a nation
Posterity will judge any Yoruba man who won't vote Buhari/Osinbajo on the guise of political correctness or inclusiveness of 'marginalised' Igbos.

Igbos voted overwhelming for Jonathan in 2015 despite his poor performance in office against a Buhari whom many thought was a better candidate, simply because they felt their interest is better protected under GEJ. Now tell me why Yorubas shouldn't vote for Buhari/Osinbajo regardless of their perceived 'poor performance' instead of Atiku(PDP) where it's obvious our interests will not be well-protected. Politics in Nigeria is more of personal interest rather than National interest because nothing unites us as a nation
Posterity will judge any Yoruba man who won't vote Buhari/Osinbajo on the guise of political correctness or inclusiveness of 'marginalised' Igbos.

ODVanguard:
The reaction of Igbos to this thread is really funny. Well, I won't say much except that everybody should bear their father's name. Igbos would have clearly denounced Atiku if he had picked a non-igbo vice, therefore they should not act shocked if the vast majority of Yoruba people also choose to back Buhari for Osinbajo's sake.

Yorubas (including the fake wannabes) that are forming 'sophisticated' are also free to vote for Atiku/Obi if they choose, no problem. There will be Igbos that will vote for Buhari as well, though they will expectedly be fewer in number.

Igbos should quit their hypocrisy. While they expect to go all out for their 'son' Peter Obi, they would be stuupid to expect that Yorubas will just sit back and fold their arms to play 'sophisticated' politics (the same sophistication they are fond of using to deride us all the time), and return to the days GEJ when the Yoruba were marginalized. Ko Jo. Yoruba people voting for Atiku/Obi will not stop igbos from hatimg them so let us stop deceiving oursleves. Besides, Osinbajo is evidently more detribalized than 1000 Peter Obis.

A lot of infrastructural projects that didn't exist in previous administrations are currently going on across the SW, and as far as I am concerned, Buhari must remain in power until they are all completed.

The toothless Afenifere that failed to call Jonathan's administration to order while it shut out Yorubas now thinks it will be able to hold Atiku/Obi to account on restructuring and fairness. Isn't that the height of delusion? Can Atiku/Obi be more accountable/detribalized than GEJ/Sambo was?

Anyway, like I said everybody should bear their father's name and quit the hypocrisy. Yorubas will vote for Buhari/Osinbajo for the same sentimental reasons the Igbos will vote for Atiku/Obi so nobody should come and be forming rubbish and nonsense. #Real talk.

I've always followed your posts, thanks for constantly drumming it to the ears of some gullible Yorubas that we should protect our own. We have played 'sophisticated' for too long at our own detriment. These people will never appreciate whatever we do for them, even if we cutoff our own heads to please them. Yorubas should rally round Osinbajo, afterall the Ibos also voted against MKO when Tofa picked his VP from SE. No more 'sophistication'

kodded:
who knows, they might betray buhari at the end

kodded:
and let's not forget about the Yoruba's backstabbing nature

These posts shows why any right-thinking Yoruba man should not have anything to do with you hateful lots. It seems every Igbo man is trained to see Yorubas as the reason for all his problem in life. I've met a lot of Igbos and can categorically say all Igbos are clannish in nature. There's just no pleasing you miscreants - if Yorubas vote Buhari, u lots will complain they did so out of 'hatred' for u guys because of Igbo VP; if Yorubas vote against Buhari, u guys will still term them back-stabbers like u already stated in your post. I pity any Yoruba man who tries to please an Igbo man, you're just wasting your time, they're naturally born to hate. Spits!

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Whobedatte:
Real Yoruba Christians know ourselves baba

Eiyah, IPOB pigs don locate this one, there's nothing like Yoruba Christian or Yoruba Muslim in the SW. We are not fanatics like those terrorists upnorth or those hateful lots across the Niger

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I wonder why people still get married these days, most guys just get married to leftovers just to please the society. I've sampled over 50 ladies and none of them was a virgin *pathetic*

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This is fronpage worthy

The Nigerian firmament, is replete with the stories of unsung heroes, be it in commerce, politics, enterprise, education, sports, medicine, traditional institutions and so on. Sanusi Adebisi Idikan was an enigmatic personality that traversed Ibadan’s landscape in commerce, engaged in philanthropy and humaneness in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
COMING OF THE OFI- CLOTHE WEAVING HERO
He was born in 1882, in Ibadan during the reign of Aare Latoosa, the Baale of Ibadan, and died in 1938, during the reign of his bosom friend and Father In Law, Olubadan Okunola Abass Aleshinloye. Despite being the biggest story of his time, Sanusi remained an unsung hero. Adebisi’s father, Adesina, migrated from Efon Alaaye (Ijesha Stock) in present day Ondo State. He was an itinerant Ofi clothe weaver- a traditional Yoruba clothe, earmarked for ceremonies, marriages, burials and so on. He moved to Ibadan with his paternal half-brother- Alabi and settled in Aremo, in the household of Lanase. Ibadan had become then, the most cosmopolitan city in Nigeria and perhaps black Africa. It was secure, accommodating and prosperous. Adesina whilst plying his trade of Ofi weaving, was also spiritual consultant to Alaafin Atiba, who had betrothed his most precious daughter- Princess Ogboja to him, in recognition of Adesina’s great spiritual impact in his life. Adesina, begat three children- Adetinrin, Adeoti and Adebisi. Adetinrin and Adeoti were 20 years and 15 years respectively, older than Adebisi. Adebisi grew up to join his siblings in the hawking of their father’s Ofi clothes in and outside the city of Ibadan. Within a short spade of time, he enlarged the space of the business by hawking the Ofi clothes outside Ibadan- Iwo, Ile Ogbo, Ikire, Oshogbo, Ife, Ondo and even the far flung place of Benin and before the age of 18 years, he became an instant success and even had to retire his siblings from the business.  
… AND THE COCOA PLANTATIONS FOLLOW
Aside Ofi business, he ventured into large scale farming, in Ashipa village, Mamu, where he developed a large cocoa plantation. Cocoa had been introduced into Nigeria since 1874 and had by the 1890s, become Nigeria’s most notable cash crop, most especially in Yoruba land. In Ashipa, he built a farmstead and numerous houses, for his farm workers. The success in the Mamu cocoa plantation, encouraged him to acquire about 200 Acres of land in Apata Ibadan, where he developed another cocoa plantation.  
ADEBISI BECOMES SOCIETY LEADER
In recognition of his success as a cocoa farmer and entrepreneur, he was made the Giwa Egbe (head of the society) by his other successful merchants, like Otiti, Ekolo, Afunleyin, Ladimeji from Isale Ijebu and Adeyemo Owonbuwo from Oopo-yeosa. As Giwa of the society, he added Giwa to his name, to become Sanusi Adebisi Giwa. Sanusi Adebisi Giwa’s acts of philanthropy were demonstrated in his first tax rescue effort in Ibadan. Payment of tax by every male adult was made compulsory by the colonial government. Most Ibadan adults were subsistent farmers, who could not afford the payment of tax and that the punishment for tax evasion was, detention in Mapo, which also served as the Treasury Office. A detained tax defaulter, usually found it difficult to get a contemporary who would bail him out, because most adults were tax evaders and an attempt by a tax evader to bail a tax evader, would certainly land such rescue effort into another detention.  
TAX EVASION: THE SUICIDE STORY OF BAALE’S SON
This tax problem became such an agony, that a Balogun of Ibadan- Balogun Ola, son of Baale Orowusi, would rather commit suicide, than to see Ibadan Young men in perpetual tax agony and detention. This valiant self murder, was recognized by the Ibadan people, who named him Kobomoje (the one who displayed gallantry against timidity) The payment of tax became a social symbol and tax defaulters were usually mocked and despised by the popular song-”Owo ori ti d’ ode o, o o’ode o baba wa loko san” –”payment of taxation has come, our fathers were the first to pay, the idiots and lazy ones who have not paid are in detention in Mapo”- “Awon ode ti o le san o, won nbe lati mole ni Mapo.” Adebisi was displeased with the tax situation in Ibadan. His philosophy had always been- (the rich must help the poor who are vulnerable) Adebisi had at this time been one of the first set of Ibadan elites, perhaps if not the first person, to ride a car, apart from his hordes of horses.  
ADEBISI SHOCKS COLONIAL TAX OFFICER
For effect, he had his horse dispatch rider- Ladimeji, to ride in front of his car, on his way to Mapo, to see the Chief Tax Officer for the Ibadan Colonial Office. In his meeting with the officer in the colonial office, he brokered an understanding- “I want to be paying tax on behalf of every taxable adult in Ibadan”. The officer was shocked, nonplussed and asked him, if he knew the financial implication of his gesture? But he still insisted on paying. Henceforth, the colonial officer would calculate the amount of tax expected from all Ibadan taxable adults and would go to Adebisi Idikan’s residence to collect the money.  
SALAMI AGBAJE JOINS ADEBISI
Ibadan of this era had certainly produced Salami Agbaje and Adebisi Idikan as its two wealthiest citizens. Salami Agbaje was born in Lagos in 1880, to Arowodu, an Arabic migrant from Iseyin. His mother was an Ibadan woman and he had begun his early life as a tailor, apprentice driver and later a sawyer. He eventually supplied all the timbers (slippers) needed for the Lagos-Ibadan railway, between 1898 and 1901, when fortune smiled on him. Ibadan train station was opened in 1901. His fortune in the timber business encouraged him to venture into the newly, money spinning cocoa market. However, whilst Sanusi Adebisi indulged his money in philanthropy, Salami indulged his own, in the education of his children and had produced the first Ibadan Medical Doctor- Dr. Saka Anthony Agbaje, Mojeed Agbaje, First Ibadan Lawyer, a retired Supreme Court Judge, Gani Agbaje and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria- Yekeen Agbaje. As an acknowledgement of these two great wealthy men, a notable Ibadan diarist- Akinpade Obisesan, in his diary in 1922 noted: “nobody in this town will revere anyone of no-means, he would be counted as no-man, the great presents made to us, forced me to recognise that Messers Agbaje and Adebisi are being held in high esteem- after all, what is our intelligence, our school going and reading of books, without getting money to back these three things” Akinpade Obisesan, after he retired from the Lagos railway, had returned to Ibadan, where he worked in many European mercantile firms and also made efforts to establish himself as a trader, like Adebisi and Salami. In furtherance of his aspiration, he ordered a book entitled: Six Hundred Ways to Get Rich” from a book seller in the United States. However, despite the book knowledge, the burden entrepreneur could still not make it in the way of Salami Agbaje and Adebisi Idikan. Fortune is a product of not only hard work, but mother luck.  
IBADAN’S FIRST UNIVERSITY GRADUATE
Bishop Alexander Babatunde Akinleye, was Ibadan’s first University Graduate in 1912 and founded Ibadan’s first Secondary School- Ibadan Grammar School in 1913. Two of Adebisi’s children- Azeez Zakariyyah and Salawu Adebisi had attended Ibadan Grammar School under Bishop Akinleye. There were usually, no higher schools in Ibadan, after Ibadan Grammar School.  
WHY ADEBISI REJECTED UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOR HIS CHILDREN
Bishop Akinleye had visited Salami Adebisi, to encourage him and also to intimate him, on the prospect of gaining a university admission for his two sons in Europe, who had just left his college, with the hope that it would be an encouragement to other Ibadan wealthy men. But Adebisi, whilst thanking Bishop Akinleye for his concern and also acknowledging his episcopal visit, told the Bishop and Principal, that he would not like to expose his children, to the danger associated with schooling abroad. According to him, the man of means would always employ the man of knowledge. Around 1920, the Miller brothers of the United Kingdom, arrived Ibadan looking for business prospects, opportunities and business associates. They needed a native of immense wealth, who could be an intermediary and associate. Sanusi even though unlettered, had secretaries and Personal Assistants, who were lettered.
THE MILLER BROTHERS ENGAGE HIM
The Miller brothers made him their Factor. Whatever goods imported to Nigeria by the Miller brothers, would reach Ibadan, the main depot, for Adebisi to chat its mode of distribution and marketing, as its main distributor and marketer. Adebisi’s fortune soared and the Miller brothers, became a conglomerate and a multi-national. Adebisi later became a share holder in the multi-national and Miller brothers, later changed their name to United African Company (U.A.C)   HOW HE JOINED TRADITIONAL RULING CLASS
Adebisi, having traversed the world of business, commerce, enterprise and philanthropy, he needed to expand his frontiers, by joining the traditional ruling elites of Ibadan. As Ibadan’s notable wealthy man, he approached the reigning monarch- Baale Shittu Aare in 1924 for a Chieftaincy title, which Baale gladly obliged. Unfortunately, before he could be conferred with the chieftaincy title, Baale Shittu Aare was on May 1925, deposed by the Alaafin of Oyo- Oba Shiyanbola Ladigbolu, for “disloyalty and having an unsatisfactory attitude.” As the diarist Akinpelu saw the matter, Shittu was” wrongfully and wickedly deposed”. Baale Shittu Aare, remained in Oyo for a year and was then deported further north to Shaki where he died in 1935. His corpse was returned to Ibadan to be buried in his compound- Ile Latoosa. Aare was succeeded by Baale Oyewole Foko in 1925. On the 26th of November, 1926, Adebisi was installed, the Ashaju Baale of Ibadan, jumping about 10 lines on the rung of the ladder- Otun Olubadan (civil) line. Money “is the god of the world” rhapsodised Akinpelu Obisesan. In June 1925, the foundation stone of Mapo Hall was laid by Alaafin Shiyanbola Ladigbolu and the British Resident- Captain W.A Ross.  
ADEBISI UNDERSCORES THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY
At this impressive ceremony, Adebisi was gorgeously dressed in flamboyant traditional attires, with befitting caps to match, which caught the instant admiration of the British Resident. Alaafin Shiyanbola Ladigbolu accused Adebisi of stealing the show. Before Alaafin Ladigbolu left Ibadan, for Oyo, he dropped a message for Baale Shittu, that Adebisi must see him in Oyo and that when coming, Adebisi must come along with him, the apparel- clothes, cap and shoes used when he met the Resident governor-Captain W.A Ross. Sensing danger, Adebisi refused to go, but rather, sent a truck load of clothes, food items and drinks with an emissary, led by his senior sister- Adetinrin, who was a sparkling beauty. Having assuaged the ego of Iku Baba Yeye, he later paid him a visit where he was heralded with songs and drums. Adebisi who had earlier been targeted for extinction, became Alaafin Ladigbolu’s favourite friend, amiable consult and loyalist. Sanusi Adebisi having joined the Otun Olubadan line from the 11th on the rung of the ladder, of 22 lines, later shortly thereafter, rose to become the Ashipa in 1936, and was installed by the incumbent Olubadan- Abass Okunola Aleshinloye, who succeeded Oyewole Foko, in 1930 as the new Olubadan of Ibadan. Akinpelu Obisesan, again, dumbfounded by Adebisi’s meteoric rise, wrote in his diary_ “Adebisi rose from the rank of political servants to the rank of political masters. Surely, money is the god of the world; in this way, he fulfilled one of his life’s greatest ambitions.” With the Ashipa title in the Olubadan line, Adebisi had just few steps into becoming the Olubadan of Ibadan land. Oba Abass Okunola Aleshinloye in further recognition of Adebisi’s Wealth and philanthropy, also gave his beloved daughter in marriage to him. Oba Abass Aleshinloye, had promoted Adebisi three times, within six years. Adebisi having been impressed with the construction of Mapo hall in 1925, also started the construction of his own mansion in 1927- an edifice that looked like Mapo Hall in elegance, grandeur and splendour. The architectural design and construction of the Adebisi mansion, could only be found in Europe. The building/mansion was simply non-pariel, i.e. no equal, that it was the folk tale that “eni ti o ba fe ko iru ile Adebisi, ko tin i ile ko” meaning- “he who wants to build a house like Adebisi’s mansion, is not ready to build any house”. The top of the triangular dome was designed with an elephant, which is engraved “S.A.G” abbreviation for Sanusi Adebisi Giwa. The Mapo Hall was commissioned in October 5, 1929 and Adebisi’s Mansion was opened before the opening of Mapo Hall. Both buildings were constructed by Europeans, and a local Engineer- Mr Carew (Keru), with some foreign professional builders and Engineers working as a consortium.  
THE MAN OF GENEROSITY
Sanusi Adebisi was a man of excessive generosity, whose milk of human kindness was ceaseless. Coming from a visit from Ede, where he had gone to see the reigning Monarch- the Timi of Ede, he saw a handcuffed man, being taken to the Agodi prison yard Ibadan, by some prison warders. He stopped to ask for the man’s offence- he was a debtor. Adebisi there and then instructed the warders to follow him to collect the money and release the debtor. Despite Adebisi’s intervention, the freed debtor, refused to leave Adebisi’s household and stated that he would rather remain and live with him, as one of his boys and this Adebisi gladly obliged. Adebisi’s driver- Ereola, was reported to him by some jealous folks for stealing Adebisi’s money and had used proceeds of that theft in building a house. Adebisi promised to investigate the matter. The following morning, he challenged the driver- Ereola and asked him to take him straight to the house he was building. On reaching the site, he saw the building construction going on and the builders were shocked to see Ereola’s master. Unbelievably, Adebisi asked the builders to start dismantling the structure already constructed and start to rebuild it in the mode that would befit Ereola’s master- Adebisi. Adebisi directed the builders to go into his building material stores at Ogunpa and ordered them to go and collect thousands of blocks and all the necessary building materials, like roofing sheets and so on. At completion, Ereola’s house became a cynosure of all eyes and also broke the record, as the first lowly person in Ibadan, to build a house of blocks, that was incomparable. Adebisi had a legendary style of writing off debts, without being prompted. He would ask his secretary / personal assistant- Adesokan, to read out the names of debtors and how much they owed. He would tear the pages and order for a match stick. He would strike the match stick and burn all the papers containing the debtors names. He would write off the debts whilst saying- “nobody likes to be a debtor”. Aside from his foray into the Ibadan traditional ruling council, he also became the President of the Ibadan Land Court in 1936. At the Land Court, he displayed exceptional brilliance, humaneness and deep knowledge of the Ibadan traditional Justice system. He would rather arbitrate a dispute, and would always prefer a fine option to a jail sentence. At this period, Captain Ward Price, an Ibadan apologist, had succeeded Captain W.A Ross, as the Resident of Ibadan.
HIS GLORIOUS EXIT
Adebisi in ill health, had visited the then renowned surgeon- Dr Doherty in Lagos. He was advised by the surgeon, to stay in Lagos for three weeks in order to reduce his stressful activities. In order to stay in Lagos for three weeks, he bought a house at 34, Whitman Street, Ebute Meta in Lagos, to enjoy a well-deserved rest. In January, 1938, in his last few moments, he brought out money to assist insolvent debtors. He brought out the papers containing the debtors’ names, tore and burnt them, without anyone noticing any premonition. After a brief illness of some few hours, he joined the saints triumphant on Friday June 21, 1938, at the age of 56 Years, and such was the glorious exit of the unparalleled, uncommon benefactor and philanthropist, who had impacted on souls and communities,- the Ibadan communities, Ibadan societies, Western Region and Nigeria. In the Ibadan folklore- “Ile Adebisi lati je Malu tawo tawo, awa o je dodo, nile Salami”, meaning-it is in Adebisi’s house that cow meat is eaten wholly with its skin, while we have not eaten fried plantain in the house of Salami (another notable Ibadan wealthy man of Adebisi’s generation). This piece is in response to a clarion call for the celebration of the times and lives of men, who had impacted successfully on the society and who had also made life worth living for the less privileged of their times, as a demonstration of how best to live a worthy and exemplary life. Human memory being short, the likes of Adebisi Idikan must be continually applauded and celebrated at all times! Sanusi Adebisi Giwa Akanji Idikan, Omo Ogboja, may your soul continually find peaceful repose with the Lord.

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