helinues:
We are waiting for the stubborn flies

Who are the 'we'?

And who are the 'stubborn flies'?

Na wah o.

What's happening

raskymonojendor:

This is always be know. That Ijaws migrated to some parts of Ondo and have lived their for centuries peacefully with the Ilaje Yoruba clan. Only idiots do not know that.

He called Sowore an Ijaw when he is not. He is trying to fool low IQ readers.

Ope banwo is a foolish Obidient 👇👇👇

I don't understand the bolded

raskymonojendor:

He is not. He is a small boy that has been gaslighted. How can he even not know that Sowore is not Yoruba 🤣

I now remember this dude. He was the one trying to get a ticket under labour party and was scammed by another Obidient.

Your matter ehn?

raskymonojendor:

You are promoting tribalism with the garbage article. The part I posted just shows the bias of the writer right from the beginning of the trash article filled with lies. Sowore is even Apoi Ijaw not Yoruba.

You see what you are doing!?

Sowore is not even Yoruba? Then it's correct the the Ijaws own part of 'Yoruba land.'

And look again, Sowore wasn't the only Yoruba person mentioned by the writer

raskymonojendor:

Let him call out that of Peter Obi first. Hypocrites are disgusting especially those that sprinkle it with lies and misinformation.

I think Bayo is doing that.

You have not answered my question o

raskymonojendor:

You are promoting tribalism with the garbage article. The part I posted just shows the bias of the writer right from the beginning of the trash article.

How am I promoting tribalism. On the contrary, I hoped sharing this will help to reduce this unnecessary fights between or among tribes which is what I believe the writer intended.

Someone who openly and sincerely calls out the wrongs of his follow tribesmen, does he qualify to be called a tribalist

raskymonojendor:

Whether yourself or one imaginary ope banwo, it's still trash. Everything you posted.

It's ok then.

raskymonojendor:

Everything you wrote, especially

seem so blinded by our love for our tribe and ethnic region

If you don't love your region, why don't you move out of it. You are definitely not Yoruba.

First, I didn't write it.

Second, I don't promote tribalism.

Third, I never said I was Yoruba.

Then lastly, the part your quoted seem to describe what you are doing, even now and that's why you are pissed off

raskymonojendor:

Everything you wrote

You see!

You didn't read it. I didn't write it.

Please go back and read it and purge your mind

Salewa97:
No be this one wey we don dey see before?

Yoruba elites don gather again to plot against the people. Why dem no fit focus on real issues wey dey affect us?

All these planned protests na just noise, no be solution. Dem wan use our anger to push their agenda, but we no go fall for that trap again.

Who dem go convince? The same elites wey no care about the common man? Na dem go carry our struggle come chop?

I just dey watch as the drama unfold, but I no get any faith for this kind of protest wey no get clear direction.

If dem like, make dem plan all the days of rage wey dem want. At the end of the day, na the ordinary people go suffer am. Enough is enough of this elite manipulation!

Are you trying to say Yoruba elites are behind the planned protest for their self interest?

Obiedun:
Trash.

What is trash there?

Or you couldn't read through?

Chinkoalhaji34:
Na so dem go dey talk am. Na dem dey use mouth cover wetin dey happen for real.

If Igbo no fit respect other tribes, wetin you expect?

Make dem carry their wahala go back.

E be like say dem no sabi say unity dey for respect.

Why are you always like this

Guys, you need to read this. I love honest people.

https://www.nairaland.com/8168581/planned-days-rage-protest-conspiracy

Mean while the IYC have asked the youths to go out and join the protest

I like honest people!

The Planned Days Of Rage Protest; Conspiracy Of Yoruba Elites And Demonization Of Igbos

I am a proud Yoruba man representing the ‘Fadeyi Constituency’ of life in Nigeria (my catchphrase for all the powerless and opportunity-less in a land blessed with so much), and I was very happy to finally read a poignant piece from a much-respected Yoruba man like Babafemi Badejo, who broke ranks with many Yoruba elites to speak the truth to our brother Yoruba in power.

Thank God for the few true Omoluabi Yorubas remaining, like Babafemi Badejo (a former UN Representative), who show that there are still a few Yoruba elites left who can see the developing dark clouds over our nation with frankness and call it what it is, instead of joining many of their elite ethnic brothers and sisters in throwing the Igbos under the bus for everything about the reaction of suffering Nigerians to the unbearable pain our whole nation is going through, regardless of tribe and clime.

I have observed that these days, many of us Yorubas, now that we are in power, seem so blinded by our love for our tribe and ethnic region, buoyed up by our previously hidden hatred for the Igbos, that we now automatically adopt the position to blame the Igbos or Peter Obi first for anything that happens in Nigeria today that is against the status quo. Many Yoruba elites do not seem to notice or care that the Igbos are not in power, and Peter Obi, the so-called ‘Igbo leader,’ has not even taken the posture of being the leader of the opposition other than speaking out occasionally against unacceptable policies of this government as is his right. As far as they are concerned, the Igbos are the demons behind every ill wind they feel, even if it is a result of the direct actions of a government that is going nowhere fast despite its cast of very smart Yoruba elites.

Truth be told, after listening to and watching some of the most cerebral Yoruba leaders I know throw reason to the wind in their collective disdain for Igbos, I was beginning to think that there must be a conspiracy among Yoruba elites to play the ostrich over the underperforming administration of Tinubu that has left most Nigerians in more poverty and hopelessness.

Rather than speaking truth to power, most Yoruba elites, who were very vocal against GEJ’s failures and Buhari’s backward-moving government, have now chosen to hide under the banner of ethnic jingoism by always blaming one tribe (especially the Igbos) while ignoring the dissatisfaction among Yorubas with the current status quo. All of a sudden, it is unpatriotic to demonstrate against the rising cost of living, and all we hear now is, “if the Igbos want to demonstrate, let them go to their land,” as if all Igbos have had an ethnic meeting and declared they want to come down and burn down Lagos, Ibadan, and maybe my Ijebu Mushin too.

It’s just all weird to me.

Take this planned Days of Rage Protest, for instance. We can all see that many high-profile Nigerians, including well-known Yoruba men like Sowore, Babatunde Gbadamosi, and Adeyanju, are behind this protest, along with some Igbos and Hausas. However, many of my Yoruba elites have taken the default position that it is only the Igbos planning it against their own Yoruba man, President Tinubu. They have chosen to believe their own lies that the only objective of this planned protest is for Igbos to burn down the properties of Yorubas in Lagos, even when it is their own fellow Yoruba men who have carried this planned protest in their heads! This is most unfortunate.

Listening to many prominent Yoruba leaders, one might get the impression that only the Igbos are planning to demonstrate and that they intend to burn down Lagos or Ibadan out of envy for what the Yorubas have achieved.

Frankly, I think it’s disgusting for some of our elders who know better to take that position. I cannot believe I am now hearing previously violent NADECO members, who even detonated bombs during their own fight for democracy, speak with a straight face that anyone who protests will go home in a body bag. Ha!

Truth is, if we want to condemn a potentially violent demonstration, let’s all condemn it regardless of which tribe we assume is leading it. And to be perfectly clear, I personally condemn the planned Days of Rage protest in the strongest terms. I condemn it not because I oppose demonstrating against this government (I believe we should all protest against Tinubu’s government to let him know how bad things are and make the leaders do right by us, as is allowed in any democracy), but I condemn it because of the connotations of violence evoked by the themes “Days of Rage” and “Revolution Now” unfortunately adopted by the organizers.

I cannot support a protest with the theme to do rage or to bring everything down, no matter how strongly I believe this government should get a taste of its own protest medicine. That’s why I am not supporting it, but I am also all for the idea of protests. 100%.

Only a naive person would assume that anything called ‘Days of Rage’ or ‘Revolution Now’ (an organization run by a known Yoruba man campaigning for the release of a murderous insurrectionist like Nnamdi Kanu) will be peaceful. The protest’s name alone evokes chaos, and no responsible patriot should support it.

That’s why I am not for Days of Rage, but I do believe that citizens have a right to protest peacefully, and they should protest peacefully against the current government. It has brought us nothing but economic hardship while they build N20 billion houses and increase their fleet of private jets and drive around in N200 million naira cars paid for by the resources of the people! Yes, we should peacefully protest a situation of runaway inflation and mass unemployment and mass hunger in the land! I am just not for any Days of Rage or Revolution Now since they may cause more deaths and violence by their mere characterization through their slogans.

However, for any of my Yoruba brothers and sisters to divert attention from the catalysts of disaffection that gave rise to this planned protest by playing the tribal blame game is unacceptable to me.

Yoruba leaders who claim only the Igbos are planning to demonstrate hypocritically downplay the fact that their own Yoruba sons and brothers are prominent in organizing this protest. Sowore is very visible; he coined the phrase ‘Day of Rage,’ organized Twitter meetings to decide on demands, and published those demands, including the release of Kanu.

Yet, it’s the Igbos who want to take Tinubu down? What a laugh.

Make no mistake: there are indeed many reasons to protest in this nation right now. GEJ did not put us through 50% of what we are enduring now before the same Tinubu called Nigerians to the streets to discredit Jonathan’s government and ultimately cost him his second term.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander. It’s supposed to be a democratic right to protest, but now our so-called democratic Yoruba leaders are threatening death to anyone who dares to protest. They are rolling out sacred traditional institutions to intimidate citizens by doing 15 days of Oro—a period longer than ever before.

Let’s be clear: while the chosen name for the planned protest is unfortunate, the organizers have not committed any violence yet. They have not attacked anyone and have not stated any violent intentions. They asked for safe passage and a place to demonstrate, but our Yoruba elites consider it insulting that they are asking for permission to use public places or even for water (which, while ridiculous, shows they want to come in peace). You can’t just shut down a planned demonstration out of fear of violence.

Sure, we had violence in the past with EndSARS, but everyone forgets that the violent aftermath was caused by the violent shooting of protesters in the first place. If the government didn’t shoot youthful protesters who had been peacefully protesting for two weeks, maybe we would not have had the mindless violence that followed.

We cannot overcompensate for previous violent protests by saying nobody can protest now that Yorubas are in power.

I am most unhappy about this and will keep saying so. I am embarrassed by the number of prominent Yorubas who have become murderous defenders of an underperforming government just because it’s one of their own.

I am hearing SANs and State elders threatening instant death and shonpono against demonstrators, and I shudder.

What’s going on, you all? Is your love for Tinubu so strong that you refuse to see the reality in which most Nigerians live? Are you so committed to defending the unacceptable status quo that you are ready to throw all Igbos under the bus just to keep others oppressed? Are your own children and relatives not suffering under the hardship imposed by a man who promised us deliverance? If people want to demonstrate, should you not be encouraging them while urging them to be non-violent?

My name is Ope Banwo, the Mayor Of Fadeyi and while I am very proud of my Yoruba heritage as a double prince from Ikala, in Ijebu Imushin, I am most unhappy at the embers of ethnicism being fanned across the country against other tribes, especially to the igbos.

The Octopus News

By Ope Banwo, Mayor of Fadeyi

Ok nah

xeju:
Who hold you

Who told me what?

2elliot:
I am a farmer too, and I am living in Bayelsa state. Trust me, security of farmers and their crops are the number one problem. Even as a man these days, I am frightened when I see another man or woman passing through my farm when I am working on it. Once I notice anyone coming, I will wait until the person pass the farm. If it is an unknown face, I will be very cautious for the rest of that day, because there have been stories of killings and attempted murders of people on their farmlands, sometimes by yahoo ritualists and also criminals.
There is also the constant stealing of farm produces. Just last week, one woman was caught in my area for stealing someone's cassava. Several instances of theives, both men and women, have been caught and publicly disgraced for harvesting people's crops. Farmers in my place can't harvest mature plantains again because of theives. They don't wait until it is fully mature, because if you do, thieves will just go and cut it. These cases were not rampant until recent years. All these contribute to the cost of foodstuffs.

Thank you. I had said same thing

doyin01:


Anyone with common sense should even know that is obviously a lie..they cannot access farms yet the crops were cultivated from where ?? From heaven ?? They are always blaming government for everything or trying to politicize everything

Bros, if you don't know how this happens you will dismiss it as lies.

There's no doubt insecurity has greatly affected food production.

In the core north, some of them still 'access' their farms only after or on paying huge amounts to bandits and terrorists. In the north central, farmers herders clashes and other insecurity issues have reduced the level of production of agricultural products.
Where I stay, the little farms we manage to cultivate are called 'community service.' you know why? You will work but another will harvest because of hunger and insecurity and this discourage people alot.

Bottom line is that there is a reduction in the production of farm produce in Nigeria today

Charmingpet:
yes ooo, a tuber of yam is 6k for here.

This is not funny o.


If na now I bin marry, how I for do for all those tubers of yam wey my in-laws demand

JagabanB:

"Farmers can't access farms" is a chronic Iie.
In Benue where herdsmen àttàck people in the bush, they still go to farm everyday, Benue is the largest yam producer in Nigeria.
U can say farm supplements are expensive leading to high price but farmers can't access farm is a chronic Iie.

It's not a lie!

I have friends in Benue who confirmed that though it's reducing now

Why are you people dashing my hope nah?

I was excited reading that and sincerely believe those steps or measure are actually what we need at this point

Charmingpet:
yes ooo, a tuber of yam is 6k for here.

Na wah!

Medipharm:
Things are costly but this is exaggeration. Here the highest tuber goes for 6k

6k for a tuber of yam?

This is unbelievable!

Maybe I should start thinking of going back to the village to take up farming as a full time job o

Iamgrey5:
Protest removing government?

Election that removed Jonathan was 2015, protest about Fuel subsidy was in 2012 please check your calendar.

Don't worry. I know you understand

ALTERNATEID:


Can’t you read and comprehend? It happened in the region of the organizers. They did not go to Onitsha or Enugu to force Igbos to protest. Now that Igbos want to protest, they should do the protest in their region. This should not be too difficult to understand.

What I'm doing is not basic comprehension. I'm doing rational and critical thinking.

Tinubu didn't force anyone to protest in their regions but it did happen.

The organisers of this one are not also forcing Lagosians to protest but it might also happen.

Hope this is not too difficult to understand

Iamgrey5:
Yes and the prices of Petrol was reduced back then.

Purely political but the goals was achievable

Please can you list the demands from the August protest and tell me which is achievable?

Don't worry. Just as Tinubu's protest was purely political and it achieved its aim of removing that govt, the organisers of this one what to achieve the same goal.

After all, what's good for Tinubu is also good for Ati..

helinues:


Be consistent with your arguments basis

No dey confused us

But my argument is right. If that protest also touched other places, this one too might touch Lagos. Simple

ALTERNATEID:


At least, Soyinka, Bakare, Adeboye and Tinubu did not organize the protest against Jonathan in Enugu, Yenagoa or Port Harcourt. They organized it in Yoruba land and Igbos like you did not protest in the SE.

Now that Soyinka, Bakare and Adeboye are not interested in any protest and the Igbos who refused to join the 2012 protest now want to protest, kindly take your protest to Enugu, Onitsha, Abia etc. That’s the sensible thing to do. No protest will be allowed in Lagos.

Now tell yourself the truth. Did that protest happen only in Lagos?