[size=18pt]Rants Of Antelope(Igala) From Igala Kingdom By Bayo Oluwasanmi[/size]

Posted: March 19, 2013 - 14:25




Quality leadership is a product of deeply bred traditions. It’s not shaped by odd historical accidents, but by communities that nurture talented and gifted persons.

I’m proud to be of Yoruba stock, one of the most civilized and cultured ethnic groups in the world.

Ahmadu Ali’s sweeping denigration of Yorubas as ingrates in defense and praise of former President Olusegun Obasanjo exposes Ali as a classical example of ignorance and error.

No one should be surprised at the sudden appearance of Ali in the public glare.

Having been consigned into the remote dustbin of irrelevancy, Ali is undoubtedly suffering from a life of horrifying meaninglessness, hopelessness, and more importantly loneliness.

Ali’s voice of mysterious import was echoed in a recent interview with Duro Adeseko. He accused Yorubas as “ungrateful kind of people,” who do not appreciate what others have done for them.

Ali berated Yorubas for not given due recognition to Obasanjo for what he did for them.

“And you people still don’t recognize him, especially the Yoruba people who are totally ungrateful kind of people in this country… the Yorubas are another character,” said Ali.

It is true there is an indignation that is justifiable. But in this case, Ali’s effrontery lashing out at Yorubas amounts to a blind and boring purpose.

His lash out, round up condemnation of Yorubas as unappreciative people shows Ali’s wavering and half-hearted in allegiance to truth, and his choice of darkness of error and satanic delusion.

Ali’s statement is a foolish distraction. Nothing is too insane to say by an Igala – the antelope.

Do Yorubas need any person of Ali’s depraved and convoluted admonition to help pick our leaders and heroes/heroines?

Do we have to go by Ali’s prejudiced warped rubrics in selecting our leaders in Yoruba land?

Do we have to be coerced by Ali’s hysterical nonsense to pay homage and gratitude to Obasanjo? God forbid!

Of what benefit to the Yorubas was all the eight years of Obasanjo as president? The Lagos-Ibadan road could have been transformed into a 21st century high way. But, he didn’t give a damn.

We still remember the political subterfuge and sabotage employed by Obasanjo to starve the Tinubu administration of funds all in an attempt to force the ACN government to its knees.

The Yorubas are not so gullible, manipulable, and downright callous. We have a long and enduring memory.

Ali served three administrations as minister of education – Gowon, Murtala, and Obasanjo – without any remarkable achievement. Rather, his tenure was marred with cruel, crudity, and murder.

Ali is another name for injustice, abhorrence, and intolerance.
His tenure as education minister was a festering sore at the center of scholarship and civilization.

As minister of education, his signature achievement was the erosion and suppression of academic freedom.

His incompetency, blindness, rashness, inadequacies, and high handedness ruptured the fabrics of student unionism which fomented, brewed, and bottled “Ali must go” saga which among other things snuffed out Akintunde’s life.

The decimation of our university education was actively initiated and pursued by Ali.

He made sure the quality of our once enviable university programs was diluted with mediocrity and mendacity. He wrecked the system.

As director of NYSC, Ali didn’t perform better. No innovation or any relevant reforms were made to the program by Ali.

He has never been an impressive personality of sterling performance. He’s known for his cantankerous marginal ability.

Though, we’re proud of Ali for one thing: he never missed any opportunity to show case the plague-spots in his character. His personal and public life reveals much.

Ali’s hostility to the Yorubas demonstrates that the world loves lies and hates truth. While Ali is punctilious, his life mirrors he basest hypocrisy.

That the Yorubas reject Obasanjo as a leader or hero or ungrateful to him says what type of character fiber and finesse we’re made of.

We Yorubas do not anoint thieves, fools, saboteurs, traitors, and hoodlums as leaders or as heroes/heroines.

We of the Yoruba stock stand out distinct from the brute Igala man as midday in contrast with midnight.

We vehemently reject Ali’s philosophy of Pharisees known for threadbare and hoary emptiness. His Pharisaical righteousness belongs to Igala Kingdom and not Yoruba Kingdom.

If Ali wished to direct others in the path of righteousness, the principles of righteousness must be enshrined in his own heart.

*** We cannot drive a car forward by looking at the rear view mirror. We cannot use shoes for hammers, newspapers for umbrellas, and a finger nail to tight a screw!

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Afam4eva: Is this man calling Igala people antelopes because of Ahmadu Ali. I think this is tasteless and very racist.

What abt the Ali guy calling a whole ethnic group ungreatful because his own warped opinion abt OBJ?

Afam4eva: Is this man calling Igala people antelopes because of Ahmadu Ali. I think this is tasteless and very racist.

Didn't that clown trashed Yoruba people because of one man.?


You don't even hide your bigotry and prejudice no more

Afam4eva:
Is it the whole Igalas that called Yorubas ungrateful or just Ahmadu Ali? Let's not defend the indefensible. The utterance of this man is distasteful.

And this makes what difference? Yoruba people say if you go around exhibiting your bad manners, they will send you home so the nan basically got sent home.

Afam4eva:
So, why not trash him instead of his tribe. Was he speaking on behalf of his tribe?

Isn't that what the writer did?

"We Yorubas do not anoint thieves,
fools, saboteurs, traitors, and
hoodlums as leaders or as heroes/
heroines."

^
what a bunch of lies. Tinubu is awaiting trial, he is a theif and hoodlum, Awolowo is an ex convict, Abiola is a thief, Bode George ex convict. And these are all Yoruba heroes so what exactly is this bigoted writer saying with this statement.

Igala means antelop in yoruba

Afam4eva: Is this man calling Igala people antelopes because of Ahmadu Ali. I think this is tasteless and very racist.

You are just a sad and nauseating bigot. Why did you not show consistency condemning Ali for calling an entire ethnic group ungrateful? Is that not "tasteless" and "racist" in your world or is it just that your sort have been brought up to think insult, negative stereotypes and slurs against the Yorubas is 'par for the course'? You join here to comment on the first page. Shall we go and see the thread Ali slandered the Yoruba ethnic group to see where you showed up and what you said? After all if fair, consistent and devoted to equity, regardless of who is involved, we should find you contributing early in that thread also and taking Ali to task for his "racism".

I know you are 'slow' and driven by partisanship so you will not realise the author is wittily using the literal translation of Igala in Yoruba as pun against Ali. Same way a person from Fool Kingdom could be mocked by the english translation of fool as "The fool from Fool Kingdom" - especially if he has behaved like a fool. The author is even kind. It is the least Ali deserves when you and others, obliged to speak in favour of what is right, could only mock the Yorubas as incapable of responding to Ali's "racist" slur. Now they do, they are the "racist" not Ali. By the way, stop using "racist" inappropriately. Jeez. Think before you talk in haste and bias.

Afam afam, hmmm....the word bigot becomes you.
Igala(with another pronounciation) means antelope in yoruba, do you now understand?

Gbawe.:
You are just a sad and nauseating bigot.

.... And that's a K.O.

Expect a BAN soon!!

In Afam's haste to be tribalistic, he did not comprehend the writer's play on words, Ali is the Igala (antelope) from Igala, not that the Igalas are antelopes.

Afam4eva: Is this man calling Igala people antelopes because of Ahmadu Ali. I think this is tasteless and very racist.

Ali never consulted his people before calling Yoruba people "ungrateful people" I see no reason why Bayo should consult Yoruba people before calling Igala people Antelope. If any man calls Nupe any unsavoury name(s) i am ready to bring down the entire ethnic group he belongs.

AFAM, are you like this outside Nairaland?

Mr. Globe:
"We Yorubas do not anoint thieves,
fools, saboteurs, traitors, and
hoodlums as leaders or as heroes/
heroines."

^
what a bunch of lies. Tinubu is awaiting trial, he is a theif and hoodlum, Awolowo is an ex convict, Abiola is a thief, Bode George ex convict. And these are all Yoruba heroes so what exactly is this bigoted writer saying with this statement.

hey blockhead,it seems the word Yoruba gives you a hard on.cause this your new level of obsession is nauseating. put together all your kinsmen non of them measure up to awo shoelace.please can you give me a proof where tinubu or mko were convicted for crimes.bode george is a nobody here. always categorized with failures like obj. we know the tribe that worship criminals.the usa returnee drug baron that use his ill gotten wealth to displace the traditional ruler in aguleri comes to mind.and arthur nzeribe selling is kinsmen killers weapon to maim them ain't the kind of mofos you idiots worship.and criminals coming home with their ill gotten wealth.during you guys end of the year home coming rituals.

Afam4eva:
Is it the whole Igalas that called Yorubas ungrateful or just Ahmadu Ali? Let's not defend the indefensible. The utterance of this man is distasteful.

Haha...You are here wasti g your time with bunch on insignificant,uncivilized maluus.

Afam4eva: Is this man calling Igala people antelopes because of Ahmadu Ali. I think this is tasteless and very racist.

So Ali is not racist for calling the Yoruba people ungrateful? But Bayo is racist for calling Ali antelope . lolzzz, this your logic na wonder

Why all these hate of Igala people by Yorubas,
Igala people are cool and nice, because they are more intelligent than Yorubas, the reason Yorubas hate them.

njazra:

So Ali is not racist for calling the Yoruba people ungrateful? But Bayo is racist for calling Ali antelope . lolzzz, this your logic na wonder

Bayo called Igalas an antelope and not Ali. You see the difference?

Afam4eva:
Bayo called Igalas an antelope and not Ali. You see the difference?

Bros, the same way Ali called the Yorubas ungrateful.

@Afam4eva, can you please quote or highlight boldly where the writer call the Igala people antelopes in the article?

Afam can't you read where did he call all Igalas Antelope? the Sentence Rants of Antelope (Singular) from Igala! In the entire article he kept mentioning Ali by name so did you come about calling all Igalas antelope? why are Nigerians so quick to stir sentiments, Is it a curse?

JomoGbomo2: @Afam4eva, can you please quote or highlight boldly where the writer call the Igala people antelopes in the article?

Dude didn't read the article. His bigotry was what propelled him to making that ill-thought out comment...

JomoGbomo2: @Afam4eva, can you please quote or highlight boldly where the writer call the Igala people antelopes in the article?

@Afam4ever, Please we are waiting for your response!

Like afam like mr. Globe

What do you expect from people who are yet to understand why they exist? Igala people are dummies and lack ability to identify what’s wrong in them. Their father (Ali must go) who's creating or polluting air with his dirty mouth ought to be in jail in a normal country. He must celebrate OBJ for institutionalizing corruption and been made popular as evil party chairman. is indebted with live appreciation for what OBJ did to him. He must match and boast like a rubber who walk freely and as well accusing owner of a stole property for been careless to have allow himself a victim of rubber. Omo ale!

For real, Yorubas are ungrateful people, i have my reasons

Wily/Wily:
For real, Yorubas are ungrateful people, i have my reasons

So, you know all the Yorubas? Truly, Tribalism is a disease.

its a pity some of these people who claim to be educated are illiterates. First, two wrongs don't make a right. (It depends if anyone thinks Ali was wrong in the said case) The bigoted writer had it in mind to retaliate on the igalas what Ali did to Yorubas and that is why he used words like 'Igala Kingdom' and 'antelope' (which Yorubas have said is what they call Igala) which all represents the people of igala and not the person of Ahmadu Ali directly which is rightly 'racist' according to Afam. I see Gbawe has come quickly to shed his absent knowledge on this thread causing this empty debate. Afam is right except I don't know why he has allowed himself to be blackmailed to call Ali's assertion stup1d when Ali is really notfar from the truth.

njazra:

So, you know all the Yorubas? Truly, Tribalism is a disease.

njazra, i'm not a tribalist, i hate no body but there are group of people in Nigeria that are ungrateful and untrustworthy, and never dine with them without having the longest spoon, they are the Yorubas.