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I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by Kingspin(m): 11:12am On Aug 19, 2014 |
Oba of Lagos: I’ll expose role of Yoruba obas during Abacha’s regime after 2015 poll Says over 90% of Nigerians are corrupt By Abdulwahab Abdulah Lagos—OBA of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu I, yesterday in Lagos, exploded, saying he would shake the nation after the 2015 general elections. He threatened to reveal roles played by some Yoruba Obas during the regime of late military dictator, General Sani Abacha. Oba Akiolu, who was the father of the day at the public presentation of a 368-page book titled, “Corruption and Human Rights Law in Africa”, authored by Dr Kolawole Olaniyan, a renowned lawyer and legal adviser in Amnesty International, AI, noted that no single person should be blamed for Nigeria’s woes. His words: “I will shake this nation after the election in February. The man who made the statement that I lifted oil should cover his face in shame because I was still a serving police officer and I wonder how I would have such time to be involved in the lifting of oil. Those who collected Abacha’s money know themselves and I will quote witnesses. Let us stop apportioning blames, forget the past and work towards a better future for this country. Do not put 100 percent blame on President Goodluck Jonathan because the person who caused the problem knows himself.” The Oba called on Nigerians to see the battle against the scourge of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, Boko Haram insurgency, among other challenges confronting Nigeria as a collective responsibility that must be battled by all. Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, who chaired the occasion on behalf of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, described the death of a Nigerian lady in Dubai for Ebola after she was quarantined on arrival from Nigeria yesterday morning as a result of deep corruption in the system. Falana said: “Because of massive corruption in the continent today, the fundamental human rights of the people have been severely infringed upon. What the author has done in his book is that he has challenged all of us to think about the effect of corruption in the continent. The challenge of Ebola is not being tackled under the provisions of the law.” He also blamed corruption for the failure of the Federal Government to allegedly care for Nigerian soldiers fighting insurgency in Borno State, especially without adequate weapons and welfare. This led to the protest by their wives, saying “this is a manifestation of the collapse of the Nigerian state. So something must be done.” In her remarks, Deputy Consul- General, United States, US Embassy in Nigeria, Dehab Ghebreab, said there was a link between human rights violation and corruption in Africa. According to her, “corruption can breed militancy and insurgency, which we have been witnessing in Africa.” She stressed the determination of the US government to support Africa in tacking the menace, while commending steps taken by the author for the book on human rights and corruption. A senior advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Tayo Oyetibo, applauded the author, saying it “will definitely expand our scope and frontier of the human rights law in Nigeria and Africa.” Also in his remarks, Mr Richard Akinnola, an activist said, “Corruption is not just about looting the nation’s treasury, it is also corruption when our value system is been infringed on.” On his part, the author said he wrote the book to expand the provisions of the law on human rights law as well as expose the extent at which corruption had denied Africans their natural fundamental rights. www.vanguardngr.com |
Re: I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by Nobody: 11:30am On Aug 19, 2014 |
Tough talk! I hope it will not unleash the likes of sgt. Rogers on you? |
Re: I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by fiverrwin(f): 11:40am On Aug 19, 2014 |
My brother give us now while you want to wait till after 2015. |
Re: I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by Mynd44: 12:05pm On Aug 19, 2014 |
First the Olubadan, then the Awujale now the Oba of Lagos..... Oba Ade Sijuade's reign is coming to an end. If it was the days of old, these kingdoms would have come together and invaded Ife. ![]() While I don't care about Oba Ade Sijuade, I am concerned about what will happen to the Title of the Ooni as it seems to be losing the respect of the Kings who are supposed to pay homage to it. The Alake is still quiet abi? Where is the Ewi of Ado and Deji of Akure? It is Aux Armes now 1 Like |
Re: I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by JEITO: 12:26pm On Aug 19, 2014 |
Speak now or forever hold your peace ![]() |
Re: I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by oduastates: 1:24pm On Aug 19, 2014 |
There is no need for that. We will simply wait for the current useless generation of obas to leave the stage . Emphasis on Alaafin Ooni Olubadan Alake I would not have included the alaafin if not for the fact that, instead of being the custodian of the Orishas on earth ,he worships a foreign god. Until he renounces the cult called Islam and do the job which he was born to do as the head of the yoruba religion, his name will remain on that list. When he should be marshalling resources to build the biggest groves ,museum , orisa temples , ifa universities ,colleges etc so that the adherent of orisa can congregate or come on pilgrimages ,he is doing nothing. Meanwhile here are his children in the Americas singing his name |
Re: I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by overhypedsteve(m): 2:11pm On Aug 19, 2014 |
Mynd44: First the Olubadan, then the Awujale now the Oba of Lagos.....what re you saying. How dare you invade the motherland. Ife is the motherland. And you dare not invade it. The first invasion of Ife led to anarchy and chaos in yoruba land which later led to the ibadun conference. It is noteworthy that yoruba land was unable to form a united front against the British because of the resultant disunity and segregation.the army of dahomey marching to egbaland in 1851 fell under British made guns and ammunition supplied to egba. Just outside the walls of egba. Believe me if not for the disunity in yoruba at this time, a united yoruba nation would have given the British people a run for their money. And that would have to large extent prevented the annexation of yorubaland into Nigeria. |
Re: I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by macof(m): 6:31pm On Aug 19, 2014 |
overhypedsteve: what re you saying. How dare you invade the motherland. Ife is the motherland. And you dare not invade it. The first invasion of Ife led to anarchy and chaos in yoruba land which later led to the ibadun conference. It is noteworthy that yoruba land was unable to form a united front against the British because of the resultant disunity and segregation.the army of dahomey marching to egbaland in 1851 fell under British made guns and ammunition supplied to egba. Just outside the walls of egba. Believe me if not for the disunity in yoruba at this time, a united yoruba nation would have given the British people a run for their money. And that would have to large extent prevented the annexation of yorubaland into Nigeria. Bro Ife is very invadable. Sijuwade is a disappointment to the Title of Ooni. This man should be an Oba for Oodua's sake not a business man running to Israel on pilgrimage and ignoring every problem of the Yoruba people The Ooni is the most sacred Image in Yorubaland but Sijuwade has desecrated it, if it was in the past people would have forced his suicide |
Re: I'll Expose Role Of Yoruba Obas During Abacha's Govt After 2015 Polls-Oba Lagos by macof(m): 6:39pm On Aug 19, 2014 |
Oduastates you have stated the truth, it pains me when an Oba of all people rejects his identity and begins to lick Arab/Jewish and European shiit He won't reject being Oba but all rites and responsibility that come with the title is shoved aside. We need a resistance group to speak up against all these wrong doings by politicians and Obas. How can we be secure in an Oduduwa nation with these corrupt and weak men History they won't teach us, our traditions they would abolish, our culture they would substitute our spirituality they call idolatry What use do they serve the Masses?? Look at many Towns are so dirty, bad roads etc |
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