DieBuhari:

You Yoruba Muslims are a serious disaster in the South West.

SMH

b
shut the Bleep up
you should not jump to a patform and start abusing people because they belief in different faith
less than thirty percent Yoruba Muslims are supporting Buhari Government.

January 13, 2018.SPEECH BY OTUNBA (DR.) GANI ADAMS AT HIS INSTALLATION AS THE 15TH AARE ONA KAKANFO OF YORUBALAND BY THE ALAAFIN OF OYO, IKU BABA YEYE, HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, OBA LAMIDI OLAYIWOLA ADEYEMI III.

Date: Saturday January 13, 2018

Venue: Durbar Stadium, Oyo

Time: 11am

PROTOCOLS

Mo juba awon Aare Ona Kakanfo to siwaju mi:

Kokoro Gangan of Iwoye

Oyapote of Iwoye

Oyabi of Ajase

Adeta of Jabata

Oku of Jabata

Afonja of Ilorin

Toyeje of Ogbomoso

Edun of Gbogun

Amepo of Abemo

Kurumi of Ijaiye

Ojo Aburumaku of Ogbomoso (son of Toyeje of Ogbomosho)

Latoosa of Ibadan

Ladoke Akintola of Ogbomoso

M.K.O. Abiola of Abeokuta

There cannot be a more humbling occasion for me as the one we are in today.

Against the backdrop of the size of the office the Iku Baba Yeye, His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, has bestowed on me and the larger than life image of my predecessors, my installation as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo is a challenge that has made all past challenges seem like a child’s play.

Though I am just stepping into the office, past occupants of the seat, especially the 13th and 14th occupants – Aare Samuel Ladoke Akintola and Aare Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola – brought so much power and glamour to the office that it is obvious I have a lot of work to do. As astute businessmen and politicians of note, they raised the profile of the office.

There is no doubt from the reactions that followed my pronouncement by the Alaafin of Oyo as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo that the power and prestige of the office has not waned since it was created centuries ago by Alaafin Ajagbo.

In fact, the epoch-making event of today is symbolic as 2018 marks the 558th anniversary of the installation of the first Aare Ona Kakanfo – Kokoro Gangan of Iwoye.

It is of interest to note that the military, political, traditional and cultural symbolism of the title to the Yoruba Empire, about 600 years ago, is still of strategic importance in the 21st Century.

This attribute reveals the uniqueness of the Yoruba race and shows that so much is still expected of the occupant of the post, despite the fact that physical and armed wars are no longer the order of the day.

In fact, despite the fact that I am an holder of 52 traditional titles, none has drawn as much comments and commendation by way of letters and visits.

The import of the Office still stands: protection of the interests of Yoruba race, both within the country and everywhere else people of the race exist.

While it is estimated that there are 60 million Yoruba within Nigeria and about 200 million others scattered all over the world, as a starting point, the preservation of the culture of the race will occupy my attention.

Pitiably, as a race, we are gradually losing our culture. In fact, from my travels around the world, it has become obvious that people of other races are taking more interest in our culture than we the owners of the culture, with Americans, Europeans and Asians now earning Degrees in the study of our culture, beliefs and what they have come to term Doctrine. We need to preserve our culture to fully realize the potential of the Yoruba.

Though with an activist background, it is now clear that I have to do more as a bridge builder with this new responsibility.

In as much as the focus of my struggle has changed over the years from the heady days of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) to the spread of our culture through the formation of the Oodua Progressive Union (OPU), which is now in 79 countries, the Olokun Festival Foundation, Gani Adams Foundation and many others, this new responsibility, despite my age, has unwittingly forced the stature of a statesman on me.

I promise to live up to that calling.

In this regard, I will work with our traditional rulers, grassroots leaders and have good rapport with all stakeholders, no matter the differences of the past, for the unity, progress and advancement of Yorubaland and Nigeria.

The office of the Aare Ona Kakanfo will project the Yoruba culture and tradition by promoting and sustaining our identity globally.

The office will equally ensure unity of all Yoruba sons and daughters all over the world.

Also of strategic importance to me is research and documentary to sustain the ideals of our founding fathers.

To ensure the continuation of the leadership role the Yoruba is known for educationally, I will give scholarships to our sons and daughters because education is light and power.

Also, I will collaborate with security agencies and stakeholders to ensure that Yorubaland is effectively secured through our various organizations.

I want to assure this August gathering that given the fact that the Oodua Progressives Union (OPU), which I am also the Convener, is now established in 79 countries, I will use this Union and other pan-Yoruba groups abroad to invite our sons and daughters with exceptional abilities, who have distinguished themselves in various fields, to come home and help in our quest to ensuring that our country takes its rightful place in the comity of nations.

GRATITUDE

At this juncture, let me express my profound gratitude to all our revered traditional rulers who have been working tirelessly to unite our race. It is a long list that it will not be possible to mention all.

But let me use the following to pay tribute to our traditional rulers: the Alaafin of Oyo, Iku Baba Yeye, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III who has deemed it fit to honour me with this prestigious title, the Ooni of Ife, Oonirisa Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II; Chairmen of Council of Obas and Chiefs and all traditional rulers in Yorubaland, and not forgetting my root, the Zaki of Arigidi-Akoko, Oba Yisa Olanipekun, and all traditional rulers in Akokoland; all the Obas who bestowed me with 52 titles, which invariably laid the foundation for my emergence as the Aare Ona Kakanfo.

CALL FOR UNITY

The journey has started from here. And my first appeal goes to Yoruba sons and daughters who are outside the shores of the country not to forget that there is no place like home. This was what informed the formation of the Oodua Progressives Union (OPU), Gani Adams Foundation and Olokun Festival Foundation. Please, see Yorubaland as the place to be. Don’t give the race a bad name. Come home to invest.

As the 15th Aare Ona Kakanafo, I consider myself lucky that there is no war at hand confronting the Yoruba race now. In other words, we are living in peace time. However, I am not pleased with the level of Yoruba unity today and I am very concerned. Therefore, my greatest priority is the unity of the Yoruba race at home and in the Diaspora.

I will, therefore, spare no effort in ensuring the unity of Yoruba race within the contemporary Nigeria body polity.

To take the journey further, I will, after this installation, launch the Aare Ona Kakanfo Foundation. This will further promote the culture of the people and document the history of the Aare Ona Kakanfo title.

Since we are now in the era of Information Technology, we will be unveiling historical documents obtained from the Iku Baba Yeye on the Aare Ona Kakanfo title to a website.

2018 makes it the 30th year that the last holder of the title, Aare M.K.O. Abiola, stood before you for his installation. He died on July 7, 1998 and the post was vacant for almost 20 years.

Same happened when the 13th holder of the title, Aare S.L. Akintola, died on January 15, 1966. It took more than 22 years before his successor took over. Why? There is the myth that holders of the title will always die a violent death. But, this is not so because many holders of the title lived to be more than 100 years.

So, apart from setting aside the myth and projecting the image of the office, documenting the Aare Ona Kakanfo title will also let people know that a child born of humble beginning like me can make it.

From the extreme North of Yorubaland, Arigidi-Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government the rural area of Ondo State, here I am emerging as the Aare Ona Kakanfo.

WAY FORWARD

My second appeal as the Aare Ona Kakanfo goes to the Federal Government to attend to some of the major roads in Yorubaland that are critical to its citizens. These include Lagos-Ibadan, Oyo-Ilorin, Lagos-Badagry, Sagamu-Benin, Badagry-Lusada-Sokoto, Ibadan-Iwo-Osogbo, Osogbo-Ilesa, Ilesa-Akure-Owo-Lokoja and Lagos-Abeokuta.

It will also be a major plus if the government, as promised by President Muhammadu Buhari in his January 1, 2018 speech, attends to rail transportation as fast as possible.

The issue of power is also critical. This will empower artisans more.

Security is equally important. All these would aid the development of the tourism potential of the country.

Several countries, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Britain, Turkey, Singapore, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Ghana, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia and Israel have diversified their economy to tourism.

I want to assure you that I will work with various stakeholders to turn our land into a viable tourist destination.

To our esteemed Governors in the South-West, I call for cooperation, no matter the party line. The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission should be empowered. And I want you all to see me as a partner in progress.

I offer myself for service once it is for the advancement of the Yoruba race. The various groups in the South-West should also resolve their crises.

I will also persuade seven of our elders, who are not partisan, to work with me in uniting all Yoruba and resolve differences wherever they may arise.

PROFOUND APPRECIATION

In closing, let me express my profound appreciation to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, for their support.

I want to thank our host Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, for his immense contribution towards the success of today’s event.

I also thank other governors for their support and contributions, financially and morally.

Let me thank all those who contributed to the success of this installation ceremony, especially members of the Planning Committee, the media and many others too numerous to mention.

I also want to thank my wife, Erelu Mojisola. She is a Pillar of Support and a Role Model for Women.

I want to assure all that as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo, I will use my position, God willing, to protect the interest of our land and our dear country Nigeria.

Mo ki gbogbo yin o

A dele bare o

Igba mi a tu ile Yoruba lara lágbara Olodumare, Amin.

Aare Ona Kakanfo Gani Adams

January 13, 2018.

wow congratulations kabiyesi I know the man very well at Crescent uni

Of what use is this weapon of human destruction in the development of humanity. Human being continue to use his cognitive agency to develop mechanism and innovation that tends to threaten his dominance over nature. Technology is gradually driving man to his destruction. Man is losing his highly cherished value and place. No wonder the numbers of robot continue to increase while it continues to take over jobs meant for man, whereas, man is being rendered valueless and jobless

Cajal:
This is from the constituted authority

Yes o
The one and only Ajimobi of Oyo state

nkemjacob2:
These private universities re taking full advertage of Nigerians

This is not a private university. it is a state university owned by the Oyo state government. The first technical university in Nigeria, although it is a scam

Ajimobi don start o
yee, how come will a state university be expensive more than private universities.
Ajimobi is a scam to Oyo state

win2kwire:


You are not civilized enough to discuss barbaric, no way!
You are an ape, a primate not fully developed into human life form. Go and ask educated people what your polygamy comments mean.
You have the mental intelligence of an infant, you are the typical African with the flies around your mouth on CNN.
A mountain goat and a major threat to human intelligence and civilization.
Disgusting!

You have lost your value as a human being, you are indeed a goat.
You are a disgrace to humanity, it development, and it sustainance. Yes, I am a full blooded African with great pride of my Africanity. You are not anyway better than me, your so called civilization has rendered man useless just like every other animals, made human to lost its value while it has placed the importance of mechanics and robots over that of human.
Your civilization argued that it brought progress but it only brought darkness and destruction upon man and nature

win2kwire:


Yes, once the ratio is like that we should invoke primitive mentality to fix it.

You are nothing but a monkey! go hide your head in shame!

So having baby mama's and unisex marriage is your own civilization abi?
You problem is in your ethnocentric views about life.
Your are the most uncivilised human being I have every encountered.
You are not different from a goat.

win2kwire:


another illiterate African comments.
"have the right" to marry multiple women to form harem and concubine in 21st century?
Disgusting 6th century monkey you are!

And everybody should be Gay, Lesbian and Baby mama's? You want human to lose it highly prestige value and reduces its level to that of an ordinary animal? You are a disgrace to humanity and its development.
You totally a real savage and a barbaric man.

win2kwire:


another illiterate African comments.
"have the right" to marry multiple women to form harem and concubine in 21st century?
Disgusting 6th century monkey you are!

And everybody should be Gay, Lesbians and Baby mama's? You want human to lose it highly prestige value and reduces its level to that of an ordinary animal? You are a disgrace to humanity and its development.
You totally a real savage and a barbaric man.

win2kwire:


another illiterate African comments.
"have the right" to marry multiple women to form harem and concubine in 21st century?
Disgusting 6th century monkey you are!

I can see that you are an uneducated person who call other people's opinion barbaric without looking carefully at it from the perspective of the people that engage in that action. You criticize and condemn without applying a critical approach to your analysis. People who engage in polygamy are not complaining, so why are you so concerned on what is not your own issue.
You are one of the people driving man to the peak of its self destruction by bringing innovations and darkness that does not support the natural ability impose upon man by nature.
finally, you are not different from any other animal. you are a goat

win2kwire:
STOP PROMOTING POLYGAMY, IT IS A PRIMITIVE AND BACKWARD PRACTICE THAT SHOULD BE ABOLISHED AND MADE ILLEGAL!

why should you say polygamy is a backward practice. you are being personalistic and as well ethnocentric in your views. anybody have right to the way they want to live their lives as far as they don't disturb yours.
#freedom

nice write up

I am sensing a displacement of human beings by robots and technology in the coming future.
Man is using is cognitive agency to innovate things that is smarter than him.
Man is gradually losing its value and his dominant figure. #natureisdisplacingman

08168219531

some people would come on nairaland to abuse Nigerians that get married early just bcus they are from one section of the country while they forgot that people in world's advance country gets married early too.

pls when is the exam

Pidgin2:
If Nigeria is truly a secular country such dressing shouldn't be allowed during national programs like the news, especially 9pm news, this dressing is for Arabs not African culture.

So wetin happen today na, how come we have freedom to comment on Muslim topic?

everybody has the right to dress the way they want. presenters also dress wearing cloths that is culturally with cloths while casting news. the bitter truth is that Africa is a lost region where west and with blocs propagate their agendas

gozzlin:
What's the rationale behind covering your hair with scarf in the name of hijab, while the shape of your boobs are still visible and uncovered by the hijab?

Muslims are a ridiculous set of people.

. it is just a mode of dressing and belief

lagostokd:
Looks good on them

It would have been so beautiful if it's a voluntary dressing but alas it's not! It's a compulsory do or die slavery clothing for Muslim women.

You can get killed if you don't wear hijab as a muslim woman.

The link below is an example

http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/07/vogue-cover-model-21-was-murdered-by-extremists-for-not-wearing-islamic-clothing-family-say-6559196/

religious extremist and his mumu post.
slave that wears white man cloth all through his life

Shooting Stars SC @Official3SC 6h Taiwo Ogunjobi sends a goodwill message, happy that we picked a point in Gombe 21 years after he did as club's Sole Administrator in 1996!

CROWNWEALTH019:

We are south south, without our oyel there is no naija....


i am proud to be from an oyel producing state


OBA of all obas unlike that criminal onni

we don knw say u be one ugbuugbu flat head frm IMO state wey dey claim benin

Jengem:


Like 90%h
If the leaders provide good roads, cars etc instead of poverty and death traps, Nigerias population will be higher and happier

it is not d leader dat we should blame for dis. it is nigerians who inflicted poverty on demselves while blaming d leaders for every woes

morisnewrain:
Don't mind him. He just heard Lagos is most populous state & he forged the remaining. There is even argument between Lagos & Kano. Lagos is most populous state not city. Imagine, he mentioned Ogbomoso before ILORIN , ONITSHA, WARRI, ABEOKUTA, MAIDUGURI, JOS, ZARIA & ABA. I believe is from OGBOMOSO.

ogbomosho is always populous dan Ilorin Abeokuta Maiduguri etc

Stanleysteno:
I am not understanding, ibadan is 1.5m while oyo is 600 n sometin thousand.. Someone shoul pls help me out

don't u understand simple English
Ibadan 3.5m
Oyo town 6ook

GreenMavro:
Focus on your course of study first...once you have settled that one and come out with a good grade, my dear the future don't have a choice but to be brighter!


my lecturer will say suffer for the 4years you have in school....and enjoy for the rest of your life!

focus and suffer for 4years and continue saying 'yes sir' all through your life. @op, pls focus on or future ambition. education has lost its priority in Nigeria. don't end up having good grade and becoming a slave all through ur life. #befinancialliterate