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Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by EastLebanon(m): 8:58pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
Hmmm,those fulanis are small but great,they conquered a whole hausa tribe and also the yorubas,one crafty thing about them is anywhere they conquers they forms emirate there and install a fulani as the ruler(emir) 5 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by truefact: 8:58pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
Yorubas is has this or that...my question is..WHY haven't yorubas use their suffercation to dislodge the Hausa-Fulani from being the owners of Nigeria? Yorubas are nothing....Why can't yorubas compare themselves with Hausa-Fulani? Yorubas claim to be the most progressthieves and suffercated, yet they are slaves to Hausa-Fulani... Mind you, igbos are dislodged by a combined forces which includes the yorubas and Hausa-Fulani. ...if the civil was only btween igbo and Hausa-Fulani or Igbos and yorubas, I tell you Igbos will win any day and any time....yoruba are true cowards... Igbos are like one man fighting again many men... Yorubas March Hausa-Fulani man to man, stop being cowards 6 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:09pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
Macelliot: Why do you ibos like cooking up imaginary regrets for Yorubas. Why do you guys like using Panadol for Yorubas' headache? Closecall: Tinubu didn't get the Speakership slot because another Yoruba man for the North Central, Bukola Saraki, had clinched the Senate Presidency. It would have been too much for one ethnic group to hold nos 2, 3 and 4. Even at that, his man, Femi Gbaja, lost by only 8 votes (174 - 182). Please how many Yorubas are there in the House of Reps? Eventually, the SW got both Deputy Speaker and House Leader at the expense of ibos getting a paltry deputy whip position. I think that is consolatory enough. If you are in doubt as to Bukola Saraki's ethnic group, this what a core northerner, Dr Junaid Mohammed, has to say (focus on the bolded): Three days after his inauguration, President Muhammadu Buhari has not been able to make key appointments due to a crisis of confidence that has pitted him against power blocs in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This has made the National Coordinator of the Concerned Northern Professional Forum (CNPF), Dr. Mohammed Junaid, to accuse a section of the APC leadership of trying to arm-twist Buhari to make some appointments against his wish. He accused the APC of trying to use zoning to hold Buhari captive, saying resorting to allotting positions on zonal basis is inimical to good governance. Afonja invited the Fulani jihadist, Alimi, whom he joined up with and destroyed the old Oyo Empire. He thought he would free himself from the influence and power of the Alaafin. The duo on getting back to Ilorin, after the destruction of old Oyo township and empire, Alimi taught Afonja the lesson of his life. Ilorin became an Emirate with Afonja killed. The Muslim Fulanis took over Ilorin land, where till date 95 per cent of the Yoruba population is ruled by less than 5 pwer cent Fulanis. Afonja destroyed the Oyo empire? The writer must be a goat and dullard! Afonja was only able to secede successfully from the Oyo empire with the help of Alimi. That's all. When Alimi and co attempted to go beyond Ilorin, southwards, they were overwhelmingly beaten so much so that they never made a second attempt. The Yorubas have successfully assimilated whatever can be regarded has Fulani in Ilorin. Even the emir used to be Kolapo. Ilorin remains Yorubaland with a figurehead emir. Traditional rulers have no power! Hence, the real power lies in the hands of the political class which is firmly in the hands of the Yorubas. Governor Mohammed Lawal, the ANPP Governor of Kwara State (1999- 2003) an Afonja descendent who thought he could force the Fulani’s to retreat and re-write the 200-years old history of the emirate was shoved aside by the Olooye himself, Senator Abubakar Olusola Saraki, a Yorubanised Fulani. Lawal’s elevation of the Baloguns of Ilorin to Obaship status, (including his father), was reversed by Governor Bukola Saraki. Mohammed Lawal fell out with his godfather, Olusola Saraki, during his first tenure. This cost him the second term. Hence, whatever step he took was reversed in annoyance. That he made his father an Oba made it even worse. Chief Obafemi Awolowo repeated the same mistake of Afonja during the Nigerian Civil war (1967-1970). When the then Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon came to power on August 1st, 1966, one of the first things he did was to release Awolowo from prison. Realizing that he could not consolidate his grip on power without the backing of the Yoruba, Gowon promptly constituted a Federal Executive Council dominated by some of Awos-prewar allies like Joseph Tarka, Aminu Kano and Chief Anthony Enahoro etc. Gowon made Awolowo the Vice-Chairman of the Federal Executive Council and Federal Commissioner for Finance, a position that was equivalent of the position of Prime Minister of Nigeria, which Awolowo had been dreaming of all his life. Awolowo did his best and placed we Yorubas on such a high, unique pedestal in the Nigerian state that other tribes, especially in the south, forever envy, lust, long for, look forward and struggle to attain and which has and will always elude them. The ibos have been at the forefront of trying to measure up to the Yorubas. After all said and done, Awolowo was awarded a post-homous GCFR, a title held by only Heads of State. Of all the indigenous founding fathers of the Nigerian state, his family remains the most successful and relevant in modern-day Nigeria. Zik, once ceremonial president, has been found worthy of being awarded a post-homous GCFR. I bet you, Zik, whereever he is, will be envying Awolowo and his achievements. The late MKO Abiola, made the same mistake of Afonja and Awolowo during the 2nd Republic. Abiola in 1980 floated the Concord Group of Newspapers to fight the Tribune group owned by Obafemi Awolowo, in the Western states of Nigeria. He financed and bankrolled the National Party of Nigeria in Ogun State and other Odua states. Concord Press Nigeria Limited Group of newspapers fought and exposed Awolowo’s 1000 plots of land deal in Maroko. Having or thinking he had served the Northern establishment enough, in 1982, Umaru Dikko told Abiola to his face that Nigeria (Northern) presidency was not for the highest bidder. In anger, Abiola resigned from the NPN and said good-bye to Nigerian politics. Abiola and Babangida may have had a personal axe to grind. Rumours have it that Abiola may have at swindled IBB of Samuel Doe's loot placed in his trust and at some point straffed Mariam. Even then, Abiola outlived Abacha and died a hero. Obasanjo reaped where Abiola sowed. Obasanjo would never have been president had Abiola been president. Didn't GEJ even benefit from Abiola's struggle in the very long run? So what is your point? The foxy General Sani Abacha when he seized power in 1993, elevated or demoted General Oladipo Diya as Chief of General Staff from position of Chief of Defence Staff to consolidate his grip on power. Very soon, Diya, acting his master’s script, used the Federal might to batter the NADECO, Afenifere, Odua Movement and other real Progressives of the Yoruba struggle. Tinubu even went on exile. Diya also outlived Abacha and he is doing quite well today. With the failure of ACN, CPC and ANPP to wrest power from Goodluck Jonathan in 2011, Ahmed Bola Tinubu threw in everything and convinced all the others to dissolve and form the APC, which was meant to have General Muhammadu Buhari achieve his ambition to be Nigerian Head of State once again. Tinubu did what he had to do to save the nation from impending doom. He is a hero with a lot of foresight. Another four years of GEJ would have led to the demise of this nation. Today, Nigeria is beginning to work again. It's no more business as usual. Tinubu is set to emerge as the Chairman of the APC BOT. Buhari has also mended fences with him. Courtesy of Tinubu, Yorubas occupy positions no 2, 3, 6, Senate Chief Whip(yet to be occupied) and House Leader So what is your headache? You ibos should go and lick your sores jor. According to Orji Uzor Kalu (2013), you are third-rate Nigerians. Yorubas are just too sophisticated and complicated for you all to comprehend or understand. Once again, you ibos should stop cooking up imaginary regrets for we Yorubas to cover up for your senseless wailing. cc: balkan Deltagiant Mogidi Eastlink DMerciful LadyF 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:11pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
truefact: You are a dullard! Read my post above. 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:13pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
EastLebanon: You are a dullard! Where and when did Fulanis conquer Yorubas? 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:14pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
The height of Yoruba sophisticated political confusion ![]() ![]() 5 Likes
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Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:15pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder: At the start of the 19th century Ilorin was a border town in the northeast of the Oyo Empire, with a mainly Yoruba population but with many Hausa-Fulani immigrants or slaves. It (Ilorin) was the headquarters of an Oyo General, Afonja, who rebelled against the empire and helped bring about its collapse with the assistance of the Fulani. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilorin_Emirate (so this Yoruba treachery did not start today ![]() ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by omoelesa(m): 9:16pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
hinwazaka:The greatest leader that have ever come out your cursed land was ojukwu, we all know how he foolishly led millions of your brothers to their death, without achieving any damn about biafra .a part from ojukwu ur tribe is just as leaderles as bunch of blind men. 3 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:18pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
emmalexabl: You are a dullard! The slave is the one who cannot occupy the highest office in the land no matter how hard he tries. Yoruba and Fulani have both had the presidency. So who could the slave be? 5 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:19pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:The slave is the one that needs crude oil from SS to finance the government (even when crude oil prices are falling by the minute) 5 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:21pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
imhotep: That is very inaccurate! Afonja was only able to secede from the Oyo empire successfully with the help of the Fulani. The Oyo empire collapsed much later after the Egba also seceded from them. 5 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:23pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:^ quote sources, otherwise you are spreading rumors. Diaris god oh. |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:25pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
imhotep: Wrong! The slave is the one whose resources are being used to run the nation and can't do anything about it but wail and wail and wail. 5 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by truefact: 9:26pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:You are an ostrich. .you and your tribe is the real definition of Dullard with Capital D |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:26pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
imhotep: No time! Everyone knows Wikipedia is very inaccurate. I have read loads of Yoruba history books. 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:28pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:How can you run a non-existent nation on stolen resources ![]() ![]() ![]() See how slavery has warped your thinking. 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:29pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:Wikipedia cites books and other websites. It is more reliable than your arbitrary nairaland rumors 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:29pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
truefact: Ode! Read my post and go and sleep in envy, jealousy and bitterness. 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by truefact: 9:30pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:Read my post fuulish ostrich. ...we agreed igbos are been dislodged. Now, why are you also playing the slavish slave? Are you no more suffercated? Why cant you use your suffercation to dislodge the North and become number one? It is ashame, that you are nothing in the equation. ... Igbos are dislodged by north,.now where do you stand in the equation ? You simply nobody... Hausa-Fulani never considered you as somebody, hence they don't feel bothered about you...you are cowards who can't fight for anything except making noise. I always hear igbos agenda this and that. I also hear Northern agenda this and that, but i never heard yoruba agenda even for once....what you do cowards stand for? 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:31pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
imhotep: I said, I have read enough Yoruba history books. I know Yoruba history in and out. Anybody can edit Wikipedia including you. Information on Wikipedia change by the minute. 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:32pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:So Afonja enslaved himself to gambari so many years ago. Now I can understand the roots of Yoruba slavery ![]() ![]() ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by hinwazaka: 9:33pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
omoelesa:You are spot on in your description of Ojukwu's character. Its a win that he too never got the chance to lead this nation or any one for that matter. But that does not exonerate the incapacity of the men listed to lead. My analysis is not directed or meant as an insult to any region. |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:34pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
truefact: You are a dullard! We Yorubas believe in turn by turn. We were number 1 between 1999 and 2007. Very soon, we shall be number 1 again. 3 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:34pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:Cite the books you read, give page numbers and all. Until then, na rumors you dey spread Besides, it is already a BIG SHAME that Afonja helped to decimate the Oyo Empire. Why was he so treacherous? |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by truefact: 9:37pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder: Read my post fuulish ostrich. ...we agreed igbos are been dislodged. Now, why are you also playing the slavish slave? Are you no more suffercated? Why cant you use your suffercation to dislodge the North and become number one? It is ashame, that you are nothing in the equation. ... Igbos are dislodged by north,.now where do you stand in the equation ? You simply nobody... Hausa-Fulani never considered you as somebody, hence they don't feel bothered about you...you are cowards who can't fight for anything except making noise. I always hear Igbos agenda this and that. I also hear Northern agenda this and that, but i never heard yoruba agenda even for once....what you do cowards stand for? 3 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:38pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
imhotep: He sought the assistance of the Fulani and got it. He had his kingdom and everything was okay until Alimi died and the alliance turned sour. While Alimi was alive, the going was good. With no Oyo empire to fall back to, he was at the mercy of the Fulani who promptly murdered him. Now how does that affect the larger Yoruba ethnic group? I repeat, the slave the one who cannot rule this country. 2 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:40pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:So Afonja's self-enslavement did not pay off. Now all of his descendants are mindlessly reciting Arabic and 1mbecilically shouting "allahu akbar" choi . . . 4 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:42pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
truefact: Yorubas are okay with a working Nigeria. That is our agenda. Tinubu and Yorubas by God's grace have made it happen using Buhari. What else? The presidency? I said, we shall have it soon. So what are you crying about again. Dullard! 1 Like |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:44pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
Tinubu is senseless if he thinks after Buhari power will go to the West The SS/SE will rather support the North ruling forever than support a Yoruba ascending to the post of presidency Mark my words Tinubu's end will be quite disastrous compare to Afonja Awo Mko and Diya VirginFinder: Seunjungle: omoelesa: 4 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by truefact: 9:44pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:You are slaves....they can murder you at will and nothing will happen....you nothing to them....they use as tools....they you presidency to hold for them and collect it will....yoeubas are servant to the north.....igbos are not servants, hence they wont give igbo the presidency to hold for them at wills... As you can see we have always be fighting for our freedom. ..yes, we understand, the British hand over the country to the north ..but fuulish yorubas will always be servants instead of being their own masters 3 Likes |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by Nobody: 9:45pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
VirginFinder:Even the Yoruba president is a gambari slave: Shonekan, Obasanjo etc. Yoruba gambari slavery is becoming genetic. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Tinubu: Repeating Mistakes Of Afonja, Awolowo, Abiola, Diya By Ralph Egbu by VirginFinder: 9:46pm On Aug 10, 2015 |
imhotep: Are there no Yoruba muslims from the SW? Even then, aren't there Yoruba christians from Ilorin? Look, Afonja has had the upper hand on the long run as the Fulani in Ilorin have all been swallowed up and Yorubanised. It's only the title, 'emir', that the Fulanis have left. 1 Like |
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