IlekeHD:


Sounds good.

What projects have they successfully carried out? Have they branched out to other communities?

delpee:


The focus is on a particular school. Those in North America/ Canada had successfully built a block of toilets, renovated a classroom block and donated computers and laptops to the school and the teachers. They also provided a borehole. Those are the ones I know.

The current mission I referred to is being run by a group of about 50 reunited classmates resident in different parts of the world. They're pooling funds together and will soon pick a project from the list drawn by the school and the old students association.

IlekeHD:


Ok, in the meantime, please tell us.

yemaldo:

Am not talking about present ilorin, am talking about old oyo empire

Aareonakakanfo:
It seems Ilekehd is about to take aresa's position as regards Lagos

IlekeHD:


I know. I'm not trying to be snide, I really want to know why they wanted Ilorin.

scholes0:


You should be as proud of Lagos as she is. It will forever a crown jewel in yoruba real estate.
Although I tend to favour the development of the hinterland. Places like Akure and Sagamu can be great locations for tech hubs and industries.

yemaldo:

If you know nothing about ilorin, at least u should ask, ask non indigen ilorin and they'll tell u.
Can u pls tell me ur state

yemaldo:

1)ilorin comprises of 5 local govt (asa, moro, ilorin south, East and west) of all those local government you'll only see larger population of fulani in ilorin west, and what majority don't understand is that these people have been yorubanized, u can stay a whole year in ilorin west and you'll hardly see anyone speaking fulani,these people will call themselves fulani but cannot speak their language anymore, they eat amala like mad and even give themselves yoruba name(the emir included) u can ask anyone schooling in ilorin
2)aside from larger population of fulani from d west, the remaining 4 local govt are yoruba even majority of fulani in west can't speak their language

3)issue of emir of ilorin is not a shame ilorin people alone should face, it's a slap on yoruba race, afonja invited the fulani to fight for him after betraying Aladin and they almost finished oyo empire, from oyo Ile (no present on) ogbomoso etc but the Yoruba fought back and when the get to ilorin they stopped, tell my why, ilorin was very important to oyo empire back then(maybe you should get a copy of Rev Samuels history of yoruba)
Afonja house in ilorin till date don't see eye to eye, they hate each other like mad, late govn Lawal tried to install a yoruba king in ilorin but he failed because d emir had people backing him from feds
3)if Nigeria divided today, do you think ogbomoso will be d boundary between west and North? I think the boundary will be in kogi state

IlekeHD:


Do you have pictures, website, links etc?

If they're transparent enough, they may get more sponsors from nlers.

The funny thing about all of this is that one Yoruba pastors can build 5 boreholes, equip 50 schools with modern computers and pay for 50 student's tuitions without blinking an eye.

I hope they take their wealth to "heaven".

yemaldo:

If you know nothing about ilorin, at least u should ask, ask non indigen ilorin and they'll tell u.
Can u pls tell me ur state

scholes0:


You should be as proud of Lagos as she is. It will forever a crown jewel in yoruba real estate.
Although I tend to favour the development of the hinterland. Places like Akure and Sagamu can be great locations for tech hubs and industries.

Lol but prof no where in my comment did i mention not being proud of lagos na. maybe you intended to reply someone else

delpee:

Lol at our wonderful pastors. Some are great givers though.
The group is not on Facebook etc. It's more of a private/personal commitment on their part to give back to society and appreciate Gods goodness. Probably at a stage they may wish to raise funds for the bigger projects in conjunction with the National Alumni body. It will be made public at that point in time. Thanks.

delpee:
We should all strive to do something to improve the current condition of our schools individually and collectively through alumni associations. It goes a long way towards improving academic performance and moral upbringing of the students.

superstar1:


Yorubas fought back and decimated the fulani army. They never recovered from it. They were pursued from Ikirun down to gate of Ilorin.

History had it that, the Oluyole warriors did not enter into Ilorin because they believe most people in ilorin as at then have been islamised and it will be a futile effort fighting for them.

Ilorin people should make more effort to draw themselves into the mainstream yoruba agenda. Of course other yoruba speaking areas of Kawara eg Offa, Moro,etc are non-negotiable.

delpee:
We should all strive to do something to improve the current condition of our schools individually and collectively through alumni associations. It goes a long way towards improving academic performance and moral upbringing of the students.

Flyoruboy:


I totally agree with you that liberating ilorin would have proved futile for the Ibadan led legion at the time coz the ilorins themselves didn't exhibit any enthusiasm for their own liberation. They possibly would have fought on the side of the Fulas against the Yoruba army. But all that is now history.

scholes0:
A great Future Awaits the Lagos-Ogun-Oyo corridor, if things are done right.
About 15-20% of the Lagos Metropolis is already within Ogun state borders, do you guyz realize that?
Lagos sate has by far the Largest GDP in Nigeria, while Oyo state has the largest non Oil economy in the entire Federation after Lagos. Ogun is coming up fast and furious, and will overtake Oyo (it was already in top 10 as at 2007 and is the 4th largest oil independent GDP), no doubts in my mind about that.

Lagos-Ijebu Ode-Ibafo-Abeokuta-Sagamu-Ibadan-Ikorodu-Sango Otta. These settlements will all become mashed up into a single Megalopolis Akin to the US North Eastern Cities in the future.
Development along that axis is just Amazing.

superstar1:

Yorubas fought back and decimated the fulani army. They never recovered from it. They were pursued from Ikirun down to gate of Ilorin.

History had it that, the Oluyole warriors did not enter into Ilorin because they believe most people in ilorin as at then have been islamised and it will be a futile effort fighting for them.

Ilorin people should make more effort to draw themselves into the mainstream yoruba agenda. Of course other yoruba speaking areas of Kawara eg Offa, Moro,etc are non-negotiable.

I believe the first step is for the yorubas in ilorin to demand for an Oba and subsequently install one, that will immediately pledge his allegiance to Alaafin. The politicking and propaganda will complete the rest of the full integration. They need wane themselves from the subtle programming those fulanis have successfully implanted into the minds of the ilorin people over the decades.

IlekeHD:


Awesome......Don't worry, Ekiti will soon join

ProfShymex:


I believe there was a deeper reason why Ibadan warriors never bothered to liberate them when they got to Ilorin. And all the Yorubas who fought alongside the Fulanis were publicly executed in Ibadan for a reason. So why bother to liberate them now?

Also, I think Yorubas of that era would have liberated them if they wanted to (they had about three chances to do that)- but they left them in servitude for a reason. There is also a legend in an academic source that they were cursed by the Alaafin. So for them to be liberated, they might have to buy 200 cows, 100 chickens, and 50 birds to appease the gods and go see the current Alaafin looool.

scholes0:


Honestly, Ekiti has a LOT to offer the SW.
It is a pity our politics in this country has no business with human development. Ekiti is small and very manageable with compact settlements spread around.

ProfShymex:


Well, that's why historians write books to educate those interested in scholarships about different things and that's why there's a forum like this one for interactions - in real time - with folks who live it.

Am I completely ignorant from a historical perspective and based on observation? - absolutely not. However, have I interacted with the overwhelming majority of folks from there to know where they stand? - no. So you can educate me further since you live it and you interact with the people.

Don't worry about my state - just know I'm Yoruba and from a collective/subgroup that is arguably the most loyal Yoruba group in Nigeria - apart from some madness due to kingship superiority. My folks have always been at the forefront of Yoruba struggle and I'd say we don't compromise when it comes to Yoruba interests.

IlekeHD:


The beauty in that state alone is underrated, talk less of developmental potential.

It's a real pity. I don't trust Fayose to do anything about it. I doubt the other SW governors trust him enough to tell him about the SW agenda.