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The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Brytawon(m): 1:43pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Is it any wonder that my friend and brother, Governor Nasir El Rufai once warned the Nigerian military against what he considered to be their excesses in the fight against Boko Haram and told them that “anyone, whether soldier or otherwise, that kills a Fulani must consider it as a debt that will be repaid”? Is it any wonder that in 2001 some unscrupulous and irresponsible leaders in the core north invoked “political sharia” as a secret weapon in their attempt to discredit, destabilise and destroy President Olusegun Obasanjo, a southern Christian president? Is it any wonder that in 2001 President Muhammadu Buhari, a core northern muslim, said “what is the business of christians if we muslims chop off our limbs in the name of sharia”, and went further by saying that it is his intention and desire “to spread sharia all over the federation”. Is it any wonder that the same man said in 2014 that “an attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the North?” Is it any wonder that Governor Bello Masari of Katsina state said that there was a link between Boko Haram and the Fulani militants/herdsmen and that they both “kill people and rob them of their property”. Is it any wonder that virtually every single notable southern leader in our political history that has ever aligned with the North, including MKO Abiola, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Isaac Boro and many others who ended up secretly regretting it because after all their noble efforts of regional and ethnic bridge-building they ended up being cheated, insulted, marginalised, humiliated, maligned, misrepresented, used, dumped, jailed or killed? Worse still in the case of Saro- Wiwa, after he was hung acid was poured all over his body in order to remove any trace of him. Is it any wonder that Dr. Junaid Mohammed, one of the leading apostles of Northern hegemony, said that Nigerians should “let the Biafrans go” and that “they need Nigeria more than Nigeria needs them”? Is it any wonder that Chief Bola Ige of blessed memory once referred to the Fulani as “the Tutsis of Nigeria” and that Mohammed Yusuf, a leading core northern civil servant, once referred to the Tutsis as “the Fulani in diaspora?” Is it any wonder that virtually every single courageous, moderate, honest, liberal and truly progressive core northern leader, like Abubakar ‘Dangiwa’ Umar, Nuhu Ribadu, Kashim Ibrahim Imam, Halilu Akilu, Tanko Yakassai, Sule Lamido, Lawal Batagarawa and many others who sought to build bridges of peace and understanding with the South throughout their lives and careers – that insist and insisted on equity and fairness between the ethnic nationalities, that refused to describe their tribe as the “master race”, and resisted racial and religious bigotry, and that deplores injustice and wickedness and that stands up against the excesses of his own leaders and people is persecuted, viewed with suspicion, misrepresented and not allowed to achieve his full potentials by the deeply conservative and reactionary leaders of the ultra-conservative core North? The Bible tells us that “God works in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform”. When the misguided and ultra-conservative leaders of an ethnic nationality in a multi-cultural and multi- ethnic state pride themselves on building an empire, enslaving others, occupying their land and holding on to power by consistently using violence, religion, subterfuge, lies, deceit, manipulation and the shedding of blood, a terrible price has to be paid. God is not mocked and neither does He sleep. He will ask the murderer, where is your brother Abel and He will tell him that “his blood cries out to me from the ground for vengeance”. For those who doubt the veracity of my earlier assertion that every single core Northerner that has ever ruled this country has either died in office or been removed from power and detained for a number of years, permit me to enlighten you. Kindly note the fact that General Yakubu Gowon, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar who were also Heads of State of Nigeria and who were also from the north were not core northerners but Middle Belters. That is what set them apart and made the difference. We are talking about core northern leaders here and the bitter and tragic end that each and everyone of them suffered after being Head of State, President or Prime Minister. Consider the following. Sir Tafawa Balewa who was the Prime Minister of Nigeria from 1960 till 1966 was from the core North and he was killed whilst in office. General Murtala Muhammed who was Head of State of Nigeria from 1975 till 1976 was from the core North and he was killed whilst in office. Alhaji Shehu Shagari who was President of Nigeria from 1979 till 1983 was from the core North and he was removed by a military coup d’etat whilst in office after which he was detained for two years during which he almost went blind. General Muhammadu Buhari who was Head of State of Nigeria from 1983 till 1985 was from the core North and he was removed in a military coup d’etat whilst in office after which he was detained for four years. General Sani Abacha who was Head of State from 1994 till 1998 was from the core North and he died under mysterious circumstances whilst in office. Alhaji Umaru Yar’adua who was President from 2007 till 2010 was from the core north and he died under mysterious circumstances whilst in office. No one deserves to be killed or to die in such mysterious circumstances and no one deserves to suffer incarceration unlawfully. I am saddened by what each and everyone of these respected leaders suffered and by what they were forced to go through. I deplore murder, violence, bloodshed and the unconstitutional removal of democratically-elected presidents and prime ministers. I do not relish what happened to any of them and neither do I endorse what befell them. However it is clear to me, as it ought to be clear to any discerning reader, that there is more to all this than meets the eye. It is not a coincidence. There is a clearly established pattern of sad and unfortunate events here that cannot be ignored or wished away and that must be critically examined. In short, there is clearly a bigger picture in all these and a concise message that many of us fail to appreciate, acknowledge or recognise. The bible says “he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword”. The efficacy of this spiritual truism and powerful scripture is better proved and exhibited in our country than perhaps any other. Today in Nigeria God is asking Cain “where is your brother Abel” and this time He must get an answer. Yet who precisely is Abel? The answer is simple and clear: Abel is Gideon Akaluka, the young man from Benue state who was dragged out of a Kano police station by a barbaric mob and whose head was cut off and placed on the end of a long pole for allegedly desecrating the Koran. Abel is the little Igbo girl who was ravaged by kwashikor and starved to death during the Nigerian civil war. Abel are the two young men who were shot to death in Enugu for marching against injustice, for demanding the release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu and for calling for the establishment of Biafra. Abel is the pastor whose church was burnt down, whose family was butchered and who was crucified at the alter by an irate mob of terrorists and Islamic fundamentalists in Borno state. Abel is the Muslim girl who was stoned to death for falling in love with a Christian boy and attempting to marry him in Zamfara state. Abel is the woman who was hacked to death with her children and thrown down a well by a mob of Muslim fanatics in Jos. Abel is the Kataf man that was castrated and chopped into pieces, the southern Kaduna girl who was burnt alive, and the Berom woman who was mutilated and raped to death by Fulani militants. Abel are the five young Igbo traders who were slaughtered in their shops for “not being able to recite the Koran” at Madala market in Niger State. Abel are the 105 brave young soldiers who were attacked with chemical weapons by Boko Haram in Borno State and who our government have refused to acknowledge or honour in death. Abel are the over 200 girls from Chibok, the 170 girls from Bam and the thousands of other young girls from all over the North who were abducted from their homes, schools and communities and who were raped, tortured, enslaved, maimed and murdered in cold blood by Boko Haram. Abel are the hundreds of thousands of Igbos who are always butchered whenever there is any conflict or dispute in the North. Abel are the 21 Shia Muslims who were blown to pieces in Kano by Boko Haram. Abel are the nine young Igbo martyrs shot to death by security forces during a peaceful IPOB march in Onitsha. Abel is the palm wine tapper who was cut to pieces in Delta State and the Royal Father who was hacked to death in Enugu by Fulani militants. Abel is the embattled community in Delta State who were forced to ban the Fulani militants and herdsmen from entering their land due to their consistent acts of rape, murder, terror and violence. Abel are the great souls that the leaders of the core North conspired to destroy by setting them up with trumped up and malicious criminal charges. These include Chief Obafemi Awolowo who was sent to prison for three years on the watch of Sir Tafawa Balewa and President Olusegun Obasanjo who was sent to prison for three years on the watch of General Sani Abacha. Abel is Colonel Emeka Odumegwu- Ojukwu who fought against the mass murder of his people, who protected his kith and kin from Cain’s genocide and who was driven into exile. Abel are the defenceless young Igbo boys and harmless old Igbo men who were rounded up in the town square in Asaba and executed by Nigerian troops. Abel are the 800 innocent souls, including eleven young youth corpers, who were butchered by President Buhari’s supporters in the core North after he lost the presidential election in 2011. Abel are the 350 teachers who were killed by Boko Haram in Borno state. Abel is every single one of the hundreds of thousands of innocent souls who were killed in sectarian violence and ethnic pogroms in Northern Nigeria over the last 55 years. Abel are the so-called wretched of the earth: the weak, the helpless, the voiceless and the downtrodden. Abel is the silent majority who have no voice to speak for themselves, who are not members of the so-called “master race”, who were not “born to rule” and who were cut short and sent to the great beyond before their time. For every nation and every evil seed comes a day of reckoning. In Nigeria we are almost there. It is just a matter of time. Until then Cain, the rejected of the Lord, shall remain rejected and Abel’s innocent blood shall continue to speak against him and his seed. The Lord God of Hosts, the Ancient of Days and the God of All Flesh is speaking and He is saying “let my people go”. The question is whether Cain is listening. Before I conclude this piece permit me to clarify one or two issues. It has been said that I am “anti-core North and anti- Fulani”, yet nothing could be further from the truth. The only thing that I am “anti” is injustice and wickedness. I would like to remind readers that one eighth of the blood that flows through my veins is Fulani and this derives from my maternal great grandmother who was a pure Fulani woman. I am very proud of that aspect of my ancestry and I am equally proud of my almost pure Yoruba bloodlines and heritage. I can hardly be described as a hater of the Fulani when I am partly Fulani myself. However if some believe that criticising the leadership of the Fulani and the atrocious and oftentimes irresponsible way that they have behaved over the last 55 years makes me “anti-Fulani”, then so be it. I would also like to remind my traducers that I was introduced into politics and given my first political appointment in 1992 by a highly respected and much- loved elder statesman who happens to be from the core North by the name of Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, the Marafan Sokoto. Marafan is like a father to me and he is a man who I cherish. If I was “anti-Fulani” or “anti-core North”, this would not be the case and I would harbour no such affection for this great Nigerian. Again I have defended my friend and brother Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser, and resisted the ruthless persecution and misrepresentation that he has been subjected to by the Buhari administration, as much as anyone else over the last few months. This is because his human rights have been consistently violated and, despite the horrendous media trial that he and his associates have been subjected to, I believe that he is innocent of all the criminal charges proferred against him. Dasuki is not just a Fulani but he is a Fulani prince of royal blood and noble heritage. If I “hated” Fulanis I doubt that I would have bothered to stand by him. If I raise issues about the core North or the Fulani, it is because I believe that they can do far better, and I am of the view that they need to do a lot of soul- searching about their role and purpose in a wider Nigeria. If this country is to remain one then the tendency in the core North that honestly believes that the Fulani were “born to rule” must retrace their steps and think again. This point has been eloquently enunciated by Mr. Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB, the OPC, MASSOB, Afenifere, the Yoruba Council of Elders, Ohaneze, the Ijaw National Congress, the Niger Delta militants and so many other ethnic nationalist and self-determination groups over the years, and who can blame them? Like President Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, said 210 years ago, “we prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery”. Again like President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, the father of pan- Africanism, once proclaimed, “we reject the tranquility of servitude”. Again like Rev. Martin Luther King, the father of civil rights and African- American liberation once said “freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor: it must be demanded by the oppressed”. Again like Mr. Yinka Odumakin, the spokesman of Afenifere, said “methinks that it is Nigeria that is dead and that the quest for self-determination is very much alive”. The point is simple and clear: the days of “masters and slaves” or “horse and horse-rider” are long over in our nation. In today’s Nigeria every tribe, every ethnic nationality and every individual, no matter how big or small, must be treated with sensitivity, caution, dignity and respect and must be regarded as equals. If this fundamental principle is not respected and if we refuse to answer the ‘National Question’, I have no doubt that eventually this country will hit the rocks and will break into two or more pieces. Those who choose to misrepresent, misconstrue and misunderstand me may continue to do so if it makes them feel any better. Regardless of what they say I shall continue to stand up for the oppressed whether they be Christian or Muslim, northern or southern or whether they are Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani, Ijaw, Hausa, Edo, Isoko, Tiv, Idoma, Berom, Kanuri, Efik, Ibibio, Nupe, Shuwa Arab or anything else. As long as God gives me life and a strong voice I shall continue to speak the truth, I shall continue to educate others about our nation’s history, I shall continue to resist injustice and oppose evil and I shall continue to treat my detractors with the contempt and disdain that they deserve. Some may hate me for writing this piece and they may seek to discredit and destroy me because of it. This is because the truth hurts and they cannot bear to hear it. Let me assure them that my covenant with the Lord will not allow them to achieve their evil plans for me or mine. No weapon fashioned against me shall prosper and every tongue that rises against me stands condemned. The blood of Jesus speaks for me. The Lord is my shield, my glory and the lifter of my head. He alone gives me utterance, knowledge, wisdom and understanding. He alone gives me courage and strength. He alone do I fear. source: www.blogs.premiumtimesng.com/?p=169965 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by dondaddycares(m): 2:36pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
lovely 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Warlord3000(m): 2:58pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Hmmm.. Na WA o |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by oluvick(m): 3:15pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Word 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Nobody: 3:31pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Wow. This is a game changer. Masterpiece. 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by ishiamu(m): 4:14pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
oluvick: Can you summarise is too long |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by tinkinjow: 4:53pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
One thing I know very well, the Nigeria as structured today can't survive for long. Those who love justice must embrace justice and practice fairness or stand to lose completely. 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by zimoni(f): 4:55pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Word man. 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by coolitempa(f): 5:04pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Worry not Mr FFK.......Dasukigate will sooner rather than later appear at your doorstep.... ....in the mean time..keep waiing.. |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Nobody: 6:19pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Lalasticlala... I'm waiting for the needful before I comment |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by EazyMoh(m): 6:43pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Born-to-rule born-to-rule born-to-rule! It is PDP southerners that always use that adjective to describe us. In our arguments, our campaigns, our ideals we never claim we are superior than anyone from any tribe. We all know those who claim to be the Lord's chosen people, the most special Africans and so on and so forth. We only boast of one thing and one thing only, which is our population size. FFK kept mentioning core north leaders core north leaders core north leaders! who are these core north leaders? He conveniently factored out some prominent northerners first by claiming they are from middle belt, but when next he decides to write another article he would claim North rule Nigeria for 39 years. Playing ethic religious and/regional sentiment is a failed theory in modern Nigerian politics as witnessed by FFK and his PDP gang during the last election. If FFK likes he should keep trying hard to bring biased historical events in order to pitch southerners against PMB's government for one reason and one reason only, that PMB is a core-northerner, but I assure you. Nigerians are now very wise to follow that line of reasoning. |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Dedetwo(m): 6:47pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
Femi Fani-kayode, I am one of the people who tend to holistically disagree with you due to your ethnical background and prone to falsehood. But in this case, you seemed to be close to gold mine. |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by abacrested(f): 6:56pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
This is a word for the wise 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by abacrested(f): 6:57pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
This is a word for the wise, thumbs up FFK 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by abacrested(f): 6:59pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
EazyMoh:mumu 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Pavarottii(m): 7:37pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
This man is really a brave man. Good one indeed. *this is a FP material* Mods pls do the needful 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by forgiveness: 7:52pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
It seems the blood of those shedd since 1959 till date is enough to form river Niger. Na wa for Nigeria ooooooooooo. |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by KingsleyJohn: 8:38pm On Dec 14, 2015 |
EazyMoh: Boasting of your population and imposing your tribesman because you have the population is in itself ethnic!. Furthermore in the last election I think APC and GMB played the ethnic card more than anyone else, I was serving in Garko LGA in Kano and PDP supporters were hounded and chased out of town, they were made outcast even in their town, they actually left town or joined APC and APC leaders I believe encouraged that. We heard all the talks about Power returning to the north, infact there were nice shirts with "North 2015" being worn by many notherners not to talk of local music. So dear you need to do soul searching too 2 Likes |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by EazyMoh(m): 1:32am On Dec 15, 2015 |
KingsleyJohn:Tell me where and how population size is being used to impose a tribesman. In fact it was PDP that imposed GEJ without primary election. There is a difference between what party leaders use as campaign message and what foot soldiers supporters use. Did APC leaders tell northerners to vote for Buhari just because he's a Muslim/ northerner? NO! But we can all remember how top PDP leaders were claiming APC has an Islamic agenda. I never saw nor heard about that North 2015 shirts you just mentioned. Bottom line you can't compare ethnoreligious campaigns done by the likes of FFK (still doing) to any APC campaign message. Please give me instances of you insist. |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by koxyz: 6:48am On Dec 15, 2015 |
NON |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Dewze(m): 7:40am On Dec 15, 2015 |
EazyMoh: You are saying Nigerians are now very wise to forget about all the killing that has happened in the North through out our history. You talk like Nigerian history is all about Buhari, PDP and the last election. PMB will pass away someday, like every other man, but the history of Nigeria will remain, and people like FFK will continue to be raised up to remind Nigerians of the atrocities that have been committed against Nigerians in the North that people like you will prefer we forget rather than forgive cause you are too proud to ask for forgiveness for. You've have always seen it as some sort of right and privilege to continue to kill other Nigerians in your lands, that is why you never condemn this acts. This is simply what FFK is saying, whether you condemn or not, the blood of Abel will continue to cry out and vengeance and justice will continue to be meted out. 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Elose11(m): 8:52am On Dec 15, 2015 |
Thanks for reminding us what they have tried to push to the back of our minds all these years. The blood of Abel will speak soonest than they realised. I was brought up in the core north. Have a lot of Hausa/Fulani friends. The only people the Hausas respect are the Fulanis. They see every other tribes as inferior to them. I pity our vice president and the Amaechis of this world. PMB can never confide in you. You are just one of those to be used to advance their Hausa/Fulani agenda. The only true muslim to them are those from their tribe. The others are not true muslims. Most decisions that concern Nigeria are taken in the mosques and inner bedrooms where a non true muslim can not go. The most hated are Christians. |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by drberry(m): 8:53am On Dec 15, 2015 |
Indeed I couldn't agree more with FFK. Whenever blood of an innocent man is shed, it always cries to God for vengeance as is seen in the case of Cain and Abel. Hence the Bible clearly said that it is the blood of Jesus that speaks better things that the blood of Abel. The reasons for Nigeria's multi problems might not be far-fetched and it is due to the millions of innocent blood that have been shed mostly along ethnic and religious lines. SOLUTION: IF MY PEOPLE WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY, AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SINS, AND WILL HEAL THEIR LAND. 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 (KJV) 1 Like |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by drberry(m): 9:32am On Dec 15, 2015 |
EazyMoh: Rubbish talk... Address the facts that have been put up by FFK and stop deviating from the issue on ground. Little wonder the North despite the fact that they've been in power for 39yrs, still remain the least developed region in Nigeria. GOD IS NOT HAPPY #FACT |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by Brytawon(m): 9:34am On Dec 15, 2015 |
Here is the Part 1 of this write up
www.nairaland.com/2798760/caliphate-emir-nigerias-master-race#41018479 |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by EazyMoh(m): 10:37am On Dec 15, 2015 |
drberry:Lol! Which facts? FFK was trying to pin every violence act in Nigeria's history on Core North leaders which ironically are victims of the violence as well. And that your last statement simply shows that you don't have what it takes to be a leader! There's a leadership quality called EQUITY which means no preferential treatment shall be given to any person, community or region just because a leader is from their. |
Re: The Caliphate, The Emir And Nigeria’s Master Race (2), By Femi Fani-kayode by EazyMoh(m): 11:02am On Dec 15, 2015 |
Dewze:So seriously that's what you are looking for? an apology? OK Who is gonna apologize to who? because everyone is a victim at one point or the other. Look when ever there is a violence against a person or a group, it's not apology that is required, rather it's justice. The perpetrators shall be brought to book, That's all that is required in a civilized society. |
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