In a statement, Afenifere’s publicity secretary, Mr. Yinka
Odumakin said “In a replay of the sordid episode of 2000
when Arewa leaders rudely stormed the office of then
Oyo state governor, Alhaji Lam Adesina on behalf of
nomadic cattle rearers, former Kano state governor and serving Senator, Rabiu Kwakwanso came with verbal
daggers to the same city at the weekend asking the age mates of his father to “shut up.”

tolexy007:
* Describes ex-gov’s remarks as clash of civilizations
within the Lugard cage
By Dapo Akinrefon
PAN-YORUBA socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has
faulted remarks made by former governor of Kano State,
Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso, who allegedly justified the
activities of Fulani herdsmen in the South West.
Senator Kwakwanso had said over the weekend that “the
issue of conflict between the farmers and Fulani
herdsmen is not common to the South west alone. It is
not even common to Nigeria. It is all over the sub
region. In a statement, Afenifere’s publicity secretary, Mr. Yinka
Odumakin said “In a replay of the sordid episode of 2000
when Arewa leaders rudely stormed the office of then
Oyo state governor, Alhaji Lam Adesina on behalf of
nomadic cattle rearers, former Kano state governor and
serving Senator, Rabiu Kwakwanso came with verbal
daggers to the same city at the weekend asking the age
mates of his father to “shut up.”
According to him, it is another sad day for the clash of
civilizations within the Lugard cage when a man who has
occupied all the offices Kwakwanso has held, opens his
mouth in a people’s domain and all he vomits make
listeners to confuse him with a herdsman or Boko Haram
chieftain.”
The statement reads: “Kwankwaso’s grouse with Yoruba
leaders was our call for an end to the criminal activities
of Fulani herdsmen in the region at the recent summit in
Ibadan and that the Yoruba nation may reconsider its
place in a union that could not protect us and would not
allow us to protect ourselves if we did not see any sign
to restructure Nigeria into a proper federation.
“The declaration is not anywhere near the statement of
Gen Yakubu Gowon on August 3 1966: “there is no basis
for Nigerian unity, which has been so badly rocked, not
only once but several times.” or the theme of the North’s
revenge coup of July 29,1967 titled ARABA, an Hausa
word meaning “let us divide it”.
In addition, Afenifere said “In all his ramblings in Ibadan,
Kwakwanso did not condemn the abduction of Chief Olu
Falae, the killing of innocent farmers, raping of women
and destruction of crops and farmlands in the course of
the grazing activities of Fulani herdsmen. He only tacitly
justified their activities by offering excuses for their
criminal conducts.”
“The issue that we are talking about, education is very
important. If all Fulani are given opportunity to go to
school, I don’t think they will risk their lives and their
animals going into the bush, where there are reptiles. I
think the key thing is education.
“Kwakwanso wants Yoruba “understanding of the
situation” while his kinsmen continue to draw their blood,
violating their women and destroying their farmlands
until Mallam decides to give them education may be
when we celebrate another centenary.
“The double speak of Kwakwanso is galling as he was a
few months ago celebrating the hordes of Almajiris in the
north as a positive development that provides a
demography that could easily be herded for electoral
process.
“Rabiu Kwakwanso in an interview he granted Vanguard
Newspaper on April 26,2015, lambasted the wife of
former President of Nigeria for “insulting” the north over
the menace of Almajiri children which he considered a
thing of ‘pride,’ saying, “Look at what the wife of the
President said about us-northerners. She was just
castigating the North almost at every opportunity. You
cannot insult us and think that you can get away with it.
This democracy is a game of numbers, and that is why
we went back and put almajiris together to get about two
million votes.
“The issue of almajiris have been opened to abuse in this
country and turned into insults for us. Almajiri here is a
positive word but the way they see it is that we are
beggars, that we produce so many children that we
cannot take care of, and that is what the First Lady was
saying and we kept quiet because we had our own way
of answering her and we did exactly that on the 28th of
March.”
“Kwankwanso further said that the Fulani should be
given the opportunity to go to school as if the Yoruba
were the ones who denied them such opportunity in
almost 40 years that the north has held power since
independence.
“With the uncouth, rude and insensitive remarks of
Kwankwaso and his ilk in the North which are like
pouring salt on injury, it is coming clear to us that there
may be a grand agenda with the activities of the Fulani
herdsmen either as an advance party of Boko Haram into
our territory or an expansionist project.
“The Yoruba leaders therefore stand by every word in the
Ibadan declaration,” said Odumakin.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/fulani-herdsmen-afenifere-fires-back-at-kwankwaso/

superstar1:
I am waiting for the the the osu castes, the 5th class citizens of Nigeria, the official Nigerian slaves aka war bootie and 1st class citizen of the online republic of Biafra, will have such a liver to make these kind of statements.



TIll Jesus comes, it cn never happen.

Proud of my heritage, Omo yoruba ni mi oooo, Swagger.


Won ni were, aroma ni awon fulani ni. Oke Ogun and Ilaro treatment loading.

superstar1:
I am waiting for the the the osu castes, the 5th class citizens of Nigeria, the official Nigerian slaves aka war bootie and 1st class citizen of the online republic of Biafra, will have such a liver to make these kind of statements.



TIll Jesus comes, it cn never happen.

Proud of my heritage, Omo yoruba ni mi oooo, Swagger.


Won ni were, aroma ni awon fulani ni. Oke Ogun and Ilaro treatment loading.

Kwankwaso and his ilk in the North which are like pouring salt on injury, it is coming clear to us that there may be a grand agenda with the activities of the Fulani herdsmen either as an advance party of Boko Haram into our territory or an expansionist project.

“The Yoruba leaders therefore stand by every word in theIbadan declaration,” said Odumakin.

OZAOEKPE:
Slaves don get mind sha

Descartes:


Look at this slave who sees nothing wrong on how kwankwoso is treating your elders with so much disdain

psucc:
It is good for one to maintain his ancestral linkage and if it must be changed, it should be for better. The rate at which the Yoruba swallow the Islamic religion had virtually pitched them against themselves and any move to check the activities of their master will be rejected.

I see Aregbe trying to be the first to install Emir in Osun (not prophetic but personal opinion) just to please his masters.

Descartes:


Chai my Yoruba people don suffer for ab0ki hand

IyaIode:

You mean domestic slaves like eperemadu and stealer odua following their yoruba master Saraki up an dan

Rose2014:


But he was addressing Yorubas that day in Ibadan
Why didn't react talk that day? I bet they clapped after his speech

Descartes:
What's the fuss about, why should a slave question his slave master?
Kwankwoso did the right thing by asking his slaves to shut up when he's admonishing them