It's unfortunate and this post is not to witch-hunt the Yoruba tribe but just to analyze the situation among the Yoruba when it comes to business and Politics.
I have long been noticing this trend and it's not strange to me but what is surprising is the root cause of this phenomenon.
I have never seen a Yoruba man support his fellow in business and bring him up through education , till the person becomes successful in life and is able to stand on his or her own.
I have instead noticed that if a Yoruba man is the owner of a business and his hands are clean ,others who do not benefit from him directly or indirectly would say he did money rituals.
Others may become suspicious of his source of wealth despite his hands being clean.
Nowadays there is no supportive structure for the upcoming Yoruba youth right from childhood to grow and become successful.
Instead those who are successful among the youths are in the category of fraud,robbery,and all sorts of social vices akin to this modern times we are in.
An Igbo man would send his son to school,train and groom him to be able to manage his own business and sponsor him till he can stand on his own and also help others.
They do not care about the cost of such a sacrifice and are business minded oriented right from the scratch.
But unlike the Igbo counterparts ,the typical yorunbaman would seek ways to bring down those who are successful and if the successful one don't benefit the upcoming ones they would be conspired against and be brought down.
IAM ashamed of this trend of betrayal,jealousy, envy,hate and cheatful behaviour among the Yoruba.
Let be honest and I have seen Soo many scenarios .
It's a shame that no one by mouth is able to point out one successful Yoruba business man in this country without questioning his source of wealth.There is no Yoruba business men controlling economies in the southwest except the igbos .
This is not to say that other tribes don't so fetish things also but what generates the discussion for this topic is the issue of support.
It is either Yoruba bring down Yoruba or they betray him to his own enemies.
I can't point out one Yoruba youth that has not had this experience one way or the other.
What am saying is that everything in life should not and is not about money or should. It be measured by financial might.
It should be about supporting each other and being united in any region or place one finds his or her tribes men.
It shouldn't be about bringing each other down and doing evils against the other who is successful.
It shouldn't be about selling a brother to a stranger because he or she is more successful than you.
One other trend is the issue of standing in ones way of progress because they didn't pay obescience to you.

I notice the cultured act among the Yoruba elders.
Although respect is good,but it is not a license to stand in another's way of success because it is not given to whom it is due.
Respect is different from honour.
In Nigeria today,polithiefcians and legislooters and executhieves are all honoured no matter the crimes they have committed.
However ,what am saying is from the grassroots it is merely inexistent that a typical Yoruba man doesn't support one another or doesn't support that upcoming one or has no means to do so.
Such structure was destroyed because the fathers in the 60s,70, and 80s had farming as the mainsstay of support for their children who are now father's.
But the system has been destroyed today because of lack of foresight and because of lack of understanding.
Back then farming provided for most of the youths needs and they could find ease to send their children to school.
No one was malnourished or hungry to engage in crimes or bad things.
However,since that structure has been destroyed,the modern trend now is to engage in fraudulent activities.
This trend doesn't spare anyone ,both the educated and uneducated sees it as an opportunity to make wealth.
No one is satisfied because not even white collar jobs can suffice them.
In Nigeria today,the successful ones among them are hardly business men because they don't or are not willing to groom other business men.
The trend continues and even in working places ,the Yoruba man sees his boss cheating and defrauding his minors .so as soon as he is also promoted the cycle of oppression Conti uesa d he too does this same.
Even in the politics today see this trend reoccurring.
IAM not ashamed to say this but it is the truth.
This also goes to say that life should not be measured by ones possession too.
If life was about only service many would have good portfolios,but life is about character also.
In life it's not about what you have but WHAT YOU DID ,DO OR ARE DOING TO SUPPORT OR HELP OTHERS NOT EVEN ONLY YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.
The only thing the Yoruba man has done to outsiders is the great level of HOSPITALITY and accommodation which is unravelled among other tribes.
But in the area of support and lifting the Less privileged it's not the same.
The Yoruba society is so cultured that they hardly know whose hands are clean from those whose hands are not clean.
They Yoruba man is so obsessed with positions of power that he sees it as a self enriching program than a supporting programme to help his fellow tribe.
I don't say he should disqualify others to put his own people in position but today all tribes have now adopted this cycle.
As soon as a youth is seen in flashy cars and extravagant outfit and material wealth,it is suspected that his source of wealth is ritualistic in Nature or that he is engaging in fraudulent activities.
No one is willing to examine or investigate the individual but they are only willing to benefit from his wealth.
People don't investigate the source of wealth because the suspected person is benefitting illegally or legally from the owner of the wealth.
And this is a cycle that has to be broken.
It is a shame that the fulanis have noticed this trend among the Yoruba and are taking advantage of their hospitality and their accomodative nature to try to enslave the Yoruba.
This is a trend that has to be broken also.
Anywhere a Yoruba man sees a Yoruba man,let's support each other and help each other without thought of benefit or the cost of sacrifice.
Let's support each other without Bias or bribery and corruption.

Let's be united and learn from the Igbos who are united in whatever they do be it good or bad.
We are not saying they don't have their ills as today they control most economies in the southwest because the Yoruba are Soo hospitable and accomodative to them and are not willing to break ground in entrepreneurship as the igbos.
Majorly ,the Yoruba man may find it hard to break this economic monopoly the igbos have created because of the unity among the igbos.
Despite this I give kudos to the hardworking igbos and their mentality.
Though they too have their ills we can still learn from them.
Money is not or should not be everything in life .
Helping one another without monetary benefits or expectation of monetary benefits is what is neccesary so that our future won't remain divided.
Again this topic is open for discussion and ideas can be shared without Bias!!!!

A whole ethnic group cannot be united under a singular thought now can they? People have individual opinions and they shouldn't be changed by the ethnicity they're from only position in which we should be united is in restructuring into a regional federalism and the drafting of a new constitution otherwise every person is free to their own opinions

Abohboy:
A whole ethnic group cannot be united under a singular thought now can they? People have individual opinions and they shouldn't be changed by the ethnicity they're from only position in which we should be united is in restructuring into a regional federalism and the drafting of a new constitution otherwise every person is free to their own opinions

You didn't talk about the business part,forget Politica for now,it is not benefitting anybody even the masses

Matrixlord2021:


You didn't talk about the business part,forget Politica for now,it is not benefitting anybody even the masses

Even in business how exactly are people united under business? If someone from a different ethnic group offers the same product but cheaper and with better quality must we still buy the original one because it's Nigerian owned?

(There is no Yoruba business men controlling economies in the southwest except the igbos).
Must you people come to Nairaland to chest beat everyday,when did Ndigbo started controlling the economy of South west you this bloody liar.
Talking about helping each other to grow,I've seen countless Yoruba help their siblings through school and through business financially just to mention a few but trust me we don't beat chest about it or loud it here in Yoruba land.

Pearlyakin:
(There is no Yoruba business men controlling economies in the southwest except the igbos).
Must you people come to Nairaland to chest beat everyday,when did Ndigbo started controlling the economy of South west you this bloody liar.
Talking about helping each other to grow,I've seen countless Yoruba help their siblings through school and through business financially just to mention a few but trust me we don't beat chest about it or loud it here in Yoruba land.

Iam not only limiting it to the family level and this has nothing to do with chest beating or making noise.
Tell me if there is any Yoruba man owing a conglomerate of businesses and helps the poor ,less privileged or needy?
Apart from his family members?

Matrixlord2021:

Iam not only limiting it to the family level and this has nothing to do with chest beating or making noise.
Tell me if there is any Yoruba man owing a conglomerate of businesses and helps the poor ,less privileged or needy?
Apart from his family members?

Have you heard about Mufu Lanihun (popularly called olowo tin fowo sanu) meaning the one who helps people with money, have you heard about the late Arisekola Alao, have you read about the philanthropic gesture of late Chief MKO Abiola just to mention a few. you need to read more and don't be ignorant about the yorubas.

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Have you heard about Mufu Lanihun (popularly called olowo tin fowo sanu) meaning the one who helps people with money, have you heard about the late Arisekola Alao, have you read about the philanthropic gesture of late Chief MKO Abiola just to mention a few. you need to read more and don't be ignorant about the yorubas. [/qzuote]
You mean those ritual wielding people you are talking about?
Those whose generosity is a fufillment of part o their ritual activities.
If they don't spend certain amount of money on a day, they would die.
What are you talking about.are y saying their money was totally clean.?
Is their geberosity clean in motives?
Are u telling me People like Tinubu today who is very Generous is a clean man

[quote author=Pearlyakin post=106787174]
Have you heard about Mufu Lanihun (popularly called olowo tin fowo sanu) meaning the one who helps people with money, have you heard about the late Arisekola Alao, have you read about the philanthropic gesture of late Chief MKO Abiola just to mention a few. you need to read more and don't be ignorant about the yorubas. [/qzuote]
You mean those ritual wielding people you are talking about?
Those whose generosity is a fufillment of part o their ritual activities.
If they don't spend certain amount of money on a day, they would die.
What are you talking about.are you saying their money was totally clean.?
Is their geberosity clean in motives?
Are u telling me People like Tinubu today who is very Generous is a clean man

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The problem with you guys is that you are mentally lazy to think straight without adding senseless sentiment to your talk, can you prove it to me If money ritual is real and can you prove it beyond reasonable doubt that he did money ritual ?
If no abeg gbenu oshi soun arindin omo.