By Chidiebere Nwobodo

In the midst of the grandstanding, shenanigans, hullabaloos and controversy plaguing the Amotekun security initiative, one thing any keen observer should have noticed, is the impregnable unity of purpose amongst the Yorubas. All the stratas making up Odua nation are solidly behind the Amotekun Project. The governors put aside their partisan differences to bring this initiative to limelight. It is worthy of note that out of the six governors of Southwestern states, not even one has openly kicked against the outfit. It's reassuring! a great sign of hope for southern Nigeria.

Mind you, five governors out of six are among leaders of the APC (ruling party), yet they didn't allow their connection to the center jeopardize this timely idea to safeguard their people. I practically "fell in love" with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State after watching his brave and pragmatic analysis on Channels TV yesterday night. He did not mince words at all—he literally told AGF Abubakar Malami to "go to hell".

In his capacity as chairman of South-West governors forum, he marshalled out his points like a passionate leader that knows his rights, privileges and responsibilities. As a renowned SAN, he made nonsense of Malami's legal jargons. Femi Falana helped him on the program to flush it down the toilet. � And let me remind you that Rotimi Akeredolu is a first term governor, who has re-election to face. What other indices of courage are you still looking for in a man? In fact, at this juncture, he has more to gain, politically, by standing by his people than aligning with the north in order to secure his second term mandate.

Afenifere and other socio-cultural groups in Yoruba land have rose in strong defence of Amotekun; calling the bluff of federal government. The Lagos/Ibadan Expressway media houses, under the firm control of the Yorubas have unleashed their media power in support of Amotekun. Influential columnists, opinion moulders, traditional rulers, and religious leaders of Yoruba extraction, have all thrown their weight behind Amotekun. Tell me how Fulani-controlled FG will not back-off? Yorubas just reaffirmed age-long philosophy that: there is strength in unity. No one, or group of people can enslave an indigenous people without their consent.

The Buharideens, Jagabantics of Yoruba land, who might not want to be openly identified with Amotekun project, for the gamble of 2023, are maintaining STRATEGIC silence. I call it "strategic" because AGF Malami and his Fulani hegemonic cabal in Abuja cannot force their illogical position down the throat of Yorubas, without the willing collaboration of traitors in their midst, slaving for the Caliphate. I salute the courage and unalloyed unity of Yorubas as regards Amotekun. You guys just won a war without a fight. The greatest wars are usually fought in the mind.

For the first time in a long period, a region unanimously stood up against arrogance of the north. Northern-controlled Presidency and its overbearing cabal, are not afraid of the local, though regional vigilante group called Amotekun, their nightmare is the unity of purpose and the audacious spirit behind the initiative. Not being able to recruit traitors—at least for now, that will kick against the project, amongst Yorubas, is the biggest vulnerability of the Fulani oligarchy today.

They are terrified that the same resilient spirit of unity that gave rise to Amotekun, could birth Oduduwa Republic; what they dread most—a disintegrated Nigeria. I think Ndigbo and other ethnic groups, especially in the South have something learn from Yorubas now. I use this medium to urge IPOB and Ohaneze Ndigbo to harmonize their ideological cum social differences and forge a common front as a people. Each group should come down from its highfalutin arrogance and hardline positions to achieve the level of flexibility we are seeing in the West today. Indeed, there is strength in unity.

Hmmmmm

It's well

I was here

Amotekun

Gabkosh:


By Chidiebere Nwobodo

In the midst of the grandstanding, shenanigans, hullabaloos and controversy plaguing the Amotekun security initiative, one thing any keen observer should have noticed, is the impregnable unity of purpose amongst the Yorubas.

I think Ndigbo and other ethnic groups, especially in the South have something learn from Yorubas now.

Can someone kindly tell this individual to open his eyes please. What "impregnable unity of purpose amongst the Yorubas" does he see here"?

Does he think we would not notice that he is just advocating for ipobtekun whose desire is a war to destroy Nigeria?

budaatum:

Can someone kindly tell this individual to open his eyes please. What "impregnable unity of purpose amongst the Yorubas" does he see here"?

Does he think we would not notice that he is just advocating for ipobtekun whose desire is a war to destroy Nigeria?

Your post makes no sense please. I will advise you delete it.

Igbos have no problem with Amotekun. However, most Igbos dont have any belief that Yorubas have the backbone to stand up to the North when the North puts pressure to scrap Amotekun

CharlotteFlair:
Your post makes no sense please. I will advise you delete it.

My post makes sense to some.

Advise noted and declined.

Igbo should leave us alone. Stop incite us against north. Because not every hausa or fulani against the formation. At least many of hausa people and fulani extraction spoke in favor of Amotekun . Yoruba shouldn't buy to igbo gimmicks so that what happened in second republic will not repeat.
This people are unreliable tribe same them hausa fulani will you use against yoruba later. We have to be very careful and thread with cautious Otherwise. Although operation amotekun has come to stay and nobody can stop it.

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Of all the tribes in Nigeria , Yorubas are the most stable and will not advocate for seccession , whatever the circumstances

My only fear is that the group is not hijacked for politicians and that they employ/ recruit educated people , not just local hunters q

DaBullIT:
Of all the tribes in Nigeria , Yorubas are the most stable and will not advocate for seccession , whatever the circumstances

My only fear is that the group is not hijacked for politicians and that they employ/ recruit educated people , not just local hunters q

If you know anything about us, this is exactly what would happen with PDP Amotekun faction fighting APC Amotekun faction and between them tekunising our poor land so it looks worse than Libya.

Me? I don't trust our leaders that much.

I don't understand why the yorubas feel like heros just for initiating a vigilante group.

Common vigilante ohhhhh

You will not advocate for seccession no what what? Are you for real? What's with you guys and one Nigeria? Niger Delta oil?

DaBullIT:
Of all the tribes in Nigeria , Yorubas are the most stable and will not advocate for seccession , whatever the circumstances

My only fear is that the group is not hijacked for politicians and that they employ/ recruit educated people , not just local hunters q

even our neighbors have come to understand that no one can bully yoruba into silence


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This amotekun should be a shame to the police department. If they were doing their job properly this would not have been a big issue.

slimfit1:
This amotekun should be a shame to the police department. If they were doing their job properly this would not have been a big issue.

They try their best within the limited personnel and resources available to them. Sadly, it’s not good enough.

gidgiddy:
Igbos have no problem with Amotekun. However, most Igbos dont have any belief that Yorubas have the backbone to stand up to the North when the North puts pressure to scrap Amotekun

Like they out pressure on your governors to ban and proscribe ipob. You idiots always project your insecurities on others. Who is the north to dictate anything to Yoruba? You guys joke too much in this country. Ask the northerners their experience with opc and how abacha was fought until he died.

budaatum:

If you know anything about us, this is exactly what would happen with PDP Amotekun faction fighting APC Amotekun faction and between them tekunising our poor land so it looks worse than Libya.

Me? I don't trust our leaders that much.

You are talking nonsense. Why have they not used opc to destabilize the west? Yorubas are reasonable people.

DaBullIT:
Of all the tribes in Nigeria , Yorubas are the most stable and will not advocate for seccession , whatever the circumstances

My only fear is that the group is not hijacked for politicians and that they employ/ recruit educated people , not just local hunters q

Speak for yourself. Yorubas are ready for secession if the north wants to be unfortunate.

ProudDick:


Like they out pressure on your governors to ban and proscribe ipob. You idiots always project your insecurities on others. Who is the north to dictate anything to Yoruba? You guys joke too much in this country. Ask the northerners their experience with opc and how abacha was fought until he died.

You mesn.the same North that went to Ibadan and killed the Governor of the Western Region, Lt Co Fajuyi?

The same North that chased away the Yoruba man who should have been President of Nigeria, Brigadier Ogundipe

The sane North that took over Lagos and foisted a Northerner like Gowon to rule from there?

The same North that murdered MKO?

Hmmmm interesting!! No one can stop the Yoruba race from protecting each other. Amotenku is here to stay!!!

ProudDick:


You are talking nonsense. Why have they not used opc to destabilize the west? Yorubas are reasonable people.

We have used OPC to destabilise some areas. You must have heard of area boys and ọmọ onilẹ causing havoc. In most areas, they are OPC though their lack of organisation and constant fractionalisation limits the havoc they get to cause. But that I guess is our grace and our curse. Our inability to organise stops us causing too much havoc but also stops us from developing.

I am completely against amotekun because of our inability to organise. If we all on here organise and form an intellectual amotekun we'd likely be very influential. But "reasonable people" we Yorubas are would not allow that as everyone would want to be the oga at the top, and the squabble to get there would just disorganise us and cause more havoc!

I guess we are not yet ready to solve our problems and are still at the wailing stage. It will get a whole lot worse than it is today. Then shall we stop wailing and organise and realise the change we desire starts with us.

delpee:


They try their best within the limited personnel and resources available to them. Sadly, it’s not good enough.

It is a big lie.

gidgiddy:


You mesn.the same North that went to Ibadan and killed the Governor of the Western Region, Lt Co Fajuyi?

The same North that chased away the Yoruba man who should have been President of Nigeria, Brigadier Ogundipe

The sane North that took over Lagos and foisted a Northerner like Gowon to rule from there?

The same North that murdered MKO?

I mean the same north that killed ironsi.

The same north that killed 3m igbos.

The same north that exiled ojukwu.

The same north that killed ipob youths like rats.

The same north that killed both parents of kanu.

The same north that exiled kanu.

gidgiddy:
Igbos have no problem with Amotekun. However, most Igbos dont have any belief that Yorubas have the backbone to stand up to the North when the North puts pressure to scrap Amotekun

Do igbos have backbone for themselves

ProudDick:


I mean the same north that killed ironsi.

The same north that killed 3m igbos.

The same north that exiled ojukwu.

The same north that killed ipob youths like rats.

The same north that killed both parents of kanu.

The same north that exiled kanu.

God bless you
The same north that made igbos drink mud

ProudDick:


I mean the same north that killed ironsi.

The same north that killed 3m igbos.

The same north that exiled ojukwu.

The same north that killed ipob youths like rats.

The same north that killed both parents of kanu.

The same north that exiled kanu.

But at least the East fought a full fledged war. What did west do when Fajuyi was murdered? Nothing

When Ogundipe was chased out of Lagos to make way for Gowon? Nothing

When MKO was slaughtered? Nothing

The East fought, when have the West fought? Never because they are not made of that stuff.

Osaze007:


Do igbos have backbone for themselves

Which other ethnic group do you know that had the backbone to fight the entire Nigeria for 3 years?

gidgiddy:


But at least the East fought a full fledged war. What did west do when Fajuyi was murdered? Nothing

When Ogundipe was chased out of Lagos to make way for Gowon? Nothing

When MKO was slaughtered? Nothing

The East fought, when have the West fought? Never because they are not made of that stuff.

Shut up. South south fought the war for you.

Yoruba man was your commandant.

The French gave you weapon.
You had over 12 backbones from Europe, Africa and Asia.

If not for south south people, you cowards can't fight.

gidgiddy:


Which other ethnic group do you know that had the backbone to fight the entire Nigeria for 3 years?

You only fought one on one with Hausa for 3 years which is not an achievement it was when you expended into Midwest and Yoruba land the entire country ganged up against you and awolowo aka the Yorubas ended the war in a decisive victory in less than 6 months

Yorubas defeated Fulani from establishing military within 3 months hence no emir in all over Yoruba land

Do