Makinde Will Hand Over A Broken, Battered Oyo State To His Successor ” Pankara” in Yoruba refers to a piece of a broken calabash. There is a Yoruba saying which demonstrates the worthlessness of a ” pankara”. ” Bi onigba ba pe igba re ni pankara, a si baa fi ko Ile”. If the owner of the calabash calls his calabash a broken piece, people will assist him to use the calabash to pack wastes. That is the extent of the worthlessness of a broken calabash. I do not envy whoever God has ordained to take over from Governor Seyi…
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I have read a report credited to the Speaker of the Oyo state House of Assembly who also doubles as the Chairman of the Nigerian Conference of Speakers about the position of the Conference and by extension, the Governors, with respect to the burning issue of Local Government Autonomy. I have read the statement of the Oyo state Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin several times and I must say that I am surprised, disappointed and at the same time, I am neither surprised nor disappointed. I am surprised and disappointed because I know the gentleman fairly well and I can say that…
” A kii ri oku ebi ni titi”, Yorubas believe that no matter how hard things get, you still will not see an incident where people will die as a result of hunger. Those who propounded such theories have been defeated, they have been proved wrong. In Nigeria today, in just one year of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, lives are being lost in droves as a result of acute hunger, poverty and fear. If anyone were to predict that a time will come in Nigeria when even to feed on Garri, you will require at least four hundred Naira, the…
Governor Seyi Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Ap. Sulaimon Olanrewaju was guest on a popular Radio program anchored by Temitayi aka Aabo Oro. He was on the program to x-ray the activities of the Oyo state Government in the past one year of the Governor’s second term. I listened to the program with rapt attention and can not help but to pity the CPS who is said to be an Apostle. An Apostle in Christiandom is a spiritual position that places a very heavy responsibility on the holder of the position. To demonstrate the weight of this position, it will be…
The duo of Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano State, and the Nigerian presidency stand the risk of plunging Kano back into the year 1893. Their weapon would be politics and votes of the over 2 million people of Kano. In the year 1893, in the words of highly rated scholar on Northern emirate administration, C. N. Ubah, a bitterly disputed succession battle plunged the Kano emirate into anarchy and civil war. Indeed, the Kano royal family had overtime been a hotbed of divisions and acrimony. Beginning from the first civil war fought in Kano in 1565, the royal house of…
Tomorrow, 24th of May, 2024, Governor Seyi Makinde will change the baton for a new set of “Ajeles” to the 33 Local Governments in Oyo state. In Yoruba parlance, Ajeles signify proxy authority. What will be the sole responsibility of this gentlemen? The singular responsibility will be to continue the plundering of the Local Government funds as a proxy of the Governor. For the few who think they are going to have a new face of governance at the grassroots, you will be shocked. Those Chairmen were not selected to serve the people. They have specific mandates to serve only…
There was a popular blacksmith in the ancient town of Idanre a long time ago. One day, a man took two hundred blunt cutlasses to the blacksmith to help him make some tools out of them. The blacksmith asked his client to come back in three days. On the third day, the client went back as asked by the blacksmith and surprisingly, the blacksmith handed over two hundred needles to the man and told him that was all he could make from the two hundred blunt cutlasses. If the client was shocked, he didn’t betray it. He paid the required…
Trust Nigerians, most especially, the Yorubas of the South West. They are very gifted and resourceful when it comes to creating songs to fit prevailing circumstances and register such circumstances in history. The Yorubas have a rich tradition of composing songs to appreciate a peaceful and fruitful reign of a Monarch during the pre colonial era and I think they still do to some extent now. They also have a tradition of composing songs to condemn the reign of Monarchs laden with hardships. ” Laye Olugbon, mo daborun meje, e o maa pee lorin, laye Aresa, Moda borun mefa, e…
Makinde’s On Tuesday, 21st day of May, 2024, the Oyo state House of Assembly gave Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state yet, another nod to increase the debts profile of Oyo state with 10 billion Naira. While the House was giving this approval, Governor Seyi Makinde was in far away Yale university in the United States of America to celebrate the graduation ceremony of her daughter. Do not get me twisted, Governor Makinde, no matter how you look at it, is a man blessed enough to train his children in any foreign university, Governor or not. However, when you look…
Aare Ona Kakanfo, Afonja was a very powerful Yoruba Generalissimo. He was a prince of the old Oyo empire. By the time he was appointed as the Aare Ona Kakanfo, his base was at the Northern Garrison, precisely, Ilorin. The Fulanis, led by one Alimi had camped far away from Ilorin at the time. One day, Afonja saw himself in a dream. He was being deceived by a Fulani cattle rearer to sell off his old breed of cattle for a new breed which the Fulani cattle rearer told him were more productive. As Afonja was concluding the bargain, his…