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Frimpong not good enough to play RW or even RB for us ibr, very rubbish signing

The Imām (may Allah bless and preserve him) has done the right thing. This is what we advocate. People should be at liberty to make their own choices. So, this issue must be approached with clarity rather than warped emotion. No one is asking the Yorùbá people to surrender their ethnic identity, political autonomy, or cultural dignity to anyone. Conflating religious cooperation with ethnic subjugation creates a false narrative. The Sultan of Sokoto’s position, within the Nigerian context, is primarily religious and symbolic, particularly in his capacity as President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, not a political throne over Yorùbáland. Yorùbá scholars who desire to align with the Sultan on all matters of our faith have full liberty to do so and it does not reduce anything for them. They are fully Muslim and fully Yorùbá. Yorùbá Muslims can maintain full loyalty to their land, culture, and legitimate local institutions while also recognizing broader religious structures that serve coordination purposes within the Muslim community of Nigeria. No one should be coerced into anything. Secondly, invoking historical empires such as the Sokoto Caliphate or the Almoravids as proof of an ongoing attempt to “control” the Yorùbá people oversimplifies history and misapplies it to present realities. Islam in Yorùbáland predates colonial Nigeria and was embraced through trade, scholarship, and local conviction, not ethnic erasure. Yoruba Muslim identity has always combined Islamic faith with strong cultural rootedness. Our own history confirms this beyond any iota of doubt. Suggesting that religious affiliation automatically equals political domination fuels unnecessary fear and division within the Yorùbá community as a whole. Finally, framing obedience in religious matters as an “attack on Yorùbá unity” risks portraying Yoruba Muslims as less Yorùbá, it is coercive, unfair and dangerous. Yorùbá unity should include Muslims, Christians, and traditionalists alike, without questioning anyone’s dignity because of their faith commitments. Cooperation across regions on religious matters does not erase indigenous leadership; rather, it reflects the interconnected nature of faith communities. The real strength of the Yorùbá people lies not in resisting imagined domination, but in preserving dignity while engaging others with confidence and wisdom.