Ibrahim Y. Tanko

Hausa and Igbo tribes made the list of the 48 Nigerians funding terrorisms, a list reportedly released by the federal govt; But not even one Yoruba name was included. Interesting isn't it? Now let's talk about the hypocrisy. IPOB made the list (number 27), however Oduduwa Republic or Yoruba nation was excluded even after Sunday Igboho used this to drive an agenda, the same agenda that was once considered an act of terrorism or linked to it.

Wow. I honestly don’t understand why it is always Bashir Ahmad. So now there are certain tweets I must not retweet just for you to approve of my loyalty? That is madness, wallahi. If loyalty to you means blindly defending this INEC chairman, then count me out. I will not be part of that. So you are free to say whatever you want or push whatever agenda you like, but I will always stand by what I believe is right. Shi kenan!

When President Olusegun Obasanjo, a Yoruba man, began scheming for a third term in office after the 2003 elections, the then Governor Bola Tinubu, also a Yoruba man, spearheaded the national resistance. Tinubu was in the vanguard of the efforts to defeat the obnoxious Third Term Bill, which was heavily funded by Obasanjo’s hatchet men in the National Assembly. Southwest progressive politicians were vocal in their opposition to the TTA Bill, with only a few within the PDP supporting Obasanjo’s unconstitutional move. Why didn’t Yoruba people unite in support of Obasanjo’s third-term plan? S’East kids, who obviously lack knowledge of the Nigeria’s political history, would come online and readily insult others. Let Akin Tollgate, for instance, openly criticised Peter Obi, whom he national supported, for lacking political strategy to win elections. No one needs a soothsayer to predict the outrage that would follow the post. You would see them shouting “bigotry” while deliberately overlooking the fact that the dumb Agulu Gbajue, despite his name, can never be equated to his tribe in political discussions.