Adewale Asoroti

I just listened to my brother, Ọviẹnzowọba on TikTok on the attacks from Yoruba people on his post while telling his own Ẹdo history. Clearly also, with all the posts I made recently for proofs to be shared that “Yoruba Gave Benin Its Kingship”, “The Ọba of Benin Is Yoruba”, “Ẹdo People Are Yoruba”, etc, there aren’t actually basic historical & chronological facts presented other than “TRUST ME BRO” and insults. With all that, we have come to a simple understanding that many WAZOBIA people live with the colonial mindset passed unto them by Britain: Tell People Their Own History. This mindset still exists till date that these WAZOBIA people feel offended that you have the guts to tell your history differently from what they have struggled through decades to define for you. “HOW DARE YOU TELL US DIFFERENTLY WHAT WE HAVE TOLD YOU TO ACCEPT?” Unfortunately, history isn’t a gift given from Colonial Masters to Ass-Kissers. History is lived through time and chronological references. We Ẹdo people accept you for being Yoruba or Igbo or any tribe you choose to identify as and accept how you wish to define your own history. But we reject any encroachment into Ẹdo history and your attempts to force down our throats what you want us to accept as our own history. Within Ẹdo State, for example, even as close as the Esan people, some say they are not Ẹdo but Esan. We do not force them. It’s your choice to identify as you want and tell your own history. Again, so far it doesn’t not mean twisting Ẹdo history to clean up yours. There have been tribes who say they trace their origins to Great Benin. It’s their history to tell. We do not force them and we do not project against their defined identities. I will encourage every Ẹdo person to stop engaging culture and history vultures, and focus on the continued efforts of building on the legacies of our Ancestors. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING YOU CAN TELL THESE CULTURE VULTURES ABOUT YOUR HISTORY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE HISTORY BUT, HOW DARE YOU TELL IT AGAINST THE WAY THEY TOLD YOU TO TELL YOUR OWN HISTORY? So, you will be wasting your time and fueling their energies when you have to argue your history with them. It isn’t about history to them, it is about SUPERIORITY. This is definitely our derived conclusion. I yield back. Ọba Gha Tọ Kpẹre, Isẹẹ!🦇🐆

Jubilation erupted in Igboho town after kidnapped victims were released following a two-hour ultimatum issued by Sunday Igboho.

Last night, I had an interview with Arise TV, where I sympathised with our aspirants over some noticeable irregularities in our just-concluded primaries. I noted that, while not claiming that the exercise was perfect, I urged all of them to bear with the party in view of the circumstances we are managing, which have overwhelmed even bigger parties. This includes parties with a sitting President, 33 Governors, and control of political structures in most states, in the case of the APC, and even the ADC, which is over two years old. I made the case that we are just four months old and have been thrown into the middle of a very tight electoral timeframe, within which we had to carry out membership registration, congresses up to the national convention, primaries up to the national convention, appeal processes, and now the reconciliation phase. I identified the root cause of these challenges, my views on the Electoral Act have been clear: the APC-led majority were wrong in foisting compulsory direct primaries on political parties and the country. Complaints about irregularities in direct primaries are pervasive across all parties and are not peculiar to the NDC. As a matter of fact, considering the age of the NDC and the teeming number of aspirants we have had to manage, we have done quite well. For months since the formation of the NDC, I have been building confidence and receiving respected politicians into its fold. Since the primaries I have been attending to people and managing disagreements across the country on a daily basis. The NDC is on the ascendancy, and I thank Nigerians for their trust and confidence in our party. Even these challenges, which are not peculiar to us, will pass. I also noted that no party has announced any set of winners from its primaries, and neither has the NDC. The public should disregard any such claims in circulation, especially on social media, and await the party's formal submissions through the appropriate channels. The results of party primaries are not announced like school results; they are communicated through formal channels. I thank all our members for their abiding support. In anticipation of these challenges, the 2nd NEC meeting, held a few days ago, approved the composition of a Reconciliation Committee to work with state caucus leaders and other stakeholders in managing grievances. As I have stated before, this is our first set of primaries, and it will also be the last to be conducted manually. The next primaries will be technologically driven and will have none of these issues. I thank all supporters of our party, which has no government officials and is entirely self-funded. I appreciate their donations, contributions, and sacrifices made on behalf of the party. They remain valuable members of our party regardless of the outcome of the primaries. We are in this together, and we are all committed to ensuring the success of our party and our presidential team, their Excellencies Peter Obi and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who are my colleagues in this project. This success must be managed carefully, with everyone working together. I advise all members and supporters to avoid meaningless quarrels and infighting. Everyone should support our candidates, from the Presidency down to the least elective office. I urge all the stakeholders, caucus leaders and other leaders in various states who coordinated the primaries to take responsibility and step up their game in terms of coordiating the reconciliation process. Most of the candidates are persons backed and recommended by them, and not me nor the national leadership of the party. It is not a time to shift blames or dodge responsibilities. Since they midwifed and managed the process of the primaries, they should equally help in supporting the party in coordinating the reconciliation process, of which they have the support of the party. ~HSD