.....Berates some self acclaimed Yoruba elders for betraying the race
The attention of Oodua People's Congress (OPC) is highly disappointed that an event for the book launch on late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was turned into a political 'sweet' talk gathering by some elements in the South West.
To say the least, that event which was turned into security meeting chaired by Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and co-chaired by the Aare OnaKakanfo of Oyo land, Otunba Gani Adams was a fraud of the highest order meant to deceive the Yoruba people.
Such a forum, meant to honour late Chief Awolowo, was inadvertently turned into discussing issue of herdsmen and security matters by the Alaafin of Oyo and those that attended the gathering as if they love Yorubas more than the ethnic tribe love themselves.
Some people who called themselves elders in Yorubaland are not worthy of representing our race.
They are known for betraying the race and turn around to say they are fighting for the cause of the race.
Some of the people at the said event were the same set of people that betrayed the late Dr Fasehun when he founded the OPC. This was the reason why they connived with renegades to betrayed the just cause laid down by the OPC founder.
In Youba culture, a child cannot drive his parents out of the house. All these self acclaimed Yoruba elders were the people that supported Gani Adams to breakaway from Fasehun. With the current trend, we are watching with keen interest.
At the appropriate time, we shall reveal more on the " supposed elders of Yorubas" who are more of Judas Iscariot of Yoruba race.
We are also aghast at what was credited to Gani Adams by the Punch that he has not less than 1million members ready to fight the herdsmen, meaning that he has a standing soldiers more than the Federal Government's soldiers Navy and Airforce men all put together. Are we at war ?
This we see as a security threat not only to Yorubaland but also to the country as a whole and he should be taken up on that and produce the one million fighters he boasted of.
Even if he had such numerical strength of fighters in reality, a tactical 'leader' don't go public with it.
Be that as it may, we in the mainstream OPC founded by the the immediate past president Dr Frederick Fasehun will not allow anybody to drag the Yoruba race into senseless crisis/war with any other ethnic group in the name of fighting Fulani herdsmen, which eventually may lead to shedding of innocent citizena blood.
If Gani wanted to fight a war, he should form his own organization and not hide under OPC to be issuing threats to anybody or group.
Since he led some people away from the mainstream OPC of Dr Fasehun, he should by now be contented with his honorary title of Aare Ona Kakanfo of Oyo, and leave OPC alone.
In the days of old, (Oyo Empire), traditionally, the Alaafin does not sit side-by-side with his war Lord-Aare On a Kakanfo. It's forbidden !
Gani should stop parading himself as national coordinator of OPC henceforth and be contented, once again with his Kakanfo title.
We shall resist attempt or repetition of wanton killings that characterized his exit when he rebelled against Dr Fasehun and refused to publicly apologise to the old man for his tresspases before his death in December 2018.
He should stop this deceit and balderdash he has been peddling around. Enough is Enough !
By Lateef Lawal
Spokesman to the
National President
Oodua People's Congress (OPC).