Lagos Is a Land of Law, Not Tribal Lords: A Rebuttal to the So-Called Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)—Dr Bolaji Akinyemi-Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi Yoruba Elder, Democrat, and Citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

[Ola Kassim]

NB: I have only briefly perused the lengthy piece below written by Dr Bolaji Akinyemi, whom I believe was once the Director of Nigeria’s Institute of International Affairs and was also a seasoned diplomat who is well respected around the world.

I will reserve my own comments until after I have had the time to read and digest Dr Akinyemi’s rebuttal to YEPCit at least twice.

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Lagos Is a Land of Law, Not Tribal Lords:
A Rebuttal to the So-Called Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)
Global Upfront newspaper
By Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi
09/08/2025


I read with deep concern the unsigned and shameful document issued in the name of “Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)” titled “Our Land, Our Identity: Lagos State Government Must Act Before We’re Made Strangers at Home.”

It is unfortunate that in 2025, in a democratic Nigeria where the Constitution reigns supreme, some cowards cloaked in the name of Yoruba elders still find it acceptable to publish ethnic bile and incite division without the courage to sign their names.
As a proud Yoruba son, a senior citizen, and a disciple of the progressive school of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, I cannot keep silent while these masked agitators try to drag the Yoruba identity into the mud of tribal bigotry and reckless political opportunism.

Let me now respond, point by poisonous point, to their disturbing and dangerous narrative.

1. The Igbo Presence in Lagos Is Lawful, Not Provocative
To suggest that Ndigbo are provoking anyone by living, working, or acquiring property in Lagos is contrary to the Nigerian Constitution. Lagos is not a tribal empire — it is a federated state within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Every Nigerian has a constitutional right to live, own property, and vote in any part of the country.
The suggestion that Igbos are “excessive, disrespectful and provocative” for exercising this right is not only false, it is evil. It is this same thinking that once led to pogroms, and eventually, civil war. Do we want to return to that dark path?

2. Property Ownership Is Not a Declaration of War
The alarmist claim that the Igbos are buying up land in “clusters” to dominate Lagos politically is mischievous and misleading. Are we now criminalizing commerce and development? Is it only when Yoruba buy land that it is called investment, but when Igbos do, it becomes an ethnic threat?
Let us be honest: Lagos thrives today because of the inclusive spirit that allowed diverse people — Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Ijaw, Efik, foreigners — to bring their best to this city. To attack people for being industrious and successful is nothing but the politics of envy, not indigene interest.


3. “Co-ownership” Is a Constitutional Reality, Not a Cultural Threat
The Constitution does not recognize “ancestral ownership” of federated states. The law recognizes citizenship, residency, and legality, not tribal roots. When Igbos — or anyone — say “Lagos belongs to all”, they are affirming constitutional truth, not rewriting history.
No matter how loud YEPC shouts, they cannot wish away Section 43 of the Nigerian Constitution that guarantees every Nigerian the right to own immovable property anywhere in the country.


4. The Land Tenure Proposal Is Xenophobic and Illegal
To propose that the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for non-Yorubas be reduced from 100 years to 25 is not only illegal but ethnic apartheid disguised as policy. It is a direct attack on the Nigerian Constitution and cannot stand in any competent court of law.
What will happen if Anambra or Enugu enacts the same policy against Yoruba living there? What happens to Yoruba traders thriving in Sabon Gari, Aba, Onitsha, or even in Accra and Johannesburg? Must they now be punished for the crimes of land ownership?
This policy proposal reeks of the same mindset that once inspired Rwanda’s genocide.


5. Lagos Certificate of Origin Cannot Be Ethnically Weaponized
The idea of revoking Lagos Certificates of Origin unless “lineage” is traced is a laughable descent into ethnic nativism. It violates every tenet of modern governance, federalism, and democratic equality.
If Lagos wants to create a new form of tribal passport, then it must also create a new constitution — because the current one guarantees every Nigerian full citizenship rights wherever they live.
This proposal is not only unworkable, it is dangerous. It sets Lagos on fire under the false guise of heritage protection.


6. “Legal and Cultural Safeguards” Are Not Justifications for Prejudice
Using language like “guests claiming ownership of their host’s house” to describe fellow Nigerians is insulting, dangerous, and unpatriotic. The Igbo are not guests in Lagos. They are stakeholders — builders, contributors, citizens.
Indigbo are Nigeria citizens residing in Lagos, with the right to vote and be voted for, they pay taxes, run businesses, and contribute to the State’s IGR. What else defines citizenship if not contribution?


7. The Call to Action Is a Call to Tyranny
YEPC says Lagos must not become a “no-man’s land.” Let me respond clearly: Lagos is every-man’s land, as far as the Nigerian Constitution is concerned.
The attempt to romanticize tribal dominance with words like “ancestral identity” and “cultural preservation” is simply the old wine of ethnic supremacy in a new bottle.


8. On History and Heritage: Stop the Weaponization of Culture
History should enlighten, not inflame. Lagos was built by the collective sweat of many. From the Benin kingdom’s influence to the Awori and Ijebu settlers, the Brazilian returnees, to the colonial powers — Lagos has always been cosmopolitan.
The Yoruba are foundational to Lagos, but not exclusive owners of its future. Any group that claims otherwise seeks to build walls in place of bridges.


9. The Comparison with the East and the North Is Hypocritical
It is hypocritical to say, “In the East or North, others can’t own land,” while crying foul when people lawfully own property in Lagos. That is the same feudal mentality that has hindered progress elsewhere.
Lagos must lead by example, not regress into ethnic tribalism. We must not copy what is backward elsewhere; we must be the model of modern civility and legal fairness.
10. The Yoruba Elders Progressive Council Are Neither Progressive Nor Elders
Real Yoruba elders, the Omoluabi, are defined by wisdom, justice, and honor. Not anonymous hate speech. Not cowardly propaganda.
The historical records of labour of heroes past in Lagos speaks against the position of this Elder of hate.
Herbert Macaulay (1864–1946) – Though not a formal governor, he was a nationalist and key indigenous political actor in Lagos. A Democrat who founded the NNDP (Nigeria’s first political party) in 1923. Dr. J.C. Vaughan, Dr. Kofo Abayomi, and Sir Adeyemo Alakija – Were all key members of the Lagos elite who influenced policy through the Lagos Town Council. There is no record of a threat from them to other tribes residence in Lagos.
Under Regional Era – Western Region (1954–1967)
Lagos was the capital of Nigeria but still part of the Western Region until it became a separate federal territory.
Obafemi Awolowo (Premier of the Western Region, 1954–1959) — Though based in Ibadan, he had indirect administrative influence over Lagos.
Bode Thomas, Samuel Akintola, and others from the Action Group shaped policies affecting Lagos in this era. Federal Territory of Lagos & Military Era (1967–1979)

With the creation of Lagos State in 1967 under General Gowon, the state began to have Military Governors:

1. Brig. Gen. Mobolaji Johnson (1967–1975)
First Military Governor of Lagos State
Highly respected, helped develop early infrastructure.
Indigenous Lagosian, widely regarded as fair and progressive.

2. Commodore Michael Adekunle Lawal (1975–1977)
Continued the administrative structure post-Gowon.
Someone need to tell the bunch of Jokers that Indigbo were among men who built morden Lagos.

1. Commodore Ndubuisi Kanu (1977–1978)
An Igbo man governed Lagos during Obasanjo’s military government.

2. Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (1978–1979)
Another Igbo, handed over power to civilian administration in 1979.


Civilian Era Begins – Lateef Jakande (1979–1983)
Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande
First Executive Governor of Lagos State (1979–1983) under the UPN.
An Awolowo disciple who implemented populist policies without discrimination, in education, health, housing, and transport. Widely regarded as the most impactful governor in Lagos history, he stood for equity and fairness, not ethnic exclusion.
The Labour of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu began the exploits of the 4th Republic in Lagos State, a citizen allegedly with ancestral roots originally from Iragbiji in Osun State, he was followed by Babatunde Raji Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode, who did their best and left the rest to Babajide Sanwo-Olu under whom ethnic sanderling seems to be a political strategy of the political elites.
Is Mr Governor’s body language suggestive of the support this uncanny Elders are offering? Mr Sanwo-Olu must issue a statement to dissociate himself and his administration from a bunch of cowards who published such a document without a signature. A proof of guilt. If you are bold enough to peddle hate, be bold enough to put your name to it.
Conclusion: We Must Not Let Tribal Madness Become State Policy
Let me be clear: the Lagos State Government must distance itself from this dangerous document. It must not allow tribal entrepreneurs to drag our state into the pit of ethnic cleansing through policy.
This is not a time for silence. All true Yoruba sons and daughters — the Omoluabi — must rise and publicly disown this tribal gang.


Let me end with the words of our sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo: “Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression.” Yet, he spent his life building unity across that geography. He never advocated exclusion or hatred. Those hijacking his progressive legacy to propagate tribal hate are retrogressive opportunists.
I call on the media, civil society, the Lagos State House of Assembly, and every peace-loving Nigerian to reject this tribal nonsense.
If we fail to act now, we may soon wake up in a city where fire rages and nobody knows who lit the match.
Signed:
Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi
Yoruba Elder, Democrat, and Citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

[Imperial]

Good evening Sir

The author, Bolaji Akinyemi isn’t the same man as Prof Bolaji Akinyemi .

[femi Olajide]

I am of the opinion that Dr Bolaji Akinyeminpassed away a while back.

My bad!

Regards,

Femi Olajide

[Kayode Adebayo]

Imperial:

Always verify the veracity of whatever you're posting before you post it to the forums. Don't post fake news to the forums. I know Bolaji Akinyemi of NIIA very well since the 70s. He would never write what you posted to the forums.

Second, Bolaji Akinyemi (Prof) formerly of NIIA is not the same as the ghost writer Dr. Bolaji Akinyemi (Ghost) of what you posted. If Bolaji Akinyemi (NIIA)  wants to write anything, he would never post it to Facebook where you copied the content from, he would send it to a reputable newspaper outlet in Nigeria, BBC or VOA or any other reputable news outlet around the world.

You have joined the gang of fale news people on Nigerian forums.

Kayode

Dr Bolaji Akinyemi

Now see below Prof Bolaji Akinyemi of NIIA and a former foreign minister .






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[Kayode Adebayo]

Apology Imperial:

That was not from you. That was from the stupid answer senseless Ola Kassim who always scout the internet for Fake news. I've warned the idiot several times to stop posting fake new on Nigerian forums.

He is a disgrace to humanity.

Kayode

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[Kayode Adebayo]

Idiot and Fake News Chaser Called Ola Kassim:

You've started your stupidity again, you dummy.

Kayode

[Kayode Adebayo]

Idiot and Fake News Chaser Called Ola Kassim:

How many times have I warned you to stop posting fake news in these, you idiot. There are serious reputable news outlets in Nigeria, you dummy. Always looking for fake news on Facebook to post on Nigerian forums. Something is really wrong with you. 

You're a shame and an utter disgrace to your family and the entire human race.

Kayode

[Afis Deinde]

The guy is not a doctor.
He’s one of those scammers with churches taking tithes from unfortunate widows.
I went on his Instagram, he’s a promoter of Biafra with Nnamdi Kanu’s pictures adorning his walls.
Waste of time.
Afis
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Alagba Olajide 

Good evening . 

The respected Professor Bolaji Akinyemi is alive, and the younger man called Dr Bolaji Akinyemi is also alive . 

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Afis

I don't doubt you, considering the fact that the guy always gives many people the wrong impression that they're reading from the 83-year-old Prof Bolaji Akinyemi. Impersonator!



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[Imperial]

Kayusee 

Good evening from Lagos .

 No wahala, but I respect the majority of your views on national issues.

 However, I prefer being insulted by any  member to insulting an elder like Dr. Kassim, a member I respect a lot and a UI colleague of an older close friend who is now late. 

I also don't mind being insulted if we spare General Ishola Williams, one of the most respected retired officers in our military. To many who know him closely, General Williams is a man of integrity, and he deserves respect even when we disagree with his views. 

I've gathered that he isn't a rich man, but rich people like Aliko Dangote or Mike Adenuga would accord him their maximum respect. Obviously, in his 80s, I commend his various comments. 

Let's pray to God to grant us good health so we can think clearly and write well in our 80s.   

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Apology Imperial:

[TAJUDEEN RAJI]

Not surprised. Just another IPOB fraudster/liar at work. They are so daft at their propaganda that all one need to do is look/research into their claims and the writer or person Sharing to know the truth - foolish people. There is a pattern to their ways.

Thanks.
Tajudeen Raji

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[Kayode Adebayo]

Pathological Liar Called Ola Kassim:

You knew all along that the content is fake news and knew it was not from Bolaji Akinyemi of NIIA and deliberately copied it from Facebook and posted it to the forums to fit your perverted narrative. I've warned you thousand times in these forums to desist from sourcing fake news from Facebook. It's like you're hooked on drugs. I suspect you're on Crack Cocaine. You certainly can't stay away from the juvenile Facebook that you children and grandchildren visit everyday. Facebook is a playground for juveniles and perverted adults like you. There are several reliable news sources in Nigeria and around the world, but you won't get your news from them, because you're hooked on drugs.

The earlier you go to the nearest psychiatric hospital in Canada for brain examination, the better for you before its too late.

Shame on you!

Kayode

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM, Ola Kassim

<olaka...@aol.com> wrote:

[Kayode Adebayo]

Imperial:

Mind your business. Your name is not Ola Kassim.

Kayode

[Kayode Adebayo]

I know Ola Kassim since his days at UCH. Mind your own business. 

Kayode

[Kayode Adebayo]

Imperial:

You don't know me or know my age. Whoever I criticize is not your business. I criticize General Ishola or anyone. That's not your cup of tea.

Mind your business.

Kayode 

[Kayode Adebayo]

Imperial:

Don't get on my wrong side. Don't cross my path. This is my last warning.

Kayode

[Nebukadineze Adiele]

Imperial Wizard,

Here you all go again, displaying arrant disgusting Yoruba tribalism that blinds you all from reading what the man wrote and evaluating it based on its merits or demerits. Why and how do you folks set aside what formal education taught you for Yoruba tribalism's sake, what is the difference between you and the KKK? I often ignore you folks whenever you resort to primitivism, except when you lie in spearheading it -- as in this case. 

How could you, an educated man who I have always thought transcends tribalism, assert that, "the guy always gives many people the wrong impression that they're reading from the 83-year-old Prof Bolaji Akinyemi", when he actually made concerted efforts to differentiate himself from Professor Bolaji Akinyemi? The fellow wrote his name as "Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi", the title (Dr) and initial (O) are informing any properly educated person that this Bolaji Akinyemi is different from Professor Bolaji Akinyemi. Not only that, he further clarified as follows: "As a proud Yoruba son, a senior citizen, and a disciple of the progressive school of Chief Obafemi Awolowo....."

Does his description of himself, as I excerpted, match that of Professor Bolaji Akinyemi? Of course not, so why would you be so dishonest as to lie that the man was trying to get folks to think that they were reading from Professor Bolaji Akinyemi? I am not aware that Professor Bolaji Akinyemi is a Yoruba tribalist whose opinion would not be in sync with Dr Bolaji Akinyemi's condemnation of a Yoruba group's tribalism and anti constitutional advocacy. Have you folks read what he wrote; if so, have you impeached it, if it merits impeachment, instead of engaging in this shameful red herring?

I didn't even read the piece in the beginning but because of the onslaught of tribalism from you all, I read it halfway, and he was correct in every point he raised -- he even invoked the Constitution on some of his points. Sometimes, I hate sharing a country with some of the thoughtless Yoruba on these forums. What is Dr Akinyemi saying that is not factual, demonstrate that he is wrong, don't distract from his points by lying against him. In NYC, we will likely get a mayor who is Indian, was born in Uganda, and has only been a US citizen for about 7 years. While some of us find him problematic because of his socialist extremism, only racists (like Yoruba tribalists) have problems because of his ethnicity and place of birth. 

The ignorance of the Yoruba tribalists on these forums galls me beyond description. Not only are most of them resident abroad, and own property uninhibited wherever they live, they also argue more stupidly than people who have never left Ijabode. These fools are so ignorant of Nigeria that they don't even know that a considerable population of Yoruba reside in Eastern Nigeria. These people, whose fathers championed "Go On With One Nigeria", are so stupid that they don't even realize that the apartheid-like prescription they are advocating for Yoruba land is against what their fathers fought for in preserving Nigeria from 1967 to 1970. These mentally retarded hypocrites are the first to badmouth IPOB for seeking secession, yet they are stupidly advocating apartheid-like treatment of Igbo people in Yoruba land of Nigeria. 

Tufiakwa!

Nebukadineze Adiele

[JEROME NIANG YAKUBU]

NEBU,

When will you ever sleep well any time anything has to do with the YORUBA people? ..... When?

Over 200 tribes in Nigeria, can't you give the YORUBA people a brake?

Try the TIV or the Berber, or the Ijaw people who will never let the IGBO people get to any plausible destination in Nigeria politics again and pick mon them.

Here you go again .... BARKING LIKE A RABID DOG

I read yours below, you sound so miserable as if the YORUBA people plucked your mango in the past.

In your view, Will the YORUBA people ever do anything commendable by you?

I read you mention Obafemi Awolowo, the uncivil Biafra war of 1967 to 1970 .... Ki lo de? .... Must you keep reminding us of the negative past of our fatherland?

Lord, Please don't let the YORUBA people in the house respond to this NEBU's barking like a rabid dog.

I am glad that Mr. Femi Olajide and Mr. Tajudeen Raji are both on vacation.

They sabi ring alaigboro omo Yibo's neck.

Afis, E dakun, e f'owo wo'nu oo. Kul-am-for-tempa for NEBU.

..... J E R O M E

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[femi Olajide]

Oga Imperial,

Thank you for the clarification

Regards,

Femi Olajide

[Afis Deinde]

I already told you all yesterday the Bolaji guy is a Nnamdi Kanu follower:
Afis wrote:
“ I went on his Instagram, he’s a promoter of Biafra with Nnamdi Kanu’s pictures adorning his walls”.


“Thanks Prof - I was going to write that there are two Bolaji Akinyemis. One was (or may be is) a member of the Labor Party, while the other one is the old professor.”……..Info provided by Dr Kassim.

Afis
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[Kayode Adebayo]

Imperial:

By the way, you and I are not in the same age range or category so you know. We are several miles apart. Don't mistake my silence about my age in these forums. I don't talk about my age, because I treat everyone as equal.

Kayode

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM, Kayode Adebayo

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[Imperial]

Uncle Kayusee, 

I don't know that you're as old as General Williams or even Dr. Kassim. Apologies, because I'm still below 70. 

Uncle, in view of the fact that you're in your 70s or 80s, I expect you to kindly take it easy with your age group. As a Yoruba adage succinctly puts it: "Bi eniyan ba ndagba, o ma nyo ogun ja ni."

 Sir, we can get our message across to other parties without necessarily insulting them. 

As I earlier said, I'm willing to take bullets for the aforementioned elders. When some disagree with them and feel like insulting or abusing them, I don't mind taking the insults on their behalf.

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[Kayode Adebayo]

Imperial:

Stay in your lane. We're not in the same category and none of the people that I talked about bear your name. 

Mind your business.

Kayode

[femi Olajide]

Oga Imperial,

Eewo! You can't teach an old dog a new trick.

Kayusee was force-fed as an infant on insults, and he grew up gorging on insults as a staple food. And if he is so old and toothless now, he will be busy sipping on my insults. How do you want to change that?

Oga Imperial, let the man be! His is a lost case o!

Regards,

Femi Olajide

[Nebukadineze Adiele]

Imperial Wizard,

Why are you apologizing to the savage of Ukwuani when you did nothing wrong to him? All you did was ask him to keep his filthy curses away from Dr Kassim and General Williams, two gentlemen who respect themselves and respect others too, what is wrong with that? His response should convince you that this ape is deranged beyond redemption. 

A few years ago, when he almost died in London, he began abusing everybody -- from his older brother, to his ex-wife/mother of his only child -- a daughter, to his neighbors; he was filing frivolous lawsuits against everyone -- against his fellow villagers of Ukwuani resident in London, for adjudicating between him and his older brother and finding him guilty; against his ex-coworkers, against anyone who asked him to calm down, etc. He was a basket case, no one believed that he would be alive till today. Thanks goodness, he pulled through, mainly because he transferred his craziness to a fictitious Yoruba Kayode Adebayo and confused the Ukwuani deity that was torturing him alive for the abomination he committed. 

This fool is not much older than you, assuming he is older than you at all; he is the age mate of Joe Attueyi and Godwin Emefiele -- they were classmates at Nsuka; don't believe 95% of whatever he says, he is delusional, he suffers from steady bouts of psychological trauma of no defined known source -- some suspect that he messed with a widow whose husband hadn't yet been buried when he visited Ukwuani, and has been mad since then (it would have been rape in West because such a woman was not in the right mind to consenting to sex, especially since her husband's body laid next door). The only thing authentic about him is that he has always been a Yoruba-wannabe, even when he wrote in his given name. Kayode Adebayo is a pseudonym; while I am man enough to admit that Nebukadineze is a pseudonym, this cowardly ghost shits in his pants whenever I tell his story; he is an Ukwuani savage who is rotting away in London.

Don't apologize to him, you did nothing wrong to him. Although you can be silly sometimes, you are a gentleman and non-tribalistic 95% of the time.

Nebukadineze Adiele

[Ola Kassim]

NB: I have provided a brief introduction of
who I am and what brings me into this debate as a
postfix at the bottom of my piece below. This post fix piece is meant for those who do know me. All others should please ignore it.

Dear All:

The following is my response to the rebuttal written
by Dr Bolaji Akinyemi to the Press Release from
the Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC) which was released unsigned.

I come in peace unwavered from my long held opinion that the best option for our motherland, Nigeria is to remain a united Federation of citizens from all our distinct ethnic groups preferably one with full regional autonomy.

I also write as an individual who wears and has won many hats within the Nigeria communities at home and in the Diaspora. The expressed opinion below are strictly mine. They do not represent the views of any Nigerian organizations in which I have served as a member or served on their executive committees.

I do not agree in full with either one of the two futures painted by the YEPC or Dr Bolaji Akinyemi for Yoruba land and Nigeria.

I do not believe in the idea of a Yoruba nation, just as I did not believe in the dream of the Republic of Biafra as a separate nation for the Igbo and other minority
ethnic groups in the former Eastern Region when I was a mere teenager. This stance puts me in direct opposition to the YEPC, not withstanding that I share many of their concerns.
I sincerely believe that most of their concerns about the need to protect Yorubaland, and our culture, customs and traditional values could be resolved through dialogues among all Nigerians who reside in the Lagos state and elsewhere in the SW and the rest of Nigeria.

What I do not like is the xenophobic tone of the YEPC message. The Yoruba also live in many other states and regions of Nigeria. Should they also pack up their children and other family members and return home to O’dua Republic? Would there be enough jobs and residential accommodations, schools and health care services to meet their needs when they arrive back in O’duaa Republic?

One important point that the YEPC and other supporters of O’duaa Republic are missing or deliberately refusing to recognize is this one:

Nigeria is a geographical entity with borders that are defined, legally codified and recognized under the Charter of the United Nations. This border cannot be unilaterally altered by any region of Nigeria or neighbouring country without the approval of her citizens represented by her government.

This was a major obstacle the Gen. Odumegwu Ojukwu led Republic of Biafra government faced after the Declaration of Independence (DUI) in 1967.
From the beginning to the end of the war only a handful of countries formally recognized the Republic of Biafra even though many more provided covert support with funds and military supplies to the Biafra army behind the scenes just as other countries also sold weapons to the Nigerian military government for the prosecution of the war.

While my vision for Nigeria to continue as a multiethnic nation in which all of our ethnic and sub ethnic groups live in peace, work, pay their taxes and raise their children is closer to that of Dr Bolaji Akinyemi than that of the YEPC, I disagree with the tone of his message and his exclusive reliance on the Constitution of the Fed. Republic of Nigeria (Rev. 1999) as the sole basis for his arguments.

Even though the Constitution is the basis for all Laws (both civil and criminal), it does not in any manner even pretend to extinguish the Rights of Indigenes in any hamlet, village or town all over Nigeria as the original inhabitants of their lands and the custodians of their own native customs, traditional culture and the native religions practised by their ancestors before the arrival of the missionaries and colonialists at our shores and land borders.

Even after more than 7 centuries of the first major wave of the intial incursions of the first European explorers into North and South America and the Caribbean which was followed by colonization by the French, British, Spanish, Danish etc. the voices of the First Nations peoples (Aborigenes) remain loud and in-ignorable even though their political power has been largely diluted by the arrivals Europeans and other peoples from all regions of the world.

The Constitution in most civilized countries throughout the world is a living document that is subject to revision following the guidelines specified in the constitution. I am glad that this fact was acknowledged by Dr Bolaji Akinyemi in his rebuttal.

The Constitution is a document that guides our will
or more specifically the will of the majority of the population to accept it as the premier document that guides our desire to live and work together side by side and if we want intermarry among our ethnic groups.

Any major interethnic quarrels that result in violence in Lagos would require that both federal state and local governments deplore all the necessary resources to quell the riot(s). This can only succeed if the majority of the citizens of Lagos including the indigenous Lagosians and most of the Yoruba and all others who call the region home support these measures. Let’s up pray we never have such interethnic riots in Lagos or any where else in Nigeria. Amen.

If Gen. Yakubu Gowon had had enough enforcement
power for his initial Police Action and enough support from the Eastern Region he would not have needed a 3 year full blown military war to defeat the Biafra Army and put an end to the short lived Republic of Nigeria.

My advice to the minority of the Igbo who insist on calling any region of Nigeria a ‘No man’s land’ or as Dr Bolaji Akinyemi added ‘Every man’s land’ is that
the interest of peace and goodwill with your neighbours who are indigenes of Lagos to cease and desist. Most Yoruba including myself find this assertion offensive.

There are hardly no more real estate territories on planet earth that remains a no man’s land. Even when they remain unoccupied, an individual or government
in the jurisdiction has already filed and claimed ownership or is in the process of doing so. The USA, Canada, China, Japan are already in the process of declaring regions of the moon as their own. The same process will happen decades before the first human beings stepped their feet on Planet Mars, next door.

Nigeria remains at 62 years after independence a ‘young’ underdeveloped nation which has failed to leave up to her potentials. Successive leaders of Nigeria have failed our youths. Poor Nigerian kids in the cities are now far much less educated compared to their age cohorts were 50 years ago. These unfortunate kids end up as the marginalized area boys and girls throughout Nigeria.

Let us be careful with our rhetorics! Let us aspire to make more friends with those who do not share our ethnic origins, religions, culture and customs instead of making more enemies of our fellow citizens.

My fervent hope is that Nigeria would be socioeconomically on the path to joining the BRICS group of nations and official member of the G20 before the last of my generations transitions upstairs to join our ancestors. Amen.

With all due respect, I rest my case!

Bye,

Ola/‘Layi

Dr Olayiwola Kassim
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada

August 10, 2025

Brief introduction:

For all Nigerians at home and abroad who have never heard of my existence or read any of my opinions on Nigerian issues for the past 3 decades, I believe that a brief introduction is in order. Those who know who me are welcome to skip the next 3 paragraphs.

My first formal position in the Nigerian Diaspora Community was that of the Patron of the Nigerian Community, GTA Toronto in early 1980 approx. 2 years after my wife and I arrived Canada for our Residency training at the Univ. of Toronto Medical School.
This was followed in 1981 by my appointment as the Patron of the Egbe Omo Yoruba (renamed a few years later as the Yoruba Community Association YCA) in the same jurisdiction.

I have also continued to serve as the Patron or one of the patrons of 5 more Nigerian organizations in Canada.

I am a former Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora organization (NIDO Americas Inc.)

As Chairman NIDOA, I represented all Nigerians in the Americas from the arctic of Canada as far south as the southern narrow end of Argentina and the Caribbean at the 2005 National Political Reform Conference (NPRC). I was one of only 400 official delegates to this attempt to amend the constitution of Nigeria that was last revised in 1999. Unfortunately
the conference ended abruptly 2 months after its inauguration when the entire SS delegation walked out over the disagreements of their for the distribution of oil revenues by the FGN.

While I still think I am not yet ready for honorary title of being a ‘Senior citizen’, I was humbled as I gracefully accepted my appointment to serve as the first official Patron of the African Canadian Seniors Network (ACSN) in GTA, Toronto, Ontario this past Friday August 8, 2025 at organization’s annual Summer Barbecue. There should be no doubt that I am now officially a Senior Citizen both of Nigeria and Canada.

ACSN is the an entity recognized by the federal government of Canada as the official conduit of requests for government support services for elderly African Canadians to the governments

On Aug 10, 2025, at 03:11, femi Olajide <olajid...@yahoo.com> wrote:



Oga Imperial,

Thank you for the clarification

Regards,

Femi Olajide

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Alagba Olajide
Good evening .
The respected Professor Bolaji Akinyemi is alive, and the younger man called Dr Bolaji Akinyemi is also alive .

Sent from my iPhone

On 9 Aug 2025, at 20:09, femi Olajide <olajid...@yahoo.com> wrote:


I am of the opinion that Dr Bolaji Akinyeminpassed away a while back.

My bad!

Regards,

Femi Olajide

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> On Aug 10, 2025, at 11:05, 'Afis Deinde' via ||NaijaObserver|| <naijao...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> I already told you all yesterday the Bolaji guy is a Nnamdi Kanu follower:

[Nebukadineze Adiele]

>>Even though the Constitution is the basis for all Laws (both civil and criminal), it does not in any manner even pretend to extinguish the Rights of Indigenes in any hamlet, village or town all over Nigeria as the original inhabitants of their lands and the custodians of their own native customs, traditional culture and the native religions practised by their ancestors before the arrival of the missionaries and colonialists at our shores and land borders. Even after more than 7 centuries of the first major wave of the intial incursions of the first European explorers into North and South America and the Caribbean which was followed by colonization by the French, British, Spanish, Danish etc. the voices of the First Nations peoples (Aborigenes) remain loud and in-ignorable even though their political power has been largely diluted by the arrivals Europeans and other peoples from all regions of the world<< (Olola Kassim)

The above is not just where I disagree with you, but it is also where you are wrong. 

(a) The Constitution of Nigeria makes no pretentions, so it makes it categorically clear that it is the supreme source of any laws in Nigeria, and that where the Constitution comes in conflict with any laws/cultural norms, the Constitution takes precedent. For that, Dr Bolaji Akinyemi is absolutely correct in relying only on the Constitution in making his argument -- the Constitution is the sole organ that binds all Nigerians, irrespective of sections of Nigeria or religion/culture, as an entity. Your dismissal of his reliance on the Constitution mirrors the pedestrian views of the street thugs/semi-literate Yoruba tribalists on these forums -- it is unbecoming of an educated man of your ilk. 

(b) You were correct in observing that, "Nigeria is a geographical entity with borders that are defined, legally codified and recognized under the Charter of the United Nations. This border cannot be unilaterally altered by any region of Nigeria or neighbouring country without the approval of her citizens represented by her government", but you are wrong to have ignored stating that the same limitations apply to formulating/implementing apartheid-like policies in Yoruba land, which would definitely be in conflict with the Nigerian Constitution. Yoruba people would be seceding from Nigeria by the proxy of enacting/implementing laws that violate Nigerian Constitution, therefore, they should face the same inhibition/opposition that Ojukwu faced in 1967. Unilateral secession from the Nigerian state is the only topic/agenda that can be held in Nigeria/about Nigeria outside of the Constitution of Nigeria, notwithstanding the Constitution's imperfection.

(c) The Aboriginal voices being heard in the countries you mentioned exist because the Constitutions of those countries made provisions for them. As long as the Nigerian Constitution does not allow states in Yoruba land to treat Igbos as second class citizen in Yoruba land, no Yoruba state can legitimately implement the desires of Yoruba tribalists without causing a constitutional crisis in Nigeria that could lead to another civil war -- it is the equivalent of secession. 

YEPC is Yoruba's version of IPOB, that is why it is stupid of the barely educated Yoruba tribalists on these forums to badmouth IPOB while hailing YEPC. The voices of properly educated Yoruba people like you have been missed; hopefully they have arrived. 

Nebukadineze Adiele

[Abraham Madu]

Symbol of Wisdom in Igbo folklores! Nebukadineze is a wise man, HO! HA!

[Kayode Adebayo]

Dummy And Tribalist Called Nebukadimonkey Adiele:

YEPC is not your terrorist IPOB that wants Eastern Nigeria to secede from Nigeria and it never advocates secession of Yorubaland from Nigeria. 

Likewise, the Nigerian Constitution does not define or make provision for Lagos or anywhere in Nigeria to be a No Man's Land, you idiot and Lawyer Wannabe who doesn't know anything about Law or the Constitution of Nigeria. 

When you're in Rome, you must behave like a Roman or get kicked out. The same applies to Lagos where we accommodate your Igbo people. Whenever your Igbo people are in Lagos, you must behave like a tenant that you're or get kicked out by we aborigines of Lagos. 

Lagos is not a No Man's Land. It's a Yorubaland.

Your Igbo people are Oliver Twists. Whenever your Igbo people are given something, you turn around and grab more and more without authorization.

Greed Is Igbo!

Kayode 

[Kayode Adebayo]

Dummy And Tribalist Called Nebukadimonkey Adiele:

YEPC is not your terrorist IPOB that wants Eastern Nigeria to secede from Nigeria and it never advocates secession of Yorubaland from Nigeria. 

Likewise, the Nigerian Constitution does not define or make provision for Lagos or anywhere in Nigeria to be a No Man's Land, you idiot and Lawyer Wannabe who doesn't know anything about Law or the Constitution of Nigeria. 

When you're in Rome, you must behave like a Roman or get kicked out. The same applies to Lagos where we accommodate your Igbo people. Whenever your Igbo people are in Lagos, you must behave like a tenant that you're or get kicked out by we aborigines of Lagos. 

Lagos is not a No Man's Land. It's a Yorubaland.

Your Igbo people are Oliver Twists. Whenever your Igbo people are given something, you turn around and grab more and more without authorization.

Greed Is Igbo!

Kayode 

[Ola Kassim]

Nebu:

As one of the attorneys in this forum can you please provide us with the appropriate and relevant sections of the Nigeria constitution where it mentions any chapters relevant to the Indigenous rights throughout Nigeria?

Are you suggesting that this important aspect of Nigeria’s constitution was totally ignored?

If the rights of indigenous peoples as the original ancestral  owners of the regions of Nigeria where we find them today are so insignificant they could be ignored, why did the constitution create a special section for Nigeria’s traditional rulers

including ranking them from first class Monarchs to lower levels based on their regional historic domains?

 If the traditional rulers are not recognized as the primary custodians of the customs and traditional cultures of their peoples, why are these positions being funded by the FGN through the state governments in all zones of Nigeria.

If the FGN is funding the expenses of the traditional rulers of Nigeria why has the constitution not recognized and start funding the positions of Oba in Maiduguri, Onitsha, Port Harcourt and any other regions of Nigeria outside of the SW or Ezes in Ibadan, Ilorin, Jos etc. Abuja, Kaduna and Bauchi just to cite a few more examples? The only inference from these questionevis that Nigeria’s constitution recognizes the importance of our traditional rulers and their specific geographic locations and the importance of their work in serving their subjects (the indigenes) even though the traditional rulers have no specific formal duties within Nigeria’s Presidential model of government.

Did the SE states welcome the nomadic Fulani herders when they arrived at the borders of some of the states a few years ago?

Did the residents and the state governors of the SE invoke the rights in  Nigeria’s constitution which guarantee freedom of movement, and the rights of every Nigerian citizen to live, work, pay their taxes 

and raise their children as long as they are law abiding citizens and at least give the Fulani herders them a try to see if they could live peacefully among the indigenes of the SE states?

Would any indigene of Owerri or Orlu, Imo state accept a situation in which some of their decades long neighbours and co-workers from Yorubaland or any other zone in Nigeria  suddenly for whatever reason start

holding rallies shouting Owerri or Orlu is a No Man’s Land or

‘Owerri is every man’s land?’

Even though the British colonialists usurped most of the historical powers of Nigeria’s traditional powers they were  still fully reforganized as essential partners

in governance and maintaining peace among their subjects and the settlers.

You are trying to use the Nigeria constitution to abolish the rights of indigenous peoples throughout Nigeria. I doubt if the provision of Nigeria provides for what you are asking for either in its contents or by omission.

The examples I have cited require more than academic knowledge or the highest IQ to contemplate and understand. What is required is a high dose of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) whichwe the Yoruba refer to as Lankaiye) to contemplate and fully understand.

Man does not live only by the dictates of the Law.

This is the reason the statement that the

Law is an ass (sometimes) remains a quotable quote

even though the Law is correct most of the time!.

Common sense is all it takes to recognize the importance of the rights of indigenous peoples of Nigeria in all jurisdictions their ancestors originally occupied and settled eons ago.

London, England the capital of the UK which also has within her borders Buckingham Palace reflects primarily the ancestral culture, customs and traditions of the English, even though in addition to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also countries that are components of the UK. Even though the UK has a unitary government with a central government which governs the whole country, it also recognizes the individual identities and distinct legal systems of its constituent countries. 

There is a reason Sharia Law does not exist in Nigeria outside of some northern states. If your own narrow interpretation of Nigeria’s constitution is applicable nation wide, why is Sharia Law not applicable in any one of the SE states? Also why are there not even a few mosques with their spheres in any town or city in the SE considering a sufficient number of Nigerian muslims live and work in region are full term residents in this zone?

Bye,

Ola

, funding the

On Aug 10, 2025, at 20:46, 'Nebukadineze Adiele' via ||NaijaObserver|| <naijao...@googlegroups.com> wrote:



> AI Overview

The United Kingdom (UK) is comprised of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is a geographical term referring to the largest island in the British Isles, encompassing England, Scotland, and Wales. So, while Great Britain is part of the UK, the UK also includes Northern Ireland. 

Elaboration: 

• United Kingdom (UK):

  The UK is a sovereign state, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's a unitary state with a central government that governs the whole country, but it also recognizes the individual identities and distinct legal systems of its constituent countries. 
• Great Britain:

  This term refers to the island that contains England, Scotland, and Wales. It's a geographical term, not a political one. The term is often used as a synonym for the UK, but this is not entirely accurate as it excludes Northern Ireland. 
• Northern Ireland:

  Located on the island of Ireland, it is the fourth constituent country of the UK. While Northern Ireland is part of the UK, it is not part of Great Britain. 

[femi Olajide]

DOK,

Well articulated.

The governors with guidance from the state legislature, for example, are the custodian of all land within the state under the land use act. Even the federal government cannot unilaterally abrogate that function and allocate a plot of land for its own use without consent from the state.

Local laws governing use of land and it's allocation or tenure is within the remit of state legislature and so is the leaseholder tenure thereof. There is no conflict with any express or implied terms of the constitution.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

The United Kingdom (UK) is comprised of four constituent countries:  England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland . Great Britain is a geographical term referring to the largest island in the British Isles, encompassing England, Scotland, and Wales. So, while Great Britain is part of the UK, the UK also includes Northern Ireland. 

Elaboration: 

• United Kingdom (UK):

  The UK is a sovereign state, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's a unitary state with a central government that governs the whole country, but it also recognizes the individual identities and distinct legal systems of its constituent countries. 
• Great Britain:

  This term refers to the island that contains England, Scotland, and Wales. It's a geographical term, not a political one. The term is often used as a synonym for the UK, but this is not entirely accurate as it excludes Northern Ireland. 
• Northern Ireland:

  Located on the island of Ireland, it is the fourth constituent country of the UK. While Northern Ireland is part of the UK, it is not part of Great Britain. 

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[Afis Deinde]

“ The governors with guidance from the state legislature, for example, are the custodian of all land within the state under the land use act. Even the federal government cannot unilaterally abrogate that function and allocate a plot of land for its own use without consent from the state.
Local laws governing use of land and its allocation or tenure is within the remit of state legislature and so is the leaseholder tenure thereof. There is no conflict with any express or implied terms of the constitution.”…….Alagba Olajide.

Afis comment: Good morning Alagba Olajide.

Good one up there, not actually align with Dr Kassim’s.

When land use laws are changed to include Leasehold, let the idiot from Owerre come to Lagos to complain.

The half-human keeps calling “nothing” that’s happening in Yorubaland “apartheid”.

Apartheid?

And no one is telling him to stop lying?

I wonder if this Bar Exam failure (he failed ten times), knows how apartheid worked in South Africa.

My peoples, is there anywhere allocated as Soweto in Lagos?

Is there any igbo given special IDs to carry wherever they are going?

Are Igbos being forced to live separately from the rest of the other tribes in Yorubaland?

You guys keep debating with this Oloobuuku Nebu, let him keep lying and you all keep trying to show him “see I am not a tribalist”.

Thank Olodumare, those leaders in Lagos are not listening to the craps some of you are writing here to pacify Nebu.

Shikena 

Afis

Who’s promising you all things, heaven on earth?

Lemme guess, a naked man with his hands in his pockets!

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The United Kingdom (UK) is comprised of four constituent countries:  England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland . Great Britain is a geographical term referring to the largest island in the British Isles, encompassing England, Scotland, and Wales. So, while Great Britain is part of the UK, the UK also includes Northern Ireland. 

Elaboration: 

• United Kingdom (UK):

  The UK is a sovereign state, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's a unitary state with a central government that governs the whole country, but it also recognizes the individual identities and distinct legal systems of its constituent countries. 
• Great Britain:

  This term refers to the island that contains England, Scotland, and Wales. It's a geographical term, not a political one. The term is often used as a synonym for the UK, but this is not entirely accurate as it excludes Northern Ireland. 
• Northern Ireland:

  Located on the island of Ireland, it is the fourth constituent country of the UK. While Northern Ireland is part of the UK, it is not part of Great Britain. 

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[Afis Deinde]

“ but you are wrong to have ignored stating that the same limitations apply to formulating/implementing apartheid-like policies in Yoruba land, which would definitely be in conflict with the Nigerian Constitution.”……..by Bar Exam Failure, Nebu.

Afis comment:

“Apartheid like policies” my foot!

This Oloobuuku is given a free pass by the Yoruba guys debating with him, just so he doesn’t label them Igbophobic.

Nebu can lie there is “apartheid-like policies” against Igbo in Yorubaland, and those holding meaningless discourse, that changes nothing, can’t at least tell him to his Inyanminrin face that he lied.

Nebu is not shy to accuse Imperial of lying, though Imperial wasn’t lying.

And no one among the Yoruba debating this idiot could tell him “apartheid-like policies” was an unacceptable lie?

I wonder if this Bar Exam failure (he failed ten times), called Nebu, knows how apartheid worked in South Africa.

My peoples, is there anywhere allocated as Soweto for black Igbos only in Lagos?

Is there somewhere in Marina or Onikan where “Dogs and Igbos are not allowed”?

Is there any igbo given special IDs to carry wherever they are going especially going to Johannesburg-like areas of Lagos?

Are Igbos being forced to live separately from the rest of the other tribes in Yorubaland?

You guys keep debating with this Oloobuuku Nebu, let him keep lying and you all keep trying to show him “see I am not a tribalist”.

Thank Olodumare, those leaders in Lagos are not listening to the craps some of you are writing here to pacify Nebu.

Shikena 

Afis

Who’s promising you all things, heaven on earth?

Lemme guess, a naked man with his hands in his pockets!

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[Afis Deinde]

“ The governors with guidance from the state legislature, for example, are the custodian of all land within the state under the land use act. Even the federal government cannot unilaterally abrogate that function and allocate a plot of land for its own use without consent from the state.

[femi Olajide]

Oga Afis,

No one that waded into the discussion had tried to pacify Nebu. I, for one, am not apologetic of my candid views. If I'm proven wrong, I will apologize. I'm not all knowing.

It is too onerous to take and answer Nebu's assertion point by point. I ain't got the time.

It is a thousand times easier for any non-Yoruba to acquire land in Yoruba than for a non-Igbo to acquire land in Igboland. You can check that, it's a fact.

Most Igbos are generally greedy and covetous animals. They see any good thing that belongs to you and they want to own it either by force, trickery or pretense.
It is their nature to want to acquire, as if that will endear them to their host or the other hundreds of ethnic groups in the domain of the host.

That is why they will strive and hustle till they die without making any headway on other facets of life that matters.

It's not only happening in Nigeria. It's happening all over the world and I have said it several times that majority of Igbos go around with a death-wish hanging around their neck.
The problem is the silent good Igbos that are afraid to speak up. Unfortunately, they will face the same self-annihilation being promoted by the rotten eggs in their ethnic basket.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

,
Oga Afis,

No one that waded into the discussion had tried to pacify Nebu. I, for one, am not apologetic of my candid views. If I'm proven wrong, I will apologize. I'm not all knowing.

It is too onerous to take and answer Nebu's assertion point by point. I ain't got the time.

It is a thousand times easier for any non-Yoruba to acquire land in Yoruba than for a non-Igbo to acquire land in Igboland. You can check that, it's a fact.

Most Igbos are generally greedy and covetous animals. They see any good thing that belongs to you and they want to own it either by force, trickery or pretense.
It is their nature to want to acquire, as if that will endear them to their host or the other hundreds of ethnic groups in the domain of the host.

That is why they will strive and hustle till they die without making any headway on other facets of life that matters.

It's not only happening in Nigeria. It's happening all over the world and I have said it several times that majority of Igbos go around with a death-wish hanging around their neck.
The problem is the silent good Igbos that are afraid to speak up. Unfortunately, they will face the same self-annihilation being promoted by the rotten eggs in their ethnic basket.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

Oga Afis,

No one that waded into the discussion had tried to pacify Nebu. I, for one, am not apologetic of my candid views. If I'm proven wrong, I will apologize. I'm not all knowing.

It is too onerous to take and answer Nebu's assertion point by point. I ain't got the time.

It is a thousand times easier for any non-Yoruba to acquire land in Yoruba than for a non-Igbo to acquire land in Igboland. You can check that, it's a fact.

Most Igbos are generally greedy and covetous animals. They see any good thing that belongs to you and they want to own it either by force, trickery or pretense.
It is their nature to want to acquire, as if that will endear them to their host or the other hundreds of ethnic groups in the domain of the host.

That is why they will strive and hustle till they die without making any headway on other facets of life that matters.

It's not only happening in Nigeria. It's happening all over the world and I have said it several times that majority of Igbos go around with a death-wish hanging around their neck.
The problem is the silent good Igbos that are afraid to speak up. Unfortunately, they will face the same self-annihilation being promoted by the rotten eggs in their ethnic basket.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

,
Oga Afis,

No one that waded into the discussion had tried to pacify Nebu. I, for one, am not apologetic of my candid views. If I'm proven wrong, I will apologize. I'm not all knowing.

It is too onerous to take and answer Nebu's assertion point by point. I ain't got the time.

It is a thousand times easier for any non-Yoruba to acquire land in Yoruba than for a non-Igbo to acquire land in Igboland. You can check that, it's a fact.

Most Igbos are generally greedy and covetous animals. They see any good thing that belongs to you and they want to own it either by force, trickery or pretense.
It is their nature to want to acquire, as if that will endear them to their host or the other hundreds of ethnic groups in the domain of the host.

That is why they will strive and hustle till they die without making any headway on other facets of life that matters.

It's not only happening in Nigeria. It's happening all over the world and I have said it several times that majority of Igbos go around with a death-wish hanging around their neck.
The problem is the silent good Igbos that are afraid to speak up. Unfortunately, they will face the same self-annihilation being promoted by the rotten eggs in their ethnic basket.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

Oga Afis,

No one that waded into the discussion had tried to pacify Nebu. I, for one, am not apologetic of my candid views. If I'm proven wrong, I will apologize. I'm not all knowing.

It is too onerous to take and answer Nebu's assertion point by point. I ain't got the time.

It is a thousand times easier for any non-Yoruba to acquire land in Yoruba than for a non-Igbo to acquire land in Igboland. You can check that, it's a fact.

Most Igbos are generally greedy and covetous animals. They see any good thing that belongs to you and they want to own it either by force, trickery or pretense.
It is their nature to want to acquire, as if that will endear them to their host or the other hundreds of ethnic groups in the domain of the host.

That is why they will strive and hustle till they die without making any headway on other facets of life that matters.

It's not only happening in Nigeria. It's happening all over the world and I have said it several times that majority of Igbos go around with a death-wish hanging around their neck.
The problem is the silent good Igbos that are afraid to speak up. Unfortunately, they will face the same self-annihilation being promoted by the rotten eggs in their ethnic basket.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

Oga Afis,

No one that waded into the discussion had tried to pacify Nebu. I, for one, am not apologetic of my candid views. If I'm proven wrong, I will apologize. I'm not all knowing.

It is too onerous to take and answer Nebu's assertion point by point. I ain't got the time.

It is a thousand times easier for any non-Yoruba to acquire land in Yoruba than for a non-Igbo to acquire land in Igboland. You can check that, it's a fact.

Most Igbos are generally greedy and covetous animals. They see any good thing that belongs to you and they want to own it either by force, trickery or pretense.
It is their nature to want to acquire, as if that will endear them to their host or the other hundreds of ethnic groups in the domain of the host.

That is why they will strive and hustle till they die without making any headway on other facets of life that matters.

It's not only happening in Nigeria. It's happening all over the world and I have said it several times that majority of Igbos go around with a death-wish hanging around their neck.
The problem is the silent good Igbos that are afraid to speak up. Unfortunately, they will face the same self-annihilation being promoted by the rotten eggs in their ethnic basket.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

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[Nebukadineze Adiele]

Olola Kassim,

I did not get a copy of this poser of yours, to which Femi Olajide responded below. Your posers are perplexing because you deployed the argumentation method of the semi-literate thuggish tribalists on these forums, something you never used to do. Not only does this habit irritate me for its indiscipline propelling consequences, I also abhor its permeating within educated Nigerians, else the younger ones could assume that it is proper -- these thugs should be copying your method of debating, not the other way round.

(a) You know that I don't have to prove your negative. You are supposed to impeach my argument by citing the sections of the Nigerian Constitution you believe prove your argument.

(b) What do you mean by "indigenous peoples"? To the best of my knowledge, there are no "indigenous peoples" in Nigeria, so the Constitution likely has no provisions for them. The population of the world is about 5 billion but there are less than 500 million indigenous peoples found in about 67 countries of the world, without Nigeria being one of them. At your education level, you should know the meaning of "indigenous peoples", but you are carelessly using it because Yoruba tribalists are deploying it to justifying their canvassing for apartheid-like laws in Yoruba land. Have you not read me over the years register my objection to neo-Biafrans' misappropriation of the words, "indigenous peoples? 

(c) Semi-literate Yoruba tribalists can be ignored for spewing the lie -- that Igbos refer to Lagos as "no Man's land" or "Any man's land" (I read the later just yesterday, in Dr Bolaji Akinyemi's response to YEPC) -- for the purposes of goading their local leaders into enacting/implementing apartheid-like laws in Yoruba land. A man of your caliber who keeps repeating this lie, without demonstrating just one instance where Igbos have rallied with placards to that effect, where Ohanaeze has issued statements to that effect, or where any Igbo of substance from any segment of Nigeria's life has said anything of the sort in this generation, would soon be seen in the same light as the semi-literate noise-making Yoruba tribalists. 

(d) One of the imperfections in the current Constitution is its acknowledgment of traditional institutions in a federal republic -- an aberration. If I am recalling correctly, it was a compromise over full-scale sharia from the Constituent Assembly of the 1970s, and it was imported into the 1999 Constitution from the 1979 version. Nothing in either Constitution says that traditional rulers are retained for the purposes of ensuring that apartheid-like laws are enacted in Yoruba land, so I cannot make sense of its relevance to this debate. 

(e) Femi Olajide is a champion at racing off with the dumb baton once handed to him, he wasted no time doing so with your having handed one to him here. Femi contorts the roles of governors and state legislatures, illogically suggesting that they could make laws that violate the Constitution over land matters. No, actions of state legislatures and governors cannot violate the Constitution's equal treatment of all Nigerians including the protection of right to property -- this right is on the same schedule as the right to life, liberty, etc. 

(f) I don't know what you mean by Fulani herders and the SE. Nevertheless, cattle herding is not a constitutionally protected right, so it is subject to regulation by local authorities just as spare parts dealership is regulated, but such regulation must not be discriminatory. I am not aware that any state in the SE has instituted any discriminatory laws against Fulani cattle herders. 

Olola Kassim, you did not sound as sharp as yourself here, you sounded as if you wrote in appeasement of the thuggish Yoruba tribalists here; you wrote in their language and vocabulary. You never responded to any of the points I raised in my response to you, instead you pulled the red herring for which the semi-literate punks here are notorious. It is pitiful!  

Nebukadineze Adiele

[Afis Deinde]

This Bar Exam Olodo is at it again. Instead of responding intelligently and gentlemanly to a post, he retorts in his Igbo thuggish manner.

“Femi Olajide is a champion at racing off with the dumb baton once handed to him, he wasted no time doing so with your having handed one to him here. Femi contorts the roles of governors and state legislatures, illogically suggesting that they could make laws that violate the Constitution over land matters.”………Oloobuuku Nebu.

All he needs to show is the constitutional provisions asked for.

I guess he can’t find any.

Now it’s insults galore!

😂😂😂

Afis

Who’s promising you all things, heaven on earth?

Lemme guess, a naked man with his hands in his pockets!

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On Aug 11, 2025, at 11:34 AM, Nebukadineze Adiele <nebuka...@aol.com> wrote:



[femi Olajide]

Oga Afis,

Don't mind Nebu jare.

I think it is not discriminatory on the part of some Northern and South Eastern states to encourage their madmen, beggars, miscreants etc to sojourn into the South West and turn under overhead bridges into no-go areas and den of thieves that law abiding cannot venture into at certain hours.
I think it was Fashola of Lagos state that rogered everyone of them back to their own backyard. The complaining governors back then should have gone to test their case at the supreme court.

O to ge! Yoruba magnanimity is being abused and every state governor must be responsible for the have-nots in their own community. Yorubas must retain the prerogative to accept those who have and respect the sensibilities of Yoruba and reject those who abuse our hospitality.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

,
Oga Afis,

Don't mind Nebu jare.

I think it is not discriminatory on the part of some Northern and South Eastern states to encourage their madmen, beggars, miscreants etc to sojourn into the South West and turn under overhead bridges into no-go areas and den of thieves that law abiding cannot venture into at certain hours.
I think it was Fashola of Lagos state that rogered everyone of them back to their own backyard. The complaining governors back then should have gone to test their case at the supreme court.

O to ge! Yoruba magnanimity is being abused and every state governor must be responsible for the have-nots in their own community. Yorubas must retain the prerogative to accept those who have and respect the sensibilities of Yoruba and reject those who abuse our hospitality.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

Oga Afis,

Don't mind Nebu jare.

I think it is not discriminatory on the part of some Northern and South Eastern states to encourage their madmen, beggars, miscreants etc to sojourn into the South West and turn under overhead bridges into no-go areas and den of thieves that law abiding cannot venture into at certain hours.
I think it was Fashola of Lagos state that rogered everyone of them back to their own backyard. The complaining governors back then should have gone to test their case at the supreme court.

O to ge! Yoruba magnanimity is being abused and every state governor must be responsible for the have-nots in their own community. Yorubas must retain the prerogative to accept those who have and respect the sensibilities of Yoruba and reject those who abuse our hospitality.

Regards,

Femi Olajide

On Monday 11 August 2025 at 17:34:07 GMT+1, Afis Deinde <odide...@yahoo.com> wrote:

 This Bar Exam Olodo is at it again. Instead of responding intelligently and gentlemanly to a post, he retorts in his Igbo thuggish manner.

On Monday 11 August 2025 at 17:34:07 GMT+1, Afis Deinde <odide...@yahoo.com> wrote:

 This Bar Exam Olodo is at it again. Instead of responding intelligently and gentlemanly to a post, he retorts in his Igbo thuggish manner.

[Afis Deinde]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Afis

Who’s promising you all things, heaven on earth?

Lemme guess, a naked man with his hands in his pockets!

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On Aug 11, 2025, at 12:54 PM, femi Olajide <olajid...@yahoo.com> wrote:



[Kayode Adebayo]

Retarded Idiot Who Never Went To Law School Anywhere In The World Called Nebukadimonkey Adiele:

How many times have I been teaching you Law and Constitution in these forums since 2009 when you first reared your ugly head? Yet, you haven't comprehended or internalized anything, you moron and Central Park Mai Guard who failed common Sociology at Howard University in Washington DC and dropped out of college to become Central Park Security Guard.

You're a shame and a disgrace to your Igboland.

Kayode 

[Ola Kassim]

 And some argue that some regions of Nigeria are a No man’s or every man’s land and that the Nigeria constitution has no clause recognizing the rights of indigenous peoples of Nigeria to land usage in their native lands, even when they have not sold the land and neither

the State, Local government has for good reasons appropriated the specific plot, acreage or hectares

etc. for public use and has provided the appropriate compensation for the indigenous owners.

I can’t this belief exists in 2025!

 **Reasons for Withdrawal**

- Strong opposition from cultural and socio-political groups 

*- Concerns about:*

  - Undermining ancestral and cultural definitions of indigeneity.

  - Risk of **multiple or overlapping indigeneship claims**.

  - Potential threats to Nigeria’s federal structure and inter-ethnic harmony.

- A critical **Bill Analysis Report** from the **National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)** advised against proceeding with the bill in its current 

Thanks, Layi - the below my provide some additional info about indigenous issues in Nigeria.   Benjamin Okezie Kalu (the Deputy Speaker) had to withdraw his   controversial Indigeneship Bill (House Bill 2057)** following widespread public opposition and critical feedback from stakeholders.

🛑 **Key Details About the Withdrawn Bill**

 **Purpose of the Bill**

- Proposed to amend **Sections 31 and 318** of the 1999 Constitution.

- Aimed to redefine who qualifies as an *indigene* of a state in Nigeria.

- *Sought to grant indigeneship status based on* :

  - Birth and 10 years of residence.

  - 10 years of residence with tax evidence.

  - Marriage to an indigene for at least 5 years.

 **Reasons for Withdrawal**

- Strong opposition from cultural and socio-political groups 

*- Concerns about:*

  - Undermining ancestral and cultural definitions of indigeneity.

  - Risk of **multiple or overlapping indigeneship claims**.

  - Potential threats to Nigeria’s federal structure and inter-ethnic harmony.

- A critical **Bill Analysis Report** from the **National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)** advised against proceeding with the bill in its current form.

 🗣️ **Deputy Speaker’s Statement**

> “The Constitution Review process remains an open, inclusive, and participatory exercise... No provision or proposal will be pursued without adequate dialogue and consensus-building.” — *Benjamin Kalu*

He emphasized that **state legislatures** should instead enact laws that allow long-term residents to enjoy the same rights and privileges as indigenes, in line with **Section 42 of the Constitution**, which prohibits discrimination.

On Aug 11, 2025, at 07:34, 'Afis Deinde' via ||NaijaObserver|| <naijao...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

“ The governors with guidance from the state legislature, for example, are the custodian of all land within the state under the land use act. Even the federal government cannot unilaterally abrogate that function and allocate a plot of land for its own use without consent from the state.

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[Afis Deinde]

Where’s that Oloobuuku Omo Ajokuta-ma-Drink-wata?

Nebu we are still waiting the part A of your self written constitution that allows Inyanminrins to become Lagos indigenes oooo.

“ Key Details About the Withdrawn Bill**

 **Purpose of the Bill**

- Proposed to amend **Sections 31 and 318** of the 1999 Constitution.

- Aimed to redefine who qualifies as an *indigene* of a state in Nigeria.

- *Sought to grant indigeneship status based on* :

  - Birth and 10 years of residence.

  - 10 years of residence with tax evidence.

  - Marriage to an indigene for at least 5 years.

 **Reasons for Withdrawal**

- Strong opposition from cultural and socio-political groups 

*- Concerns about:*

  - Undermining ancestral and cultural definitions of indigeneity.

  - Risk of **multiple or overlapping indigeneship claims**.

  - Potential threats to Nigeria’s federal structure and inter-ethnic harmony.

- A critical **Bill Analysis Report** from the **National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)** advised against proceeding with the bill in its current form.

 🗣️ **Deputy Speaker’s Statement**

> “The Constitution Review process remains an open, inclusive, and participatory exercise... No provision or proposal will be pursued without adequate dialogue and consensus-building.” — *Benjamin Kalu*

He emphasized that **state legislatures** should instead enact laws that allow long-term residents to enjoy the same rights and privileges as indigenes, in line with **Section 42 of the Constitution**, which prohibits discrimination.”………..Copied from Dr Kassim’s.

Afis

Who’s promising you all things, heaven on earth?

Lemme guess, a naked man with his hands in his pockets!

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On Aug 11, 2025, at 4:04 PM, Ola Kassim <olaka...@aol.com> wrote:



[Kayode Adebayo]

Ignoramus And Ukwuani Son of A Goat Called Nebukadimonkey Adiele:

"To the best of my knowledge, there are no "indigenous peoples" in Nigeria" -- Ignoramus Igbo Boy Called Nebukadimonkey Adiele 

For your ignorance, Yoruba people are the indigenous people of Nigeria and we Awori people alongside the Egun people are the indigenous people of Eko-Ile aka Lagos.

Ile-Ife, is the origin of all Yoruba people and the cradle of World civilization and it has been exiting in the present day Nigeria before 500 BC, very long time before other Nigerians started migrating to the present day Nigeria. Your Ibo tribe which your people suddenly fabricated to the word Igbo in the 80s, migrated to the present day Nigeria from Upper Volta region of North West Africa, precisely Futa Jallon and Futa Toro alongside your nemesis called Fulani in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Know your history.

Likewise, we Awori people and the Egun people of Eko-Ile, aka Lagos, are the indigenous people and original inhabitants of Lagos. We're the aborigenes of Lagos. We own Lagos.

Next time, your ignorant people called Igbo call Lagos No Man's Land, we will send you packing back to your Igboland where you came from on foot. You don't insult us, because we gave you accommodations and food in Lagos, after your Igboland was devastated by civil war, because we Yoruba people are very accommodating.

The earlier you get that into your ignorant Mbaise monkey head, the better for you, you Ukwuani son of a goat. 

We don't tolerate stupidity in Lagos.

Kayode 

On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM, Nebukadineze Adiele

<nebuka...@aol.com> wrote:

[Kayode Adebayo]

Ignoramus And Ukwuani Son of A Goat Called Nebukadimonkey Adiele:

"To the best of my knowledge, there are no "indigenous peoples" in Nigeria" -- Ignoramus Igbo Boy Called Nebukadimonkey Adiele 

For your ignorance, Yoruba people are the indigenous people of Nigeria and we Awori people, alongside the Egun people are the indigenous people of Eko-Ile aka Lagos.

Ile-Ife, is the origin of all Yoruba people and the cradle of World civilization and it has been exiting in the present day Nigeria before 500 BC, very long time before other Nigerians started migrating to the present day Nigeria. Your Ibo tribe, which your Igbo people suddenly fabricated to the word Igbo in the 80s, migrated to the present day Nigeria from Upper Volta region of North West Africa, precisely Futa Jallon and Futa Toro, alongside your nemesis called Fulani in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Know your history.

Likewise, we Awori people and the Egun people of Eko-Ile, aka Lagos, are the indigenous people and original inhabitants of Lagos. We're the aborigenes of Lagos. We own Lagos.

Next time, your ignorant people called Igbo call Lagos No Man's Land, we will send you packing back to your Igboland where you came from on foot. You don't insult us, because we gave you accommodations and food in Lagos, after your Igboland was devastated by civil war, because we Yoruba people are very accommodating.

The earlier you get that into your ignorant Mbaise monkey head, the better for you, you Ukwuani son of a goat. 

We don't tolerate stupidity in Lagos.

Kayode

[OBI KENOBI]

You know you're the biggest donkey on the internet right?
(Is that you below?)

I nor been sabi say dem de allow internet inside asylum till now...
(Who pays for your data?)

If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)

[Kayode Adebayo]

Futa Jallonean Called Obi Ken Obidiot:

Next time your Ingrate Igbo people misbehaves or call Lagos No Man's Land, we will deport you back to your homeland called Futa Jallon and have your nemesis called Fulani Herders deal with you.

Kayode 

[OBI KENOBI]

Love you too....