What is this Ekiti people? Why did INEC allow this kind of food campaign on the day of election? Are these bags of rice or flour or both? This is despicable.
The day of reckoning is coming. May Ekiti masses regret what they have done, if what I saw in the picture is true.
Prof. Segun Ogungbemi
Prof. Segun Ogungbemi
Department of Philosophy
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State
Nigeria.
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On Jul 1, 2014, at 7:05 PM, "'Nkolika Ebele' via USA Africa Dialogue Series" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
What won the election in Ekiti state. Pictures do not lie
From: "dasylvaus@gmail.com" <dasylvaus@gmail.com>
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: SUNDAY MUSINGS: Ekiti is where "Decapitation is the Right Panacea for a Headache".
Prof Aluko's last Sunday Musing, it seems to me, has as a matter-of-factly cleared the air on most, if not all, the seemingly critical gaps that gave the rumour mongers and mischief makers a field day to perpetrate their campaign of calumny against the incumbent governor. The well intended programmes of Fayemi and all the activities and execution should make any genuine Ekiti who has been misled my those I call enemy of genuine development, enemy of our dear motherland, Ekiti, to bow their heads in shame, and seek forgiveness from Baba God.A true and good leader does not go at the pace of the people he leads. He sees far ahead of them, provides for them NOT what they WANT but what they NEED to advance the relevance of their existence on planet earth. A typical example was when the three Premiers of extant regions were given 3 million pounds each to develop their regions, the East spent its own, building government staff Quarters for the civil servants, the North spent its money constructing the wall round the Caliphate, ythe West under Awolowo spent the money to attend to a more enduring legacy, free education, road, water and coal-driven electricity. Even at the time there were westerners who were antagonistic, and still are. The wisdom is the need to tower above those you lead while they are to trust your leadership.Some governments play populism, gave out motorcycles for commercial riders. It make them popular and could even secure such governors a second term, but how far it go, when the youth are no longer interested in tailoring, carpentry, auto mechanic, brick laying, etc?Some cyber gladiators have become somewhat diasporaphobic to the degree that what they have against Fayemi is, simply, what they term as diaspora gorilla tactics. How can Omo a ton rinwa, take over governance and lord it over them. Simply because he does not play politics the way they are used to..., forgetting that it took the combination of internal and external "gorilla" forces to dislodge the Babangida, and later Abacha regimes! Fayemi had played a key role in bringing about the civilian government, except that what has been playing for the past 15 or so years under PDP was NOT what we had struggled and hoped for. The dream was hijacked and aborted, as we now witness in the June 21 election.Niyi Osundare's poem is elegiac and those who can correctly process it would agree with the poet that what Ekiti used to be known for: integrity, honesty, diligence, character (Omoluwabi), courage and redemptive violence, have all been compromised. Hence the dirge on the true Ekiti persona. I know and believe that when we all have learnt our lesson, that decapitation is not the right Panacea for a Headache. Ekiti shall resurrect again, and stronger.Dasylva AdemolaSent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
Kayode Fayemi {Re: Fayose Is Constitutionally Ineligible To Run For GovernorIBK , Thanks a lot for being a realist and not supinely imbibing the
trash that has been postulated by many home based and diaspora
analysts and commentators . Those who are familiar with Yoruba and
Ekiti schools of thought and philosophy know why JKF lost the Ekiti
governorship election . Heaping tonnes of praise on his performance is
of no use . There are rules of engagement and even that of separation
which modernity including internet and social media can not ignore in
a cultural enviroment . Ekitis are all proud of Fayemi as a person .
This is a good achievement which does not mean automatic second term .
Remember we have Egbe Omo Oduduwa and Egbe Omo Olofin in time past as
different approaches to win a battle . What is the difference between
Oduduwa and Olofin !
Fayemi need not bother himself again to govern Ekiti . He should look
forward to bigger roles . Whenever he wants to meet the masses in the
future , he must do so without publicity , without aides and without
other friendenemies .
He should also analyse the analysis of his government and the analysis
of his rejection on June 21st 2014 .
Dr Olatunji Omowumi
On 6/30/14, Ibukunolu A Babajide <ibk2005@gmail.com> wrote:
> Prof. ,
>
> Elevating the obvious lapses and inability to grasp basic fundamentals of
> statecraft because of elitist pride to the analogy of Jesus Christ is not
> only flawed but risible.
>
> Ekiti is not occupied by Rome. There is no Pontius Pilate here. The people
> loved Jesus but the priests hated him because he came with his liberation
> theology. Jesus was unmarried and did not have an Erelu ruling alongside.
>
> Need I continue? The Igbo adage that says if you do not know where the
> rain began to soak you to the skin you may not know how to get out of it.
> This is the time for serious review and an opportunity to meet your people
> at the grass roots and engage with them. The guerrilla tactics of coming
> from abroad to come and Lord it over them is not working.
>
> Cheers.
>
> IBK
> On 30 Jun 2014 10:20, "Mobolaji Aluko" <alukome@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Nkolika:
>>
>> May your tribe increase! You cannot imagine how many times I use your
>> reasoning below to comfort MYSELF and others who might come to me
>> wondering
>> how one human being can be so mean or wicked to another, or how one can
>> feel so un-appreciated despite one's effort. Immediately I counsel as
>> you
>> did below, that dispirited person always walks away comforted, saying,
>> "Yes
>> o, I know, I know...."
>>
>> With Jesus Christ, "The stone that was rejected is now the
>> cornerstone......", and there continues to be weak examples among mere
>> mortals.....
>>
>> And there you have it....
>>
>>
>> Bolaji Aluko
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 10:15 PM, 'Nkolika Ebele' via USA Africa Dialogue
>> Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I do not think we should be very sad about the failure of Fayemi at the
>>> polls. The human spirit has not changed. If Jesus the Christ, the Son of
>>> God, who did so many good things for the people was rejected by the same
>>> people he came to save, who is Fayemi? A prophet is not recognized in
>>> his
>>> homeland. Truth still suffers a lot on earth, and it is even worse in
>>> Nigeria. Those doing the right thing in this country many times look
>>> very stupid. Sometimes, you start wondering if you have done wrong by
>>> not
>>> joining the rat race of self first. But I believe that the time for
>>> people
>>> like Fayemi shall come. A time shall come when only honest and selfless
>>> people shall be in government. I hope we shall all live to see that
>>> time.
>>> This madness cannot continue. I feel sad too but we have to rise above
>>> this
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