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| President Muhammadu Buhari |
By Remi Oyeyemi
Mr. Yakubu Dogara, the
new Speaker of the House of Representatives, recently told the world an open
secret – that the ongoing crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a
result of the “New thinking in the North” aimed at appropriating total control of
power to the exclusion of the rest or other sections of the country. Rather
than be seen as a negative step, I consider this as a positive step towards the
destiny of Nigeria to balkanise.
It is a positive step towards the eventual liberation of all ethnic nationalities into forming independent nations that they used to be (definitely with new alliances and realignments) prior to the tragedy of 1914, which Sir Ahmadu Bello himself tagged as “The Mistake of 1914.”
As
the crisis in the APC continues, the politically naïve “patriots” of the South,
particularly the Yoruba South-West, who are dreaming of a “New Nigeria” where
there would be no corruption and where the dreams of all, regardless of their
ethnic origins, would be realisable have continued to hold on to what one of
Professor Okey Ndibe’s friends from South Africa called “a dead body.” Yes.
Nigeria is “a dead body.” In doing so, in my own estimation, they are not just
holding on to “a dead body”, they are working against the destiny of Nigeria
that has been ordained by God, through providence.
Majority
of Nigerians of all hues and climes who supported General Muhammadu Buhari were
doing so genuinely in the hope that this was an opportunity for a New Nigeria;
an opportunity to break from the past and set the country on the path to
greatness. They were excited. They were enthusiastic. They were hopeful.
Unknown to all these excited Buharists, the slave masters in the Sultanate and
their sentries in the extended part of the Uthman Dan Fodio’s estate called
Nigeria, were putting finishing touches to their total control of their
bequeathment. The political carpetbaggers too, inflicted by myopia and focused
as locusts on the perquisites of offices they were chasing and the loot they
anticipate to appropriate, could not look far or think deep. They were like
rapacious rabbits that could not perceive the traps set for them.
Some
of us knew this. We were aware. We saw it coming. And we warned. We advised on
alternative strategy, tactics and choices. But unfortunately, it fell on deaf
ears rendered further ineffective by arrogance, condescension and ambition.
They were inebriated in their pursuit of power, confident that they could never
be wrong. Their ears were blocked. Their reasoning was weird. Their flanks were
carelessly left open. They discountenanced History. They ignored the raison
d’etre for
the pains and sufferings of our past heroes. They exuded unrestrained
exuberance and fanned the embers of infantile enthusiasm. They flagrantly and
joyously gallivanted on the Hausa/Fulani tiger and as it now appears; they are
gradually ending in its belly.
When
the Sultan of Sokoto expressed preference for a particular governorship
candidate in some of the Yoruba states and some Yoruba leaders worked secretly
to impose such candidates, then it was evident that there was fire on the
mountain of the Yoruba nation. Or when the Sultan expressed dislike for a
particular candidate and the party leaders took away his hard-earned ticket to
give to another, it was evident that the dream espoused by Ahmadu Bello – to
treat the “South, as conquered territory and… never allow them to have control
over their future” – has become a reality. The Hausa/Fulani oligarchy has
stooped to use our leaders as a means to conquering and enslaving us again.
Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) would eventually be judged harshly by history for wasting
a golden opportunity to free Nigeria and Nigerians from the slavery of the
Hausa/Fulani oligarchy. But reserved for harsher judgment of history are those
who worked ceaselessly to enthrone Buhari under the garb of change, without
taking any precautions and without availing themselves of the lessons of
history. Thus by so doing, they have wittingly or unwittingly, through several
acts of commission or omission, driven Nigerians into another round of slavery,
at least for another 50 years or beyond, unless there is intervention by
providence.
When
Yakubu Dogara, the newly elected Speaker of House of Representatives said that
his victory “was made possible by the intervention of the Sultan and others,”
he was only confirming the obvious as I enunciated in an article on June 14,
2015, “Fulani Solidarity and the Betrayal of Bola Tinubu,” in which I had
written that:
“The
Fulani are a special breed. They understand only one thing – power at all
costs. It does not matter how close you are to them. It does not matter how
friendly you are to them. It does not matter how helpful you are to them. When
it comes to power and control, they rally round themselves to neutralise you
and maintain your subservience.”
So,
when Mr. Dogara came out to reveal, probably inadvertently, that the scheme
(with Bola Tinubu as prime target) to play out and neutralise some players from
some sections of the country was engineered from the palace of the Sultan, it
ought not be a surprise to analytical and objective observers who understands
the dynamics of the Fulani concept of power. To those who do not know, the
Sultan of Sokoto and Asiwaju Tinubu have been very close friends, especially in
recent times. But when it comes to power, the Fulani Pulaku concept overrides
everything, including close friendships, and it was not difficult to dump
Tinubu for the interest of Uthman Dan Fodio’s estate, where the Fulani
oligarchy would permanently hold sway. Uthman Dan Fodio’s Estate is euphemised
as Nigeria.
In
the same article, I had noted that:
“The
game played with Tinubu by Muhammadu Buhari, Abubakar Atiku, Aminu Tambuwal and
Shehu Garba, all blue blooded Fulani, is not limited to this crowd. It is an
elaborate plan backed by an entire oligarchy that operates silently behind the
scenes. This plan, which is still in its infancy, has been hatched before now.
Bukola Saraki (a Fulani-Yoruba) is just a willing tool in this elaborate plan.
The Fulani oligarchy is not going to take another chance to allow power be
controlled by anyone or group other than them or one of their own.”
Thus
when Mr. Dogara contended “We should know that there is new thinking in the
North,” he is not telling the whole truth. He is throwing up a cocoon to
deceive those who are still holding on to a mirage and calling it a dream in
the name of patriotism. Dogara is a “willing tool” in a more elaborate plan to
hold the slaves of Uthman Dan Fodio Estate on leash. His types would be very
close to the throne but would never be king. And if ever he becomes king, he
would be a caged lion that could only eat when he is fed. This “thinking” to
dominate the rest of Nigeria and enslave them by the Fulani oligarchy is not
new, as evident in the opinion proffered above.
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