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Tinubu, Osinbajo mustn’t allow supporters to plunge South-West into another Operation Wet e –YCE scribe, Olajide Secretary-General of the Yoruba Council of Elders, Dr Kunle Olajide The Secretary General of the Yoruba Council of Elders, Dr Kunle Olajide, 77, was a medical student at the University of Ibadan during the Western Region’s political crisis of the early 1960s which snowballed into what came to be known as ‘Operation Wet e’. He recalls with trepidation how Operation Wet e plunged the then Western Region into turmoil and large-scale destruction of lives and property, which eventually ended the First Republic. Olajide tells OLUFEMI OLANIYI that everything must be done to prevent a re-enactment of such orgy of violence in the South-West as supporters of some presidential aspirants have started making incendiary comments ahead of the 2023 presidential election Where were you during Operation Wet e? I was a student at the University of Ibadan. I was around i...

Osinbajo’s RCCGification Part of Plot for Theocratic State Capture By Farooq A. Kperogi Let me start by making it clear that most of the liberal  RCCG  members I’ve interacted with over the last few weeks don’t support Osinbajo’s overt bigotry in favor of the church. Several of them are embarrassed by it—the same way that I’ve been embarrassed by Buhari’s favoritism toward northern Muslims. So, please don’t understand me as demonizing the  RCCG , which I believe is a great spiritual sanctuary and source of hope for many. Now, let’s get started with empirical facts and end with a conceptual wrap-up of what Osinbajo’s bigotry represents, which is scarier than the facts. Osinbajo’s deceitful parade of a little over a dozen Muslims who work in his office (which includes at least two that no longer work there and several that were appointed directly by Buhari or the Presidency) is a poor attempt to paper over his vast record of deliberate, religiously inspired exclusion of Nig...

Two Political Parties That Bola Tinubu May Defect To If He Decides To Leave APC With the uncertainties surrounding the presidential candidacy of the All Progressive Congress, it is being argued that some presidential aspirants in the party may leave the party in the event that they are not given the presidential ticket to represent the APC in the forthcoming presidential election. Photo credit: Vanguard NG One of those presidential aspirants in the All Progressive Congress who may decide to leave the party if they are denied the party could be none other than Bola Ahmed Tinubu who possesses the political structure to vie for the presidency from any political party. In the event that Bola Tinubu decides to leave the APC over the presidency, there are two political parties that the former governor may pitch a tent with. Alliance for Democracy (AD) Former governor of Lagos State and presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, may decide to defect to the Alliance for Democracy and contest th...

When I See Ganduje & Co Jumping Up For Tinubu I Laugh, They Don't Know Who They're Dealing With- Adeyanju Deji Deji Adeyanju reacted to the support and solidarity that some politicians had been showing for Ahmed Tinubu's presidential ambitions. There has been some controversy in the camp of the All Progressive Congress, especially in the Southwest, since the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo, declared his presidential ambition. Some party members are against him, claiming that he betrayed their political godfather, Ahmed Tinubu, while others feel otherwise. However, Tinubu's presidential aspiration has also been receiving large support from party members, including some former and current governors, who feel the former Lagos governor is the best candidate and should be given the APC presidential ticket. In light of the support that Ahmed Tinubu has been getting from his party members across the country, the renowned human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, stated that he a...