I have learnt many things from Asiwaju and I'm imbibing many of his qualities in my doings but there yet stand one quality of his I'm not interested in emulating, one I am not sure I admire and that is 'Letting Go'.
Those he sharpened their teeth developed fangs and bit him, yet he Let Go.
Those he raised from sewage to the throne, grew wings and backstabbed him, yet he Let Go.
Those that never considered themselves deserving of elevation, were so raised above their worth, turned around to betray, Yet, he Let Go.
Asiwaju, I'm not copying that. I won't let go. If I name you friend, mentee, son, protégé and you stab me this deep, subjecting me to needless ridicule, You won't Go. It won't matter if your are 77, you will do Jail for your past sins, I assure you. The only solace therein is, the pit they dug for the chosen one eventually became their grave. The Almighty never rewards treachery...
It would be very unwise for Davido to take the counsel of an atheist like Professor Wole Soyinka, who is telling him he owes no apology to Muslims, over the video for the song jaye lo. This is a man who does not believe in God. How can he then know how people who believe in God feel?
Islam belongs to Muslims, who assert that they received it from God. It is not for an atheist or a Christian or any practitioner of another religion other than Islam to tell them how to feel when their faith is used in ways they disapprove of.
Is this not the same Professor Wole Soyinka who, just two weeks ago, on July 7, 2023, condemned the Emir of Ilorin for stopping an Osun priestess, Yeye Ajesikemi Omolara, from holding an Isese festival in Ilorin, and demanded redress for Osun worshippers? So, why is he now against redress for Muslims?
Nigerians need to remember that this is the same Wole Soyinka who, on May 8, 2023, boasted that Peter Obi apologised to him in person over the attacks on his person by Obidients. Yet, he is here counselling Davido not to apologise to Muslims over a video they consider sacrilegious.
Christians have also previously taken offence with movies and music that, in our view, are sacrilegious about the person of our Lord and Saviour. These include the movies The First Temptation of Christ and The Last Temptation of Christ. We collectively boycotted these movies and demanded an apology and their recall. We were also upset when Mallam Nasir El-Rufai made a crude joke about our Lord and Saviour. How will we feel if a Muslim celebrity comes out to say we do not deserve any apology for those movies and jokes?
In Mark 12:31, our Lord told us to love our neighbour as ourselves. Muslims are our neighbours. They joined us in condemning El-Rufai when he made his crude Jesus joke. They united with us in asking him to apologise. Under pressure from both Christians and Muslims, El-Rufai apologised.
Deleting the offending video is a first step for which I commend Davido. Apologising will put the matter to an end and assuage the hurt feelings of the Muslim Ummah.
An elder should be known for putting out fires, not for adding fuel to flames. We need peaceful religious coexistence in Nigeria. We do not need religious rivalry.
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@steve_hanke I supported Obi through out this election and i also hoped he won.
But one thing i won't take or side with is US and any of it allies meddling with our politics, we've seen what happened in Libya, Afghan & Syria
If Tinubu is the best we can get from that election, then so be it.
@steve_hanke It is a shame that you are writing this prof. Less than 10% of eligible voters engage in polls in Nigeria and the bulk of determinants in our elections are people in the rural areas. Polls may work in the US but not in Nigeria, at least, not yet. I am embarrassed at this post.
The rich may be suffocating in wealth yet the poor may be at peace. A friend could stab you in the back and your enemy saves you. Such is life. Nothing is certain.
Obi has been paraded in RCCG, Winners, Lord’s Chosen, Dunamis and other churches. How would Christians feel if Tinubu goes round mosques campaigning. Is it not we Christians who accused Buhari of an Islamic agenda? What do you want Muslims to call what Obi is doing?
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@muftimenk Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. It is better for a man to be miserable and knowledgeable, than to be happy and deceived. True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it..
Indeed, if I were Asiwaju Tinubu, I would even give Peter Obi money as someone heading one of the departments of his campaign because Obi is making Tinubu’s pathway to victory much easier by indirectly pulling down PDP. It is what it is!
Not even in Lagos state (supposed headquarters of urban youths) where Labour Party could not find candidates to contest for House of Reps or Senate. The polls also show that he is taking votes away mostly from PDP.
From internal state by state polling available to me, he was on course to get 25% in 5 states as at August this year. The latest polling shows that it is down to four states, and declining.
Of course, Peter Obi will get some votes, and may probably win in Anambra state--- as “home boy”. But Anambra is not Nigeria. If he likes, I can even campaign for him but that won’t change much.
Of course, LP won governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun on social media and via phantom polls, while getting barely 2,000 votes on ground. Creating a credible third force for presidential election in Nigeria requires a totally different strategy and extreme hard work.