Decision #2

In the name of Shango (for whom I bear witness in character):

Father Munoz:

How is it possible that Oba Eradiauwa came to a conclusion, then
I, his son, after my own INDEPENDENT analysis, came to the
SAME conclusion? We must be right on something! As I said,
when the Oba first released his book and the uproar ensued
I found it... scary, to even imagine our Father, Oduduwa,
to be a thief, and even scarier to imagine the reaction
of our Yoruba kinsfolk. And yet, when I have done
the analysis, in my history, before and since the time
of the release of the book, the primal problems I have had
with Nigerian wards has been with those who are of Yoruba
stock. We speak of Enoma Ogunyemina, and Lanre Obisheole
and Luqman Ajonotti. And so on and so forth. Can it be
that one people would so uniformly, in matters of state
craft, offend a prince? Or is it not that, since they
also offended the King, then the King, Eradiauwa, and
the Prince, Suleiman Abubakar, MUST have some... legitimate
gripe with the people of Yorubaland? I will not change
my mind, sir, on leaving Yorubaland... and to the extent
that any reconciliation can occur over the rest of my
lifetime, I expect to be cautious but open to building
those bridges. Otherwise, I have to say that I NOW
agree, ENTIRELY, with Oba Eradiuawa's... disposition,
as a royal, towards the Nigerians wards of Yoruba
stock. Now, you KNOW that when Oba Eradiauwa first
came out with this statement, I was one of those who
took the side of the Ile Ife. Why would I sit idly
by when our father, Oduduwa, was insulted. And yet
miracle upon miracle, for the Oba at least, after
a requisite amount of time in judgment I cannot
say that I believe that the Yoruba, as currently
constituted, are succeeding. Indeed, after Obasanjo/Awolowo,
Shonekan, Obasanjo/Abiola and Bola Ige, it becomes clear that in
our rotational world, the Yoruba have FAILED
aggregationally to prove to Nigeria that they
with the culture to admire have the statecraft
to match. Where lies the salvation in Yoruba leadership?
Sola Adeyeye? Frederic Fasheun? Wole Soyinka?
So, yes, I must now say to the Oba
of Benin, he has an ally in Suleiman "as concerns"
the continued lack of moral apriority the exponents
of Yoruba culture continue to express. But is Osanobua
any better?

I have said what I have said above to ensure that
the Oba is aware that I take his side AGAINST
the Yoruba in this conversation, but then I don't
have to be buried in Ile Ife. I dare say, coming
from the Akarue-Okoro alliance, the family I represent
has been perhaps one of the ONLY true hopes for
federal unity, at least in our case, unity between
the Yoruba and Igbo. That now will NEVER occur, sir.
And it is a failure of the Yoruba that has caused it.


But for those who were willing minions of these
Yoruba wards, your fate is no better. Decision #2
has been made, that is aside from leaving Yorubaland
for good. And that decision is final, though of course
I look forward to building any bridges that may
remain. For now the decimation of the relationship
between this prince and the Yoruba is TOTAL and
shall remain so for the foreseeable future.

I will not make Decision #2 public, but I wanted
the Oba to know that despite the fact that I understand
WHY he would make the statements he made--in effect
I now stand in traditional law as a legal representative
of the office of the man--those of his own children who
have embodied the ways that I castigate shall, individually
face a judgment that is not to be wished upon others. Including
the one, sir, called Peter. And that's final.
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"...and so, to the people of the Urhobo Society and Witnesses..."

I hereby call up Olanrewaju Obisesan as a witness in favor of
Oba Eradiauwa

"...that our fathers, in the future, will not teach their OWN children to be thieves..."

Chief Samson Akarue
through his son
Suleiman Aburo Oba Akarue
"...of Zaria..."