‘Yerimanians’ And The Hypocrisy Of The Progressives By Adekoya Boladale

By Adekoya Boladale
Let me start by commending men andwomen, old and young, able-bodied
and physically challenged, Christians and Muslims who stood up for the
future of our female children in rain and cold, on streets and
highways, day and night collecting signatures and collating results.
It is the likes of you that give us hope that indeed there is a
possibility of a new Nigeria; a Nigeria free from selfishness,
tribalism, hatred, religious differences, corruption, anarchy, and
pedophiles!
It is worth recognizing the efforts of 'finger-triggering' Nigerians
on social media who took the campaign against child bride to every
nook and cranny of the world. To the comrades who not only ranted
online but went further on the streets of Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Akure,
Ilorin, Port hartcourt, Kaduna, Warri, Asaba, Abeokuta, New York,
Washington Dc, United Kingdom to demonstrate their displeasure and
abhorrence against the will of our infatuated senators. The likes of
Omojuwa Japheth, Kennedy Henshaw,Dupe Killa, Ayobami Oyalowo, Tolu
Ogunlesi, Ms. Nemah among others who remain determined and focused to
ensure a sane society, I say thank you.
To Stella Damascus, Seun Kuti, Oby Ezekwesili, Atiku Abubakar, Ali
Baba, Sina Kawonise, Peter Okoye, Pat Utomi, Pastor Tunde Bakare,
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Pastor Sam Adeyemi who were bold enough to put
away politics, sentiments and religion, but laid down their career and
network tospeak up for the mutilated children and the future
generation, you have earned my respect. It is my hope that when the
time comes to take power away from our oppressors you will join the
folds.
Who are the Yerimanians? These are men and women in 'Agbada' and
'bubas', in suits and ties, Kaftan and Guinea brocade who are
psychologically traumatized due to excessive exposure to corruption,
overdosed with geometric fraud and enslaved by impurity to such an
extent that they lust after babies and infants. These men have been
discovered to be mentally colonized by 'Agbako'- a demonic deity known
to spread evil and bad luck. The sightsof fully grown women disgust
them, the sights of matured naturally endowed ladies nauseate them,
they take pleasure in diapers and nappy, the mere mention of 'ba'
arouse them. Evil occupies their heart, their soul possessed by the
beast of hell, their mind overshadowed by darkness.
In Nigeria they are 35, thirty five able bodied men who should be
fathers to families, husbands to wives, brothers to siblings and
uncles to relatives but choose to drag their souls in mud to satisfy a
demonic desire. The Yerimanians who keep quiet when important bills
are being discussed in the National Assembly also fall asleep when
security issues are being raised and close their ears when petroleum
prices are being increased but are only present when jumbo pay is
being dished out. Some say they will rot in hell, but they are hell,
some say they will die in pain but they are pains – pains to the young
girls they forcefully put in the family way, to thebabies they rape
because they paid a few thousands of naira on them, to the children
lying lifeless in the morgue through Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF). I
am glad we have a supreme being one who will neither take gold nor
silver but dish out judgment according to our earthly deeds, I leave
them to Him.
Alas, in the midst of the societal outcry and international
condemnation, it is disheartening that the Nigerian league of
progressives who for the past monthshave held crusades and town hall
meetings on their plan to free us fromthe shackles of PDP
maladministration and make lives better for the common man were
nowhere to be found at a time we needed their support. The likes of
Lai Mohammed, Rotimi Fashakin who are quick to jump on political
issues and castigate the government suddenly went mute in a way that
suggest that the usual condemnation against government policies were
only a masquerade parade to the gallery channeled only to win cheap
political points. This past week has brought to notice that the
intention of these breeds of progressives is only geared towards
winning election and nothing more, that the wellbeing of the common
masses counts for nothing in the eyes of these sudden men of honour
and that indeed they are not different from the oppressors running our
nation's socio-political affairs.Could it be that the 'Jagaban' of
Bogun and members of the newly merged All Progressive Congress (APC)
are afraid of incurring the wrath of some powerful elites in the
North? Could it be that a move to rebuke this preposterous act will
translate to going against the desire of Senator Yerima who by
extension is an APC member? Could it be that Alhaji Yerima was merely
doing the bidding of APC and need not be blamed for a job well done?
These are salient questions on the lips of Nigerians who have over the
years handed powers to rogues and thieves, pretenders and deceivers,
liars and murderers who only end up pushing the masses by the way side
when they get into power.
How truly would APC save us from the venom of the PDP if it continues
to choose politics over our wellbeing? How do we hand over power to
them when they suddenly go missing in times of tribulations? How can
we trust them to make policies that reflect the yearning of the
masses? What do they really represent?
Events are unfolding quickly in Nigeria, the war against pedophiles
may have been won but we are far away from being free. The extravagant
lifestyle of our legislatorsmust be checked, the wayward lifestyle of
our ministers must be stopped, we must take keen interest in how we
are being governed and start asking questions. Questions like why are
the refineries promised in 2012 by President Jonathan during the
subsidy protest still not in place? Why does the salaries of political
office holders continue to skyrocket while minimum wage is being
renegotiated? Why is the federal government paying lip service to the
educational sector? Why must power generation continue to increase on
paper and not in homes? Why should our unemployment indexes continue
to increase in the face of our economypotentials? These and more we
need to start demanding answers to.
Change is moving fast across Africa, now the people have come to
realize that truly they are the government but can Nigerians march
against theseills? Only time will tell.
Adekoya Boladale a political scientist is the Convener, Advocacy for
Better Leadership (ABEL) and an Alumnus of Political Leadership
Academy (POLA) wrote via adekoyaboladale@gmail.com. Pleasefollow on
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