A former member of the House of
Representatives, Tayo Sarumi, has said former Lagos State Governor, Bola
Tinubu, should be blamed for the lesser role that the South West is
playing at the centre of Nigerian politics.
Sarumi, who represented Ibadan North
Federal Constituency between 2003 and 2007, said the plan to relegate
the South West in the composition of government at the centre was
hatched shortly before former President Olusegun Obasanjo left
government in 2007.
He said, “When Obasanjo was about to
leave, I had a reliable information that the only position that was
coming to the South West was the Peoples Democratic Party chairmanship
slot and that no position was coming to us from the three arms of
government.
“I wrote letters to all the South West
governors where I addressed the issue. I made them realise that it would
be a huge political loss if the South West was not given any position
in government. My position pitted me against Obasanjo but in a meeting
that took place in Ota, it was raised again and it was concluded that a
Yoruba lawmaker should be the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
“That was how Dimeji Bankole presided
over the House until 2011. But there was a problem when the South West
representatives in the house failed to hold on to their position after
Bankole. Largely controlled by former ACN party, which is now All
Progressives Congress, the members took directive from the party leader,
Tinubu, and settled for Mohammed Tambuwal.”
Sarumi noted that a dangerous trend was
gradually creeping into the South West politics, which could alienate it
from the Federal Government set up and affect its development.
He said, “Today, the Yoruba interest is
not protected because we don’t have anyone occupying any key position in
the present government. We have people occupying ministerial positions
but we deserve better stake in this government. ACN has more
representatives in the legislative houses from the South West but they
have not represented us well by offering what belonged to us to someone
else.
“My concern now is that the Yorubas are
now taking the back stage. If a major zone in a nation like Nigeria is
not strongly represented in the executive and legislative arms of the
government, then that zone is losing its relevance in the nation’s
polity.”
What has been your contributions? stop playing fake PDP politics of bitterness.
ReplyDeleteTINUBU takes Yoruba's out of PDP cultist,, so you are unhappy with that...? FOOLISH GAY!!
Your explanation will spear meaningful but it raises more questions about the depth of your thoughts. Those regions currently beneritting at the centre which you consider is at the detriment of south west, tell us how has that contributed to the betterment and the development of their people? Rather we have noticed a further slide in their standard of leaving. Most of them are worse off from pre 1999. Instead the south west is getting better because in my own view the governors of the south west have an unwritten pact to elevate the lives of their own people even without the Support from centre. I advise you find another route to warm yourself into hearts of the people of south west.
ReplyDeleteYour explanation will spear meaningful but it raises more questions about the depth of your thoughts. Those regions currently beneritting at the centre which you consider is at the detriment of south west, tell us how has that contributed to the betterment and the development of their people? Rather we have noticed a further slide in their standard of leaving. Most of them are worse off from pre 1999. Instead the south west is getting better because in my own view the governors of the south west have an unwritten pact to elevate the lives of their own people even without the Support from centre. I advise you find another route to warm yourself into hearts of the people of south west.
ReplyDeleteYour explanation will spear meaningful but it raises more questions about the depth of your thoughts. Those regions currently beneritting at the centre which you consider is at the detriment of south west, tell us how has that contributed to the betterment and the development of their people? Rather we have noticed a further slide in their standard of leaving. Most of them are worse off from pre 1999. Instead the south west is getting better because in my own view the governors of the south west have an unwritten pact to elevate the lives of their own people even without the Support from centre. I advise you find another route to warm yourself into hearts of the people of south west.
ReplyDeleteThe fool that made the statement above (anonymous 7.27a.m)should learn to reason properly and stop talking thrash.If you have anything substantial to add or remove from the authors statement then speak your mind in a sensible manner. If the author is guilty is being gay to pdp then you are equally guilty of being more of one to Tinubu.
ReplyDeleteUntill we are able do away with politics sentiment, religion and ethnicity Nigeria can not move forward. For 8 good years that a Yoruba man was even the President, the highest office in Nigeria, what one benefit can the writer point out that any of Yoruba land benefited. For Four years that Dimeji was a speaker what could you point out to be his contribution towards Yoruba nation? ok Ota bridge which nearly cause physical assaut between him and Gbenga Daniel. the fact remains that it is few people like you and the office holder that has been benefiting and not the people you acclaimed to represent.I am for anyone who can make life meaniful for me inrespect of where such person come from. May God help us in this country from ethnic bigot.
ReplyDeleteOf нατ̲̅ benefit was Dimeji Bankole to south west??.....
ReplyDeleteAPC isn't clean as such, but PDP is dirtier...
You are just crying like a big fool.
ReplyDeleteLeave the admirable leader (TINUBU)alone. If you don't have any thing to say go and sleep in the gutter with the res of your foolish family. Your only problem is how to share Nigerian Position, invariably meaning money. Idiot ole. Oloju wonko wonko. Oledie.