“Awọ kò ká Ojú ìlù, Ọmọ Onílù ni òhun fẹ́ má a sun Awọ jẹ – Ojúkòkòrò àwọn Òṣèlú Nigeria”: “Not enough Leather for drum making, the drummer boy is craving for leather meat delicacy: Greedy Nigerian Politicians”

Nigbati àwọn Òṣèlú gba Ìjọba ni igbà keji lọ́wọ́ Ìjọba Ológun, inú ará ilú dùn nitori wọn rò wi pé Ológun kò kọ iṣẹ́ Òṣèlú. Ilú rò wi pé Ìjọba Alágbádá yio ni àánú ilú ju Ìjọba Ológun lọ. Ó ṣe ni laanu pé fún ọdún mẹ́rìndínlógún ti Òṣèlú ti gba Ìjọba, wọn kò fi hàn pé wọn ni àánú ará ilú rárá. Dipò ki wọn ronú bi nkan yio ti rọrùn fún ilú nipa ipèsè ohun amáyédẹrùn bi iná mọ̀nàmọ́ná, ilé-iwé, ilé-ìwòsàn, ojú ọ̀nà ti ó dára, òfin lati jẹ ki ilú tòrò, ṣe ni wọn bẹ̀rẹ̀ si ji owó ilú. Bi ori bá fọ́ Òṣèlú, wọn á lọ si Òkè-Òkun nibiti wọn kó owó ti ó yẹ ki wọn fi tú ilé-ìwòsàn ṣe si. Àwọn Òṣèlú Òkè-Òkun nfi owó Nigeria tọ́jú ará ilú wọn nitori eyi, gbogbo ọ̀dọ́ Nigeria ti kò ni iṣẹ́ fẹ́ lọ si Òkè-Òkun ni ọ̀nà kọnà.

Ọmọ Onilù – The Drummer. Courtesy: theyorubablog

Òwe Yorùbá ti ó sọ wi pé “Awọ kò ká Ojú ìlù, Ọmọ Onilù ni òhún fẹ́ má a sun Awọ jẹ” bá ìròyìn ti ó jáde ni lọ́wọ́-lọ́wọ́, bi àwọn Òṣèlú ti bá owó ọrọ̀ ajé Nigeria jẹ nipa bi wọn ti ṣe pin owó ohun ijà fún Ológun lati ra ibò. ‘Epo Rọ̀bì’ ni ‘Awọ’ nitori ó lé ni idá ọgọrin ti owó epo rọ̀bì kó ni owó ọrọ̀ ajé ti ilú tà si Òkè-Òkun. Fún bi ọdún mẹ̃dógún ninú ọdún merindinlogun ti Èrò Ẹgbẹ́ Òṣèlú (ti Alágboòrùn) fi ṣe Ìjọba ki ó tó bọ lọ́wọ́ wọn ni ọdún tó kọjá, owó epo rọ̀bì lọ si òkè rẹpẹtẹ, ọrọ̀ ajé yoku pa owó wọlé. Dipò ki wọn lo owó ti ó wọlé lati tú ilú ṣe, wọn bẹ̀rẹ̀ si pin owó lati fi ra owó Òkè-Òkun lati kó jade lọ ra ilé nlá si àwọn ilú wọnyi lati sá fún ilú ti wọn bàjẹ́ ni gbogbo ọ̀nà.

Owó epo rọ̀bì fọ́, awọ kò wá ká ojú ilú mọ́. Oníṣẹ́ Ìjoba kò ri owó-oṣ̀ù gbà déédé, àwọn ti ó fi ẹhin ti ni iṣẹ́ Ìjọba kò ri owó ifẹhinti wọn gba, owó ilú bàjẹ́, bẹni àwọn Òṣèlú bú owó oṣ́u rẹpẹtẹ fún ara wọn. Eyi ti ó burú jù ni owó rẹpẹtẹ miran ti wọn bù lati ra ọkọ ti ìbọn ò lè wọ, olówó nla lati Òkè-Òkun fún Ọgọrun-le-mẹsan Aṣòfin-Àgbà. Olóri Aṣòfin-Àgbà fẹ ra ọkọ̀ mẹsan fún ara rẹ nikan.

Àsìkò tó ki àwọn èrò ji lati bá àwọn olè wọnyi wi, nitori àwọn Òṣèlú Òkè-Òkun nibiti wọn nkó owó ilú lọ, kò fi owó ilú wọn tọ́jú ara wọn, wọn nwọ ọkọ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn ará ilú, àyè kò si fún wọn lati ja ilú ni olè bi ti àwọn Òṣèlú Nigeria.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

When the Politicians took over from the Military Government the second time, the people were very happy because they believed the Military were not trained to govern. The people thought the Civilian Government will be more concerned for the people than the Military. It is a pity that for sixteen years of Democratic Government, there was no sign of concern for the people. Instead of being people-centred by providing basic amenities such as stable electricity, quality Schools, well equipped Hospitals, good roads, law to guide a stable country, they became self-centred by looting the treasury. With a minor headache, the Politicians would fly abroad, where they stashed looted funds for treatment instead of maintaining or providing local hospitals. Such looted funds are being utilised by the countries abroad for their own people therefore, making the jobless youths more desperate to migrate abroad by all means.

Yoruba proverb that is translated thus “There is not enough Leather for drum making, the drummer boy is craving for leather meat delicacy” is in line with the recent news, on how the Politicians had devalued Nigerian currency by diverting the budget for military equipment to their cronies to buy the 2015 election. “Crude Oil” can be compared as the “Leather Skin – drum making raw material”, as Crude Oil generates over eighty per cent of the total revenue from export. For fifteen years out of the sixteen years of the ‘Peoples Democratic Party’ (PDP with umbrella symbol) 1999 to 2015, the price of Crude Oil went up so high before it slumped a year ago and other natural resources brought in revenue. Instead of using the Crude Oil windfall to provide infrastructure, they began to chase after foreign currency with looted public funds to buy expensive private properties abroad to escape from the country they have destroyed.

Crude Oil price crashed, hence the leather is no longer enough to make the drum. Government workers were not paid salary regularly, retired Civil Servants were unable to collect their retirement benefits and paid monthly pensions promptly while the Politicians paid themselves huge salaries and allowances. The worst is the recent allocation of billions of Naira to buy luxury bullet proof vehicles for the one hundred and nine Senators. In addition, nine luxury bullet vehicles is to be bought for the Senate President.

It is time for people to rise and confront the rogue Politicians. Their contemporaries in the Western world, would never use public funds for themselves, as they are not ashamed to take public transport and because their people demand more accountability from their leaders, hence there is no room to loot public funds like the Nigerian Politicians.

Originally posted 2016-02-19 10:12:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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“Awọ kò ká Ojú ìlù, Ọmọ Onílù ni òhun fẹ́ má a sun Awọ jẹ – Ojúkòkòrò àwọn Òṣèlú Nigeria”: “Not enough Leather for drum making, the drummer boy is craving for leather meat delicacy: Greedy Nigerian Politicians”

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