Lessons for African Politiicians

Idibò lati yan Olóri àti àwọn Òṣèlú wáyé ni ọjọ́ keje, oṣù karun, ọdún Ẹgbãlemẹ̃dógún lẹhin ọdún

Idibò ni Ìlú-Ọba - Election in the United Kingdom. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Idibò ni Ìlú-Ọba – Polling Station. Election in the United Kingdom. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

marun ti wọn ṣe ikan kọja. Àsikò idibò kò dá iṣẹ́ dúró, kò si ijà tàbi ji àpóti ibò àti iwà burúkú miran ti ó nṣẹlẹ̀ ni ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ilẹ̀ Aláwọ̀-dúdú

Gbogbo Olóri ẹgbẹ́ Òṣèlú meje ti ó jade, polongo pẹ̀lú ẹ̀bẹ̀ fún ibò ará ilú. Wọn kan ilẹ̀kùn, wọn pin iwé lati ṣe àlàyé ohun ti wọn yio ṣe fún ilú. Ẹni ti ó wà lori oyè, David Cameron ti ó ndu ipò rẹ padà, lọ lati ibẹ̀rẹ̀ dé òpin Ìlú-Ọba lati ṣe àlàyé ohun ti ẹgbẹ́ rẹ ṣe fún ilú àti eyi ti ó kù ti àwọn yio ṣe. Àwọn Òṣèlú Ìlú-Ọba kò pin ìrẹsì àti owó lati ra ibò bi ti ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ilẹ̀ Aláwọ̀-dúdu pàtàki ni orilẹ̀ èdè Nigeria.

Gẹ́gẹ́ bi òwe Yorùbá igbàlódé, “Ṣàdúrà, ki nṣe Àmin, ijà ò si ni Ṣọ́ọ̀ṣì”, àwọn Òṣèlú Ilu-Oba kò sọ idibò di ijà, ẹgbẹ́ kan kò rán jàndùkú si ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ keji, wọn ò ji àpóti ibò, wọn ò sọ ipò Òṣèlú di oyè idilè bi ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn Òṣèlú ilẹ̀ Aláwọ̀-dúdu ti ó nlo ipò wọn lati mú àwọn èniyàn wọn lẹ́rú. Bi ó bá di àsikò idibò, wọn a lo ẹ̀sin àti ẹ̀yà lati pin ará ilú dipò ki wọn sọ ohun ti wọn ṣe tàbi ohun ti wọn yio ṣe lati tú ilú ṣe pàtàki lati gba ilú lọwọ òkùnkùn àti àwọn olè ti ó nṣe Ìjọba. Ó yẹ ki àwọn Òṣèlú ilẹ̀ Aláwọ̀-dúdu fi eyi kọ́gbọ́n.

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