By Kayode Emola
Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people. For Christians, it marks the time that the greatest gift was handed over to man on the face of the earth. The birth of the Messiah signified the rebirth of the relationship lost between man and his God in the garden of Eden. For once, man was no longer afraid of death as his hope for eternal life was rekindled with a relationship with his Maker.
That said, the birth of Christ as much as it brought freedom and hope of eternal life to all, not everyone in the world embraces this concept. The same is not far from my folks asking for an independent Yoruba nation. A nation that will give every one of its citizens the freedom and liberty to live a dignified life. I am not surprised today that a lot of our people living in abject poverty are still not convinced that an independent Yoruba nation is achievable.
Indeed, many people are asking cogent questions regarding the actualisation of an independent Yoruba nation this year 2022 in just a matter of days as was promised at the beginning of the year. My answer is, it is still possible and we must continue to have faith that it will happen, rather than being timid to ask for our rights. Take the situation of Czechoslovakia, it was a peaceful protest that led to the dissolution of that country.
If what we truly believe in is to have our freedom, then we must know that Nigeria as a country cannot guarantee us the freedom that we desire. Therefore, the only choice left for us is to exit this contraption that has brought nothing but retrogression in all of its facets of life. Our peaceful protest is now being felt all across the government quarters in Nigeria and all around the world. Our emphatic statement is now very clear, that we will stay on the streets until the Yoruba nation is achieved, No more, No less.
With the beginning of the big rally on 17 December 2022 and still ongoing across Yorubaland, my plea to our folks is to know that we have a golden opportunity to get our sovereign nation now. We have the opportunity to restore the years, the locust and the cankerworms, and the caterpillars that have eaten from the Yoruba people. A renewed 4 years for any politician in 2023 will bring nothing but misery for our people and may mean a big calamity for the millions who are already trapped in poverty.
We must all grab this golden opportunity to express our anger to the Nigerian government and to make the rest of the world know about our plight in this death trap called a country. Nigeria has become a place where the lives and livelihood of the citizens mean nothing to those who swore to protect it and the country must not be allowed to continue. We have everything it takes to free ourselves from this shackle and we must not let anything or anyone hinder us.
As we celebrate Christmas this weekend, we must remember the message of peace and hope that it brings. Just like the message of Christmas prevailed over 2,000 years ago, so also shall the Yoruba people prevail in this present predicament that we find ourselves in. We must pull ourselves from the brink of extinction to become the most successful black nation on earth.
The world is waiting for our manifestation as a nation and we must not fail to deliver our promise of the desired freedom our people were promised. I will urge all of us to do our part in this crucial hour for our nation. The nation is heavily pregnant and we must help her to deliver the child of freedom that it carries.
On a final note, may I use this medium to solicit your support in whatever way that you can to make this rallying effort a success? Your contributions to those on the ground will go a long way to sustain the mass protest rally. We must as a matter of urgency scale up the protest to ensure victory is assured and it requires a lot of resources.
If you truly desire freedom, then this is the time to support with your donations. A little from everyone will go a long way than a lot from a very few. Remember that your nation needs you now and I urge you all to show your support of love. Let us support our folks on the field with everything we can and I can assure us that victory is sure. Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023 in our sovereign Yoruba nation.
