By Kayode Emola
If the first and second world war has taught us anything, it is that it diminishes some Great countries and raises up emerging ones. Take for instance, Germany and Italy were among the Great powers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, however the 2 wars diminished their influence and raised an unknown US into a superpower nation that it currently enjoys today.
The UK that controlled nearly a third of the world in the twentieth century was also not spared the onslaught of decimation during these wars. This is the reason why diplomacy is always preferred to warring, however when diplomacy fails, war becomes inevitable.
This is the reason why our world is now in a more precarious state now. With the breakdown of international relations between the West and Russia and the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine, there is only a fine line before an all-out war breaks out in the world. If that happens, then there will only be one beneficiary, and your guess is as good as mine.
With our own situation in Yorubaland, the only thing we can do is observe events and be ready to act quickly and decisively if an all-out world war were to breakout. As it stands, Nigeria on its own is very volatile with Eastern Nigeria, a no-go area for the Nigeria security personnels. It shows that Nigeria is no longer a viable commodity and we Yoruba must not stand in the way of Nigeria being dissolved as our previous leaders have done.
The Yoruba people must now be ever ready to leave Nigeria as the country may snap at anytime leaving countless of innocent lives stranded at moment’s notice. We must not let our guard down as this is the time to prepare for the inevitable should the unexpected happens.
I know a lot of people are very concerned that the self-determination struggle seems quiet because a Yoruba man is now the president of Nigeria. What I can say is that this is the best time to begin a lot of strategic work and to make sure that we are not in anyway disadvantaged.
We must be ready to defend most of our people who are not able to defend themselves either financially or otherwise. We should begin to organise ourselves into small and large formations ensuring that everyone is reached no matter where they are and that we still have the numerical strength to protect our territorial integrity.
We may look at the war between Israel and Hamas as distance away, but with the Houthi’s joining in and Hezbollah on the wings watching and Iran ever ready to supply weapons; then there is every reason that this may just be the beginning of a much wider conflict than initially thought.
With the US and a coalition of Operation Prosperity Guardian striking Houthi target in Yemen in the last 2 days, the stakes are now high for a much larger conflict than initially imagined. If an all-out war begins in that region, it will mean that there is an active war in the Middle East and likewise in Europe that directly or indirectly involves the West.
With elections in Taiwan holding very soon and having the possibility of causing China to react if it doesn’t go their way, the stakes couldn’t be much higher. We need to thread carefully so that bombs and ammunitions don’t become the next available item in the market instead of everyday goods.
Whilst all of these are going on, I will implore our Yoruba leaders to be ever ready and vigilant as this may be our opportunity to break free from Nigeria. If we are formidable enough, we don’t need all these world events to aid the dissolution of Nigeria as the country is too fragile to withstand any shock.
However, if world events such as a World War 3 would work in our favour in breaking away from Nigeria, then we must not fail to seize that opportunity. We should be relentless in our pursuit of freedom as that is the only way we can guaranty a future for our children and those after them.
If we fail to prepare now whilst there is the opportunity to do so, then we run the risk of being confused as to what to do when the opportunity present itself. Therefore, the time to act is now so that when the opportunity to become an Independent Yoruba country presents itself, we are not found wanting.
