The Attempt To Wipe Out Institutional Memory

“Lagos is an example of a State with a Crest and an Anthem. Lagos led in wrestling away, many of the benefits of Federalism enjoyed by Osun and all states now, from the then centralising, military carry over Federal Government. Ogun State has an anthem and when Gbenga Daniel, a PDP Governor was there and the House of Assembly was majority PDP, being truly educated in mind and spirit, they didn’t make laws for the anthem or crest to be jettisoned”

Yoruba Anthem

Ise wa fun ile wa

Fun Ile Ibi Wa

Ka gbee ga

Ka gbee ga

Ka gbee ga fun aye ri

Igbagbo wa ni pe

Bati beru la bomo

Ka sise

Ka sise

Ka sise ka jo la

Isokan ati ominira

Ni ke je ka maa lepa

Tesiwaju f opo ire

Ati ohun to dara

Omo Oodua dide

Bo si ipo eto re

Iwo ni imole

Gbogbo Adulawo touched by Aregbesola with OYES, O- MEALS, OSCHOOL, O - Ambulance, Calisthenics, O- ROADS (Ona baba Ona), Agba Osun, etc and schools constructed, and the minds touched by the words of the “Yoruba Anthem” adapted for Osun, will surely keep AREGBE on top of their minds.

Aregbesola had an anthem, crest or flag different from the Federal Government and the government led by Aregbesola trashed them.

When positive, progressive, federating efforts are reversed, simply because of party affiliation and interests, it is a reflection of the depth the actors have sunk in poverty of character. The mind boggles as to where Osun House of Assembly found this mindset. This is about protecting cultural values and a political direction which has been beneficial and has nothing to do with an individual.

Nevertheless, an individual too cannot be airbrushed out of history. If this is an attack on Rauf Aregbesola who was an astute and outstanding administrator, then it is ludicrous.

The families and minds

They will remember AREGBE as the Governor who built and lifted up humans and infrastructure through his people oriented programmes and projects.

Osun Defender

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Computer Graphics – Zainab Olalere

They also won’t forget those who abandoned or reversed.

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In another four years, all of those in the House of Assembly whose first job was to drop the Osun anthem, would have been consigned to dustbins in the affairs of Osun as nonentities.

Those who seek greatness serve the people. Nonentities engage in the mundane.