That Babachir David Lawal’s verbal attacks on Northern Muslims, by Shehu Jimoh
*Pride, greed, ingratitude overtake him
Of all the Universities, the one that has the following:
1. More Non regional/geopolitical zone VC
2. Northern Christian VC
3. Southern Christians as VC
4. Student from all over (states) in Nigeria
5. Lecturers from almost all 774 Local Governments in Nigeria.
6. More multicultural, multi religious and multi ethnic spread in its composition is “Ahmadu Bello University.”
I saw Mr. Babachir David Lawal piece on Christian becoming head of Institutions in the north. I equally saw him on Arise tv or so where he was saying a Christian can not be allowed to become head of Institutions” especially in a Muslim dominated state. He even used the word, ‘CAN NEVER’.
After watching his almost 11 minutes speech, I said to myself, this man must have read my article on how Christians ensure that government is kept to themselves anywhere they dominate.
The words “will never” and “can never” were often repeated in my article meant to defend Tinubu’s choice of a Muslim deputy.
As a matter of fact, he went into collective listing of numbers of Muslims in academic institutions in the north just as I listed Christian states vis a vis Muslim dominated states.
(A) Assuming Mr Babachir David Lawal Is Correct:
How come Mr Babachir David Lawal not see that just like Christians keep governemt to themselves anywhere they dominate in Nigeria by population or opportunities, Muslim controlling political privilege is a fair deal?
Is it a matter of Christians should enjoy what they can never give? If so, when will Christians give or learn how to give?
Did Muslims take control of Institutions headed/dominated by a Christian in a Christian state?
Is it supposed to be a problem when it comes to academics?
How is political sagacity and political Street credibility related to academic Status?
The calmer you decide to answer these questions and others, the more you find out that Mr. Babachir was speaking out of desperation and status frustration.
1. No wonder he was one of those if not even the one that went to submit Tinubu’s Presidential form to INEC or and Apc screening committee
2. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed himself confirmed that people criticising him for his choice of muslim VP lobbied him for VP ticket and he rebuffed them.
So, Mr David Lawal is evidently frustrated. Unfortunately for him, he fought a war in the wrong way. Just like those in the wrong side of history, there is nothing to excite or admire from his pedestrian aggression years to come.
(B) Historical Approach (1):
If There is anything somebody want to say about Northern Muslims, it shouldn’t be non accommodativeness.
In the whole Africa, it is my personal opinion that there is nobody/people as accommodating as Northern Muslims. The only people that can rival Northern Muslims are Muslims of other areas themselves. Northern Muslims are people not showing prejudice to people on the basis of religion, ethnicity, region or origin when it comes to what you deserve and helping a minority (as a privilege) . As a matter of fact, it is that privilege that Mr. Babachir David Lawal is enjoying or enjoyed.
A Southern Yoruba Muslim, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, nominated David Lawal and Buhari, a Northern Muslim approved him as secretary general of the federation. Of all the 18 Governors enthroned northern States.
Adamawa, Gombe, Taraba, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa, Kaduna has had a Christian deputy, others, Christian governor and many are still having a Christian deputy and one a Christian governor.
The only two northern Christian states (Benue and Plateau never ever had a Muslim Governor or deputy).
As a matter of fact, if the Muslims in those places can be wiped out of existence or pushed out of the state, Most of the Christians will be very happy.The satanic behavior is what has equally spread to Southern Kaduna. A Christian is currently representing Adamwa North senatorial zone where Muslims are an overwhelming majority the way Christians are majority in Adamawa south and southern Kaduna. But they can never allow Muslims to represent where they dominate (Adamawa South, Southern Kaduna, etc).
It is the same thing in the south of Nigeria. In fact, just forget about it. South is a no go area. Places that Christians are still fighting hijab of muslim girl child and daughters?
Babachir Lawal utterances are sign of ungratefulness. Even when he was removed from his position, another Northern Christian was appointed by a northern Muslim (Buhari) . Boss Mustapha is a northern Christian holding the sgf position. Politically, the rate of Christian helping Muslim is equal to zero most times.
Desperation and Frustration is a decease. Mr Babachir need to seek for medical attention.
(C) Historical Approach (2):
If anybody wants to examine Nigeria institutions, he or she must have an obligation or motive of approaching it on how they started. Mr David Lawal failed utterly in approaching it.
Nigeria patriotism was what drove us into gaining independence but was killed and destroyed in 1966.
The Universities Created From 1960-66 are as follows:
1. University of NIGERIA Nsukka
2. University of Ibadan
3. Ahmadu Bello University.
4. University of Ife later known as Obafemi Awolowo University
With the exception of University of Ibadan that was established by Colonial Masters, these were first generation universities established by the three premiers who loved Nigeria.
Of all the Universities, the one that has the following:
1. More Non regional/geopolitical zone VC
2. Northern Christian VC
3. Southern Christians as VC
4. Student from all over (states) in Nigeria
5. Lecturers from almost all 774 Local Governments in Nigeria.
6. More multicultural, multi religious and multi ethnic spread in its composition
is “Ahmadu Bello University.”
Now you know today.
Do you think northern Muslims or Christians are having their undergraduates to the rate of two percent and their professors are getting jobs in any of the other three southern universities?
Even Yoruba Muslims have not become a vc in Ibadan or Nsukka. An Igbo Muslim or South South Muslim hasn’t become vc in Nsukka or University of Ibadan/OAU.
This isn’t supposed to be a problem to me. It was Babachir Lawal that brought us here.
Since Babachir David Lawal wants to play messy, we are ready to play the same, but will not play cunning . Below are names of Christian Vc in University of Ibadan since inception:
Kenneth Mellanby (Principal): 1947 – 1953
J. T. Saunders (Principal): 1953 – 1956
J. H. Parry (Principal): 1956 – 1960
Kenneth Dike (Principal/Vice Chancellor): 1960 – 1967
Thomas Adeoye Lambo: 1968 – 1971
Orishejolomi Thomas: December 1972 – November 1975
Tekena Tamuno: December 1975 – November 1979
Samson Olajuwon Kokumo Olayide: December 1979 – November 1983
Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo (acting): November 1983 – November 1984
Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo: December 1984 – November 1991
Allen B. O. O. Oyediran: December 1991 – November 1995
Oladosu A. Ojengbede (acting): December 1995 – March 1996
Omoniyi O. Adewoye: March 1996 – September 2000
Olufunso O. Olorunsogo (acting): March 2000 – September 2000
Ayodele O. Falase: September 2000 – March 2004
Olufemi Bamiro (acting): March 2004 – November 2005
Olufemi Bamiro: December 2005 – November 2010
Isaac Folorunso Adewole: December 2010 – November 2015
Abel Idowu Olayinka: December 2015 – November 2020
Adebola Babatunde Ekanola (acting): December 2020 – October 2021
Kayode Adebowale: October 2021 until date
None of them bears a Muslim name. Based on availabile information, they are all non Muslims.
(D) Is it True That Muslims Never allow Christians to become VC/Provost/Rector in Muslim States?
This was addressed earlier anyway. “If Christians hold their areas to themselves, why should Muslims give them their areas?
So, it is Muslims that sacrifices fit like gloves and not Christians?”
Anyway, let’s see what observable facts have for us.
1- College of Education:
There are 22 federal colleges of Education in Nigeria.
14 private and 48 states colleges of education.
There are a total of 84 colleges of education in Nigeria.
Out of the 22 federal colleges of Education,
Just 11 are in the North.
There are 48 state colleges of Education in Nigeria. (created and funded by the state Governments)
33 are in the North. Kwara alone has (3) three.
Do you know that of the 4 private colleges of education in the north, 3 are again in Kwara State?
Now you know!
Of the federal, only one is in Christian area. Plateau state.
Yet, aside a Christian been the head of the one in Plateau. Christians have also been head of the one in kogi, Several Christians have headed the one in Adamawa. Aside Plateau, the two states mentioned are dominated by Muslims.
That of Adamawa has even had an Igbo Christian Provost.
The report card of Adamawa:
1. Mr. C. Pollock (an expatriate)
2. Mr. M. C. Okoye
3. Mr. Johnson Blo Malgwa (the current Provost)
Babachir, your slandering of Northern Muslims is not only toxic but devilish.
2- Federal Polythecnic in Nigeria:
There are 126 Polytechnics in Nigeria.
42 federal polytechnic
52 state owned polytechnic
32 is private owned
All polytechnics in Christian states and Christian areas are controlled by Christians.
Plateau has about five polytechnics. Three related to the federal government and two related to the state Government. It is Christians that are in charge of those verifiable.
That of kogi in a Muslim state and a Muslim area is controlled by a Christian.
Federal Polytechnic, Idah
Rector: David Baba D, PhD
3- Federal University:
There are 49 Federal Universities in Nigeria.
Federal university, Lokoja
Vice-Chancellor is a Christian. His name is,
Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwumi.
His predecessor was Professor Angela Freeman Miri. Another Christian also.
Even the devil should be ashamed that there is a human being that lie more than him. The slander and Islamophobic bigotry of Babachir David Lawal is enough to set any place on fire. But northern Muslims have kept calm. May Allah reward them for that. Aameen.
(E) Mirror Image of Northern Christians:
David Lawal claims that academic institutions of the North are entirely and solely dominated and controlled by Muslims at the expense of Northern Christians is not only childish but exposes how Babachir Lawal and his fellow Christians of his types have always seen northern Muslims even though they are spoon fed by Northern Muslims.
Would it be wise in any way for Northern Muslims to help a people that would always lie against them, Insult them, blackmail them and ridicule them?
Why should anybody invest in what will never bring profit but doom and disaster? I leave that question for northern Muslims to ruminate over.
Babachir mentioned Kwara in his junk interview. Do you know that Kwara, a known Muslim emirate of yoruba/fulani has had Christians as its vc of University of illorin?
The first five vc were Christians.
1. Professor Oladipo Olujumi Akinkugbe
2. Akinpelu Oludele Adesola
3. Professor S. Afolabi Toye
4. Prof. Adeoye Adeniyi
5. Professor John Otunola Oyinloye
Mirror Image of themselves:
Mr. Babachir David Lawal was mirroring the northern Christians image unto Muslims of the north not out of ignorance which would have been forgivable. But out of deceit, evil craftiness and greediness.
Plateau is a northern Christian state. Aside from the Muslims subjected to political amputation and geoethnic/religious cleansing, the Christians of the state have kept all the vc position to themselves right from time. Plateau Muslim population is so massive that they amount to about 40% of the population.
This is what Babachir isn’t talking about. He is likely happy how Christians of Plateau drown the Muslim in the High sea of irrelevance. This is because, what they (Christians like Babachir) seek is pharoanic domination. A press statement had to issued by MURIC on the Christians nazically restricting Muslims (the fulanis and Hausa ethnicity) from JUTH (access to health care in a hospital attached to university of Jos). The Christians hurriedly said, it is a no. But couldn’t back up their no with proofs. They’ve mastered identity management with the aid of Southern Islamophobic Christians.
Their hate for Muslims is so terrible that Hitler would likely go on his knees seeing that they are far above him when it comes to hating others. After all, Hitler didn’t eat the flesh of his adversaries neither did he ever support those who will eat flesh of his adversary or sink an innocent army general.
The situation is so terrible that a northern Christian living in Plateau bidded or showed interest in the university of Jos vc position.
Islamophobic Jos Christian intellectual sabotaged the name of Mr. Tanko Ishaya of Kebbi.
His crime was that Muslims are his neighbors in his home state.
In article daily trust took down, the media platform said:
“At a point, before the election, Prof. Ishaya was under pressure and intimidation not to contest. He was even accused of allegedly signing a pact with the Sultan of Sokoto to Islamise the institution. He was called all sorts of names to discredit his personality.”
Babachir Lawal is superimposing his fellow northern Christians behavioral disposition on Muslims. It is you peoples behavior never to share, but to blackmail, slander, lie, insult and ridicule, etc. That can never be us.
While writing this, Professor Andrew Haruna who was equally quoted or mentioned in the now taken down daily trust article is the vice chancellor of a federal university of a Muslim state, Yobe.
Professor Andrew is the Vc of Federal University, Gashua. A university whose motto is, ilmul Falah (knowledge is success) in Arabic.
Babachir Lawal lies even at old age can beg the question if old age always comes with wisdom. It is a huge shame.
All what Babachir David Lawal is accusing Muslims of are inherent behavior of Islamophobic people of his faith.
(F) The Behaviour of Toxic domination:
In the messy article of Babachir Lawal, he said the following:
“On our part, we neither seek to oppress nor dominate any one or any religion. But we will also resist any one trying to discriminate against us and our religion. We were not the ones that started this fight. The APC started it and must be ready to carry the cross it has created. Blaming Christians and heaping insults on CAN will take them nowhere..”
Easier said than act. You don’t seek to dominate but you’ve ensured your fellow northerners can’t be VC in Plateau State. But you (as Christians) can be VC in Ahmadu Bello University. What you seek is domination. We see your report card in Plateau, Benue, among other areas. We see it in South East, South South and South West.
Even in places where Yoruba Muslims dominate, because they have no economic/social mobility, the dominative strangulation is evident.
Let’s even consider University of ife (in a Muslim Osun state for example). Based on evident evaluation, non of the vc ever is a Muslim.
In fact, the one that would have been the first Muslim vc was removed. He didn’t spend reasonable days in office. He was removed in same 1975.
Professor Ayobami Taofeek Salami was replaced by a yoruba non Muslim (likely a Christian).
Below are the List of Vice-chancellors of university of ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University).
Oladele Ajose (1962–66)
Hezekiah Adedunmola Oluwasanmi (1966–75)
Ojetunji Aboyade (1975–78)
Cyril Agodi Onwumechili (1979–82)
Wande Abimbola (1982–89)
C. Adeniyi Osuntogun (1990–91)
Wale Omole (1991–99)
Roger Makanjuola (1999–2006)
Micheal Oladimeji Faborode (2006–11)
Idowu Bamitale Omole (2011–16)
Anthony Elujoba (as acting from 2016 to 2017)
Eyitope Ogungbenro Ogunbodede (2017–2022)
Adebayo Simeon Bamire (2022–present)
I am ashamed of Babachir Lawal not being ashamed of his shame.
In an article that Babachir Lawal wrote, he said of Professor Yemi Osinbajo, when the latter was in for presidency and Babachir was eyeing VP if Tinubu gets the ticket. I will simply replace Osinbajo name with his name.
1. The truth is that BABACHIR LAWAL is a cunning pretender with ungodly ambitions.
2. But in deciding to challenge Tinubu in a presidential dwell, the devil has BABACHIR LAWAL finally trapped. The devil has exposed him to failure, shame and ridicule. The devil is extracting his price. And it is going to be a very high price on him.
3. Surely it is the devil that has tricked BABACHIR LAWAL into doing this most inglorious act of our time that will number him among the most ungrateful serial betrayers of all time. The consequence of this wicked exposure of his blind ambition will follow him and many generations of his children long after he must of gone. Such a pity!
4. It is pride, greed and ingratitude that has overtaken BABACHIR LAWAL.
