As Oworonshoki residents rally to defend their homes against a reported demolition plot by their Oba, activist Ope-Yemi Benjamin has warned of a possible “bread and circuses” tactic, where the monarch attempts to pacify the residents with food and other gifts while pursuing the alleged plan to raze their properties.
Yemileads, in a bid to raise awareness, urged the residents to resist these seemingly benevolent offerings, as they could be a ploy to buy their silence and compliance.
Taking to his Facebook page, activist Prince Ope-Yemi Benjamin, also known as Yemileads, denounced the visit of Seyi Tinubu’s wife and the Oba of Oworonshoki’s wife to the victims of the July 2023 demolition in Oworonshoki as a calculated move.
He explained that the “saviours” distributed food items to the poor, blamed the state and local governments for the demolition, and played the role of the sympathetic friend, all while obscuring the Oba’s alleged role in ordering the destruction.
“Seyi Tinubu’s wife’s visit with the wife of the Oba of Oworonshoki, to the victims of Oworonshoki demolition is strategic. They distributed food items to the poor, challenged the inadequacies of state and local government in their faces, posed as friends and saviours, just as their father Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and pretended as if the Oba wasn’t the one who ordered the demolition in July, 2023. This is the only act of ev!l genus.”, he wrote.
Yemileads implored the affected residents to be wary of accepting the gifts, fearing that it could be part of a larger strategy to seize their land and homes. He warned that the Oba’s act of distributing food could be the calm before the storm, as he’s allegedly been plotting to continue the demolition of properties using paid proxies. Emphasizing the need for vigilance and unity, Yemileads insisted that the people must resist this seemingly harmless act of charity, cautioning that the battle to preserve their properties isn’t over yet.
“I encourage the people not to collect the grains in exchange of their lands and houses. The battle isn’t over yet.
“There’s still underground plan by the Oba to demolish some properties, using paid proxies. He’s been feeding residents since about a month now, only to strike soonest. We will not fall for this gimmicks. #WeCantContinueLikeThis”
He concluded his impassioned plea by vowing that the poor will not be robbed of their rights, and that the struggle for justice and fair treatment will ultimately triumph.RevolutionNow will surely kickstart somewhere. The poor will not be deprived of their rights. We will altogether “build a nation where no man is oppressed”
“#RevolutionNow will surely kickstart somewhere. The poor will not be deprived of their rights. We will altogether “build a nation where no man is oppressed””.
Reports in September 2023 had revealed how the residents of Oworonshoki community, whose houses were demolished by agents of the state government, protested at the State House of Assembly.
The protesters, in their thousands, displayed placards and banners showing their distaste for the demolition of their houses, insisting that the action of the state government was illegal and inhuman.
The residents, under the auspices of Mosafejo, Idi Araba Peoples’ Front and Oworonshoki Eviction Campaign, carried out a massive protest in the Oworonshoki area over the same issue.
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