Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-
Kayode has said that he is not Yoruba. Fani
disclosed this on Twitter while stressing that the
word Yoruba is alien to his culture and not known
in the Anago language while revealing that the
name Yoruba was derived from “Yariba” and that
it means “shady and unreliable”
Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-
Kayode has said that he is not Yoruba. Fani
disclosed this on Twitter while stressing that the
word Yoruba is alien to his culture and not known
in the Anago language while revealing that the
name Yoruba was derived from “Yariba” and that
it means “shady and unreliable”
“I reject that strange name and label. I am not a
“Yariba” or “Yoruba” but an “Omo Karo Jire” or an
“Oduduwan” and my language is not “Yoruba” but
“Anago”. We are what we call ourselves. We are
not “shady and uneliable”(Yariba) and we must
not accept names that are given to us by our
historical adversaries.
He further stated
“Any Omo Karo Jire or Oduduwan that continues
to call himself a “Yoruba” is lost and does not
know the implications of what he is doing to his
own people. He is simply affirming and
confirming an insulting label which has deep
sinister, mystical and spiritual connotations.
“The word “Yoruba” did not even exist until the
18th century and even then most of the tribes of
the SW, including the Oyo’s, rejected it due to its
origin and meaning. The word “Yoruba” is alien to
our culture and not known in the Anago language.
Oduduwans please take note,”
he tweeted on his
official Twitter handle.
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