Femi Fani Kayode Is Now A Nupe And Not A Yoruba - Femi Fani Kayode

There is an interesting assertion by some confused igbo person who claims to be an academic (doubt that very much-I am sure its the usual 419) and who has suggested that I have Nupe ancestry.

He claims that I am not a real yoruba and that my paternal great grandfather, Rev Emmanuel Kayode, was a Nupe and a Sierra Leonnean (all at the same time) who was raised by Bishop Ajayi Crowther. This one really is so funny. It is also absurd. I laughed for close to one hour when the write-up was brought to my attention by my p.a.. I even posted it on my wall for a while until my fb friends appealed to me to remove it because of its toxic aura.

Those that are the masters of lies and propaganda have started their rubbish again trying to re-write history and demonise their perceived enemies. To say that they are closer to the animal kingdom than most is to say the least. To them nothing is sacred and they are prepared to lie about anything or anyone just to achieve their nefarious objectives.

It is their nature and frankly it is a cultural problem. It is only when I read the essay written by Professor Osuji Ozodi that I really understood them. They have a deep-seated pysochological problem and a terrible siege mentality. Anyone that disagrees with them on any issue is a tribalist and must be destroyed. It is truly pitiful. There are some amongst them that are exceptions to the rule and frankly they are the only redeeeming factor and saving grace. Other than that I have come to expect anything from them and nothing they do or say can ever surprise me again.

I assure you all that there is not an iota of truth in the assertion that I have any Nupe ancestral ties or blood in me. I have traced my bloodlines back to 8 generations and other than having a little fulani blood in me through my maternal great grandmother I am a pure yoruba. I have ancestral ties with Abeokuta, Ilesha, Ife and Lagos but no where else. I have no Nupe blood in me and my great grandfather was not a Nupe or a Sierra Leonnean. Neither was he a slave or in any way related to the great Bishop Ajayi-Crowther.

Unlike the igbo writer of this fiction I can trace my history and I know my heritage. If I had Nupe roots I would be the first to say so and I would be very proud of that. This is because, unlike the igbo, the Nupe's are very close to the yoruba and are actually part of us. The northerners and the people of the south west and mid west (edo and delta) are inextricably linked by history, marriage, trade, bloodlines and culture. They are collectively known as the Sudanese Nigerians because they migrated from north Africa down to where they are today. The igbo and the people of the eastern Niger Delta (Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Calabar, Bayelsa) are known as the Bantu Nigerians and they have no ancestral ties or links with the Sudanese. They migrated to where they are today from East Africa and Central Africa hence the name Bantu.

The Bantu and the Sudanese are very different in their outlook to life and their ways. Unlike the Bantu the Sudanese have a long history of ancient kingdoms and empire, sophisticated hierachial structures, an all-inclusive, liberal, tolerant and accomodating tradition, a refined and well educated nobility and ruling class, a rigid class system and a noble tradition of excellence and fair play.