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    A Fibi S'ólóore- A Study of Olúṣẹ́gun Ọbásanjọ́ as a Fringe Yorùbá Elite .
    (Pan African University Press, 2021) Animashaun, Oyesola
    Yorùbá minstrels highlight varied aspects of a person’s ancestral attributes. A constructed poem for a Yorùbá lineage, A fibi sú olóore, tí ó ta àna rẹ̀ lọ́fà, (an ingrate, who repays his in-laws by shooting at him) seem to fit Ọbásanjọ́ like a glove. The aim of the study is to identify the extent to which Ọbásanjọ́ has advanced himself by using the Yorùbá ethnic currency; and had advanced laws and policies which are detrimental to the Yorùbá national interest. The methodology adopted is qualitative and reliance is placed on Ọbásanjọ́’s own accounts, the undisputed renditions of his superiors, colleagues and associates. The work is examined through the prism of Machiavelli and elite theories. The study revealed that the mainstream Yorùbá elites continually fall prey to Ọbásanjọ́’s devices and concludes that the subject used the Yorùbá ethnic currency as a passport to glory in Nigerian public life at the detriment of his nation.
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    Bifurcated citizenship in Nigerian cities: The case of Lagos
    (Adonis/NWU, 2020-12) Animashaun, Oyesola
    The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria guarantees equality of the citizens, but accords special rights and privileges to natives. Thus, there is a bifurcation of citizenship between the “native-citizens” and “non-native-citizens”, with different rights and privileges attached to each category. The crises created by this bifurcation is better observed in the cities, as it provides points of contact between large numbers of natives and non-natives. Lagos, as a megacity, epitomizes the identity and legal crises pervasive in Nigeria. This bifurcation of citizenship has created a dilemma thereby recasting the megacity as the pepper farm, which Eko, the original name of Lagos, was in the 18th century. Using doctrinal method, the paper found that Lagos, not unlike many Nigerian cities, is shrouded in controversies and conflicts which could only be resolved by new legislation and orientation. The project of correcting the observed anomaly of bifurcated citizenship in Lagos is however beyond the city. It must embrace the whole of Nigeria. Hence, the relevant laws need to be updated towards permitting citizens to claim their place of birth or residence once they are able to assimilate the ways of life of the indigenous population, as this will resolve the legal and identity crises currently endangering the megacity; and help in reducing primordial attitude.