Amódemájá and Nigeria’s political paradise of lies, By Festus Adedayo

<img width="700" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/06/festus-adedayo.jpg?fit=700%2C600&amp;ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Festus Adedayo writes about Obasa, Aláàfin Ṣàngó and the capture of Lagos." style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/06/festus-adedayo.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2019/06/festus-adedayo.jpg?resize=407%2C349&amp;ssl=1 407w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><p>In 1969, legendary Yoruba Sakara music lord, Yusuff Olatunji, serenaded and celebrated the sterling qualities of the Seriki of Egbaland, Chief Abdul-Wahab Amódemájá, who held an Egba high-ranking military-derived civil title. In his Volume 3 album entitled Amódemájá, using a twin engine of dense metaphor and vivid imagery, Olatunji advocated for the place of good people [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/907763-amodemaja-and-nigerias-political-paradise-of-lies-by-festus-adedayo.html">Amódemájá and Nigeria’s political paradise of lies, By Festus Adedayo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>

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