29/09/2026
𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗬 𝗔 𝗚𝗨𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗛𝗜𝗠 𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥?
Many people believe that if the Generalissimo is not leading soldiers into battle, then he is not defending Yorubaland.
But let me ask a sincere question.
𝗜𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
Think about it.
What destroys a society first?
Is it always bullets?
Or can corruption...
Disunity...
Hatred...
Ignorance...
Youth unemployment...
Drug abuse...
Loss of values...
And weak institutions destroy a people long before an armed attack?
If that is true, then shouldn't defending Yorubaland also include defending its values, its unity, and its future?
Let's go further.
When terrorists attack, what do they really want?
Is it only to kill?Or do they also want to spread fear...
Divide communities...
Destroy trust...
Paralyze the economy...
And make people lose confidence in one another?
If terrorism attacks the mind as well as the body, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵?
Now ask yourself this.Can the Generalissimo unite traditional rulers?
Can he encourage communities to cooperate with lawful security agencies?
Can he inspire young people to reject crime?
Can he promote peace among divided communities?
Can he speak with moral authority when society is losing its direction?
Can he advocate for stronger security institutions?
If your answer is yes, then is that not also a form of defending Yorubaland?
History teaches something remarkable.
The greatest leaders were not always those who won the most battles.
Many became great because they prevented wars...
United divided people...
Built strong institutions...
Raised disciplined generations...
And left their societies stronger than they found them.
Perhaps leadership has evolved.
Yesterday, the Generalissimo defended the land primarily with warriors.
Today, he may defend the people by strengthening unity, encouraging lawful cooperation, preserving cultural values, and inspiring millions to stand together against those who seek to destroy society.
Maybe we need to broaden our understanding of what it means to defend a nation.
So let me leave you with these questions:
𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻?•
𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽?•
𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲?•
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀—𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲?•
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆?
History changes.
Constitutions change.
The nature of warfare changes.
Perhaps the greatest leaders are those who know 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸? 𝗜𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴?
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