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I have wilfully chosen the topic in the native language of my primary audience. Whoever can understand the topic without aid should pay a special attention. I need your two hears and the conscious mind. There are still very many things that cultures and Islamic religion agree upon but anglo-christian modernity still finds very conservative and barbaric. One of such things is polygamy and that conservativeness is most prominent among the Yorubas . The Yorubas are perhaps the most reverted natives from their Islamic ba ckground into neo-colonialist philosophies and value systems of the Christians. History favours the Yoruba as predominantly Muslims, first and foremost. Alubarika (blessings), Adua (prayers), suna (naming ceremony), sakaani (territory) etc are daily used as Yoruba dictions but are originally from Arabic words. Most, if not all indigenous traditional kings in Yoruba lands have central mosques built within or near the ir p a lace s . The Yorubas are traditionally

This is the second-prize winning article (Crystal Muslim Organization 13th Annual Essay Competition 2019) Introduction The theme of this 13 th edition of the Annual Essay Competition organised by the Crystal Muslim Organisation (CMO)- Leadership and Democracy in Islam -comes at the right time. Nigeria as a nation is currently swinging like a pendulum bob in the eyes of two storms. The first is at the instance of the majority of Muslim politicians who are ignorant of the challenges of the leadership roles to which they have sworn oaths. As if the leadership is in vacuum, issues of campaign have remained the same till date. They are still on jobs, health, water, food, road, housing, education and electricity! After almost twenty years of democratic rule!! The crops of the Muslims in partisan politics have repeatedly proved that they are in power to abuse their offices, fail their promises, betray the trusts and violate every principle of fairness. The other is the rebellion agai

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