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Gayton McKenzie’s ‘Abahambe’ Doctrine: The Rise of a 21st Century Hitler in Africa”

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“Gayton McKenzie’s ‘Abahambe’ Doctrine: The Rise of a 21st Century Hitler in Africa”
By George Omagbemi Sylvester

 

In an era when the world is striving toward global integration, mutual respect, and cross-cultural harmony, South Africa has produced a political figure whose rhetoric reeks of an ideology that should have died with Nazi Germany. Gayton McKenzie, a South African politician and current Mayor of the Central Karoo District Municipality, has positioned himself as a mouthpiece for division, hatred, and toxic nationalism. His populist “Abahambe” campaign, loosely translating to “Let them leave” in Zulu; has targeted African migrants, particularly Nigerians and Zimbabweans, as scapegoats for South Africa’s socioeconomic woes. This dangerous doctrine echoes the genocidal propaganda of Adolf Hitler, whose hatred of Jews led to the Holocaust, a crime against humanity that the world vowed would never happen again.

And yet, here we are.

McKenzie’s rhetoric, laced with venom and political ambition, is more than just populist noise. It is a direct threat to the very foundation of Pan-African unity and black solidarity that was built on the blood and sacrifices of anti-apartheid revolutionaries, including Nigeria’s pivotal role in freeing South Africa from white minority rule. To tolerate his ideology is to insult the memory of the African National Congress’s struggle and betray the hopes of a united and prosperous continent.

The Nazi Blueprint: Political Gain Through Hatred
History teaches us that when politicians cannot deliver prosperity, they manufacture enemies. Adolf Hitler did it in 1930s Germany, blaming Jews for economic depression and the Treaty of Versailles. Gayton McKenzie is deploying the same playbook in 21st-century Africa. He redirects anger away from South Africa’s endemic corruption, failing infrastructure, and mass unemployment, and channels it toward vulnerable African migrants.

This is not merely xenophobia; it is fascism with a South African accent.

The “Abahambe” campaign bears disturbing similarities to Nazi Germany’s anti-Semitic policies. Hitler’s propaganda machine dehumanized Jews, portraying them as parasites and threats to German purity. McKenzie refers to African migrants as invaders, criminals, and job-stealers. His party, the Patriotic Alliance, thrives on fear and exclusion, whipping up mob sentiments that have already led to deadly violence. What started as political rhetoric has turned into burning homes, looted shops, and murdered Africans.

How long before the camps come?

Nigeria’s Role in Ending Apartheid: A Debt South Africa Must Not Forget
It is both ironic and shameful that Nigerians are the prime targets of McKenzie’s campaign. Nigeria, perhaps more than any other African country, was instrumental in dismantling apartheid. Between 1960 and 1994, Nigeria spent over $61 billion (in today’s value) supporting the anti-apartheid struggle — funding the ANC, hosting exiles, training freedom fighters, and sacrificing trade relations with Western countries to uphold sanctions against the apartheid regime.

Nigerian students paid the “Mandela Tax” a levy deducted from their wages and tuition to fund South Africa’s liberation. Nigerian diplomats fought tirelessly at the United Nations to isolate the apartheid regime. The country led the campaign to suspend South Africa from the Commonwealth and boycotted international sporting events in solidarity. This legacy is etched in the moral consciousness of Africa and cannot be erased by the vulgarity of one politician.

As Nelson Mandela once stated, “The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.” That struggle was not fought alone. Nigeria stood *SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER* with the ANC in those dark days. That must not be forgotten.

Economic Interdependence: Nigeria and South Africa Need Each Other
Beyond history, the present-day economic ties between Nigeria and South Africa are too significant to be endangered by political buffoonery. South African corporations operate freely in Nigeria, generating billions in revenue. MTN Nigeria alone accounts for over a third of MTN Group’s global profits. Shoprite, Multichoice (DSTV), Stanbic IBTC, and countless other South African enterprises have flourished in Nigeria’s open market, a market that welcomed them without prejudice or nationalist paranoia.

Can McKenzie explain how South Africans benefit from torching the shops and homes of Nigerians whose country has hosted their businesses with dignity?

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, is not without options. Diplomatic retaliation, trade restrictions, and corporate boycotts would hurt South Africa more than Nigeria, especially given the fragile state of its post-pandemic economy. But Nigeria, under normal leadership, seeks diplomacy, not destruction. Unfortunately, if leaders like McKenzie continue fanning the flames of hatred, consequences, economic, political, and even security-based; will be inevitable.

As former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo once warned, “When we refuse to build bridges, we build graves instead.”

The Aftermath of Hatred: A Future Africa Cannot Afford
If McKenzie’s brand of politics is allowed to flourish, South Africa risks sliding into a pariah status within Africa; isolated, distrusted, and economically weakened. His hatred is not just directed at migrants, but at the very idea of African unity. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Pan-African Parliament, and African Union integration initiatives all depend on mutual trust. McKenzie’s divisive narrative undermines this vision and sets back the clock on decades of progress.

Moreover, the violence spurred by his rhetoric threatens domestic stability in South Africa. Xenophobic attacks invite retaliatory violence, as seen during past flare-ups. In 2019, reprisal attacks occurred in Lagos and Abuja, forcing South African businesses to temporarily shut down. A cycle of vengeance benefits no one.

More devastating, however, is the psychological damage. When black Africans turn on one another, the ghosts of colonialism win. They divided us then—by tribe, by language, by artificial borders; and now we do their bidding by fracturing ourselves.

Pan-Africanist Thomas Sankara once said, “You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. It takes the madman of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today.” That clarity today demands a rejection of hatred, and a defense of African brotherhood.

Crimes Against Humanity: Holding McKenzie Accountable
The world cannot afford to ignore McKenzie’s rhetoric. Just as the United Nations and the International Criminal Court recognize apartheid, slavery, and racism as crimes against humanity, so too must systematic xenophobic incitement be treated with equal gravity. “Abahambe” is not a slogan. It is a call to ethnic cleansing. It is a crime in motion.

The African Union must rise beyond its impotence and condemn McKenzie in the strongest terms. Legal avenues should be pursued to classify his doctrine as hate speech and incitement to violence. South African civil society, religious leaders, intellectuals, and ordinary citizens must refuse to be accomplices through silence. Silence is complicity. And complicity is guilt.

The Way Forward: A Continental Reckoning
Africa’s youth from Lagos to Lusaka, from Johannesburg to Juba must reject the politics of hate and demand visionary leadership. Our future lies not in fences and firebombs but in knowledge, innovation, and trade. The continent’s prosperity depends on mobility, unity, and collaboration, not ghettos of fear and suspicion.

We need more Kwame Nkrumahs and fewer Gayton McKenzies.

As Nkrumah declared decades ago, “The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.”

We need leaders who build bridges, not walls; who echo unity, not ethnic cleansing; who see every African not as a foreigner, but as a brother.

Furthermore: Africa Must Choose
Gayton McKenzie is a test, a test of South Africa’s moral integrity and Africa’s collective will. If we allow this *HITLER-IN-THE-MAKING* to thrive, we will have learned nothing from Rwanda, from Sharpeville, from Auschwitz.

But if we confront him with truth, law, and unity, then perhaps Africa still has a chance at becoming what its founders dreamed, a bastion of freedom, dignity, and shared prosperity.

Let Gayton McKenzie be remembered, not as the man who divided Africa, but as the warning we heeded.

 

Gayton McKenzie’s ‘Abahambe’ Doctrine: The Rise of a 21st Century Hitler in Africa” By George Omagbemi Sylvester

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Police Officers Detained as Family Property Dispute Sparks Demolition Controversy in Lagos

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Police Officers Detained as Family Property Dispute Sparks Demolition Controversy in Lagos By Ifeoma Ikem

Police Officers Detained as Family Property Dispute Sparks Demolition Controversy in Lagos

By Ifeoma Ikem

 

A property dispute within the Omotayo-Ojo family has taken a dramatic turn following a controversial demolition exercise at a residential building in Ikosi-Ketu, Lagos State, which reportedly left tenants displaced and led to the detention of some police officers allegedly involved in the operation.

 

 

The property, located at 23B Loveall Street, Ikosi-Ketu, has been the subject of a prolonged ownership tussle since the death of its owner, Chief Oludola Omotayo Ojo, the Babaalaje of Imesi-Ile, Osun State, in 2019.
Residents said tension erupted when a group of individuals, accompanied by security operatives, stormed the premises and commenced demolition activities.

 

 

According to eyewitnesses, portions of the building were pulled down while tenants rushed to salvage their belongings from affected apartments.

 

 

The residents alleged that windows, doors and roofing sheets were damaged during the exercise, exposing parts of the building to the elements and causing significant losses to occupants.

 

 

At the centre of the dispute is Mrs Mojisola Omotayo Ojo Alolagbe, who claimed that the property was allocated to her by her late father during his lifetime as a source of financial support.

 

She alleged that some family members had persistently challenged her ownership claim despite ongoing legal proceedings relating to the administration of the deceased’s estate.
Alolagbe further claimed that the latest incident was part of a series of attempts to wrest control of the property, citing previous cases of alleged vandalism and partial demolition in November 2025, January 2026 and February 2026.

 

 

The situation escalated further when reports emerged that police officers allegedly involved in the demolition were later apprehended and conveyed in a Black Maria vehicle over questions surrounding the legality of their participation in the operation.

 

Sources familiar with the matter said those behind the demolition had initially claimed to be acting on approval from the Lagos State Ministry of Lands. However, the authenticity and extent of such approval could not be independently verified as of the time of filing this report.

 

 

The development has generated concern among residents and community members, who questioned the involvement of security personnel in what they described as a civil matter.

 

 

Some tenants, who said they had recently renewed their tenancy agreements, lamented the destruction of their property and appealed to the authorities for protection and possible compensation.

 

They also called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the demolition, insisting that the rights of all parties involved should be protected.
Stakeholders have urged the Lagos State Government, security agencies and the judiciary to intervene and ensure that the dispute is resolved through lawful means to prevent further escalation.

 

 

The controversy has continued to draw public attention, raising concerns over property rights, estate administration and the role of law enforcement agencies in civil disputes.

 

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UKA Gears Up for Final ATC Exchangeability Test Run as June Preparations Begin

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UKA Gears Up for Final ATC Exchangeability Test Run as June Preparations Begin.

May 30, 2026 – As the month of June gathers momentum, the *United Kingdom of Atlantis, UKA*, a sovereign nation has unveiled a series of vital guidelines and preparatory packages to ensure citizens and stakeholders run the *ATC Exchangeability* process effectively.

In an official update, the *President of Atlantic Crown Limited, Empress of Attica Empire UKA*, confirmed that the *Final Test Run of ATC Exchangeability* is scheduled for the month of June 2026. The exercise marks a key phase ahead of the *Official Exchangeability Window, set to run from July 2026 to February 2027*.

### Key Highlights from the Presidential Briefing
1. *Final Test Run – June 2026*
The test run is designed to validate systems, procedures, and user readiness before full activation. Citizens, partners, and designated participants are urged to follow all official advisories released by UKA authorities during this period.

2. *Official Exchangeability Period*
Following the successful completion of the June test run, the Official Exchangeability will commence in july 2026 and we are Expecting Full Exchange ability between July Ending, 2026 to February 2026.

UKA stated that detailed schedules, eligibility requirements, and step-by-step instructions will be communicated progressively through verified UKA channels.

3. *Benefiting Packages for June*
In line with UKA’s commitment to citizen empowerment, the month of June will feature “benefiting packages” aimed at education, preparation, and seamless onboarding. These packages are intended to equip the people of UKA with the knowledge and tools needed for effective participation.

4. *Commitment to Transparency*
Addressing the nation, the Empress of Attica Empire UKA emphasized:
_“Final Test Run of ATC Comes up in The Month of June, As We Prepare For The Official Exchangeability, Between July 2026 To Feb 2027. All Information Will Be Communicated.”_
UKA reaffirmed that only information released through official UKA platforms should be regarded as authoritative.

The United Kingdom of Atlantis is encouraging all citizens, representatives, and interested parties to remain alert to official communications, attend designated orientation sessions, and avoid unofficial sources. UKA’s dedication to order, clarity, and the collective benefit of its people as the nation moves into this significant phase.

For updates, advisories, and participation guidelines, citizens are advised to monitor official UKA communication channels.

United Kingdom of Atlantis, UKA, is a sovereign nation, committed to national development, citizen welfare, and structured economic participation through initiatives such as ATC Exchangeability.

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Three Years On, General Buratai Hails Tinubu’s Economic, Security Achievements

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Three Years On, General Buratai Hails Tinubu’s Economic, Security Achievements

 

 

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as bold economic reforms and improved security efforts as the President marks three years in office.

 

 

 

 

In a goodwill message on Thursday to commemorate Tinubu’s third anniversary as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Buratai said the administration had taken courageous decisions that would leave a lasting impact on Nigeria’s development.

 

 

 

According to him, President Tinubu broke a long-standing cycle that had hindered national growth by removing fuel subsidy and implementing foreign exchange reforms aimed at stabilising the naira and strengthening the economy.

 

 

 

 

He noted that the reforms were beginning to yield positive results, citing the global acceptance of Nigerian debit cards, the gradual revival of local refineries, access to student loans, and ongoing road and infrastructure projects across the country.

 

 

 

“The FCT Administration has also recorded remarkable progress, completing major road projects that remained unfinished for over 16 years,” Buratai stated.

 

 

 

The former army chief also praised the administration’s security efforts, saying renewed military offensives against insurgents, terrorists and bandits had led to notable successes across various parts of the country.

 

 

 

He specifically lauded recent joint operations involving Nigerian and United States forces against Boko Haram and ISWAP in the North-East, as well as intensified counter-banditry operations in the North-West.

 

 

 

 

“We have seen notorious ISWAP commanders being neutralised. I congratulate the Commander-in-Chief, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and heads of intelligence agencies for their efforts,” he said.

 

 

 

 

Buratai, however, acknowledged that challenges remained, stressing the need for more aggressive military operations and intelligence-driven strategies in the coming year.

 

 

 

 

While urging Nigerians to remain hopeful, he said celebrating the President’s achievements did not amount to ignoring the difficulties facing the nation.

 

 

 

 

“Because you truly care, you have shown the courage to trade short-term comfort for long-term hope. Nigerians need your reassurances, and that is why we remain optimistic and full of confidence,” he added.

The retired military officer reaffirmed his support for the Tinubu administration and expressed confidence that the foundation being laid by the government would deliver a brighter future for the country.

 

He also prayed for God’s guidance, wisdom, strength and good health for the President as he continues to lead Nigeria.

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