"I am for nobody, and I am for everybody." — PMB, 2015.

Everyone politically aware at the time understood that this statement was a tactical move aimed at demystifying Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu—an effort that ultimately succeeded, with his own protégés from the Southwest used against him.

Yet, he never batted an eyelid. He didn’t rock the boat. In fact, in 2019, he was once again called upon to support the President and was handed the difficult task of reconciling warring factions within the party. Ironically—or perhaps deliberately—Asiwaju himself was the one who most needed to be pacified.

Still, he never left the party. Much to my chagrin and that of others, during the run-up to the 2023 APC Presidential primaries, he was even seen in a video saying, "Ti won ba no mi, ma pada s’ile," meaning, "If I’m defeated, I’ll go back home."

Now, a man was promised an appointment, but for one reason or another, it didn’t materialize—very unfortunate. But was he politically sidelined? Far from it. He was given the rare privilege of nominating a Minister from his state, selecting a Deputy Governor of the CBN, and having his protégé rise to prominence with the prefecture "Villa Head Girl." He has also nominated a Special Adviser, a Senior Special Assistant, and a Personal Assistant to the President. Listing all his loyalists currently serving on federal boards and agencies would be tedious.

While he has every right to associate with any political party of his choosing, I only hope we won’t hear him claim that bad governance is the reason he left the APC—barely 18 months after exiting the Kaduna State House.