Na so e be sey for Nigerian politics, strange bedfellows no be new thing. But di meeting wey happen for Abeokuta, inside di house of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, don raise plenty eyebrows. Di only man wey seem to be odd out na former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi. Di rest of di people wey gather get one or two tins in common, but di main connection na di fight against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, wey dey seek re-election next year.
Fayemi na progressive for Ekiti, but for now, nobody fit actually say where he belong as far as di 2027 election concern at national level. He don dey attack di ruling party ceaselessly, and he don repudiate im internal process, saying sey e fall below democratic standard. Im friend, Rotimi Amaechi, don talk sey dem hold di copyright for di document and other tins wey produce a coalition, di African Democratic Congress (ADC), on which platform former Vice President Atiku Abubakar dey contest for president. Rebuttal of di hard facts no easy, but di coalition never see di light of day.
Di host, Ebora Owu, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, know where he dey go. Having attack President Tinubu and ADC presidential candidate, Atiku, he dey for im choice and preference, Peter Obi of di Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). OBJ dey on im way to Akwa. He fit pass through Onitsha, where plenty people, including members of di royal, hold am for high esteem.
According to military tradition, Prince Olaginsoye Oyinlola, a General, dey loyal to di senior General. He don be OBJ’s boy for di People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on which platform Seyi Makinde dey governor of Oyo State. Di same party produce am as governor, but di stolen mandate na im dem retrieve during di second term. He na beneficiary and casualty of Iwu’s tactics. Makinde look like political orphan, and OBJ dey available, since dem don desert am by other PDP elements wey he stray into di Allied People’s Movement (APM).
So, wetin be dia mission for Abeokuta? Wetin dem dey do for di house of di Balogun Owu and Ekerin Egba? Di principal and principality na factor for Nigerian politics? OBJ dey woo JFK, wey be All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ekiti State, to cross over, after all, Ekiti governorship poll don finish? Na mere social visit? A coincidence? A plot wey leak out? Or all of di above?
