BETRAYAL: Tinubu left with only one good move – Chima Christian
Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s best legacy and gift to Nigerians will be to dare the consequences and throw his weight behind Labour Party’s candidate. Nigerian youths will find that a perfect atonement. They will accept and rally around him even if EFCC decides to resume work at Bourdillon the next day.
Baba has worked so hard for this day. He has planted men, nurtured ideas, burnt bridges, abandoned his people, and rode the tiger. He put in the effort. But it didn’t work. It is painful. You can hear it from his voice. Will he respond in equal measure? Those who know say it will be foolhardy for him to do so.
I have a slightly different view. At his age, Tinubu has nothing more to lose. Farooq Kperogi phrased it better. “At 70, he (Tinubu) has little to lose, and there’s no one more dangerous than a man who thinks he is already down and has nothing to lose.”
Tinubu’s appeal to Yoruba nationalist sentiments is not working. His last card at redeeming what is left of his legacy is to reverse his earlier stance and key into the #TakeBackNaija movement. It will be a painful choice. But that’s the best for him. I wish him well. I sincerely wish him well.
Chima Christian
