May 24, 2026
By Alex Olutunbosun
There is a difference between political strategy and the erosion of principle. When that line is blurred, what emerges is not strength, but a dangerous precedence, one that can outlive its architect and ultimately weaken the very structure it was meant to protect.
What now appear as a quiet but consequential recognition of Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, as leader within the South-West political architecture of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is one such anomaly that demands scrutiny. It is not merely puzzling; it is a troubling signal of how power may be recalibrating itself within the ruling party.
This is a path the President has walked before, and history is not kind to its outcomes. In the tense build-up to the 2023 elections, political lines were not as neatly drawn as public rhetoric suggested.
