“In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them, we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 124.
“It was beautiful and simple; as all truly great swindles are” – O’ Henry, 1862-1910, VBQ p 239
Nigerians have been swindled by dangerous men who seek power.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, was eventually created from the alliance of four legacy parties – ACN, APGA, CPC and fragments of PDP – in 2013. But in actual fact, it was the brain child of one man; who formed a partnership with another in a historic visit to Daura, Katsina State. Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari were the founding fathers of APC. When a young man becomes a problem to society; the first question people ask is: Who are his parents? To go further into that part of our history, it is necessary to point out that Tinubu never before ran for president; he sponsored eventual losers. Buhari was candidate three times; lost three times and vowed never to contest again – until Tinubu approached him with a convincing winning strategy. A pact was sealed. School is still out on whether that was a marriage “made in heaven” or in the “darkest pit of hell”. Time will tell. But, we are in 2026 and the heat Nigerians are feeling cannot emanate from the Almighty’s abode.
