In what appears to be Nigeria’s most dramatic “return on investment” complaint yet, a man on Thursday stormed the All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat in Abuja with a message as blunt as it was unsettling: reward me or kill me. The protest, captured in a now-viral video, shows the visibly distressed man holding a placard and demanding recognition for what he described as his personal sacrifices during the party’s 2023 campaign. According to him, loyalty was not just emotional, it was financial, physical, and, ultimately, total. In a country where political support often comes with expectations, some spoken, many implied the man’s outcry reads like a tragic audit of misplaced trust. His claim that he sold his house to fund campaign efforts has not been independently verified, but the symbolism is hard to ignore: a citizen liquidating stability in exchange for promised political dividends. Observers at the scene watched as the protester oscillated between anger and ...
In a season of shifting allegiances, Osun State’s political terrain is undergoing a dramatic shake-up within the ranks of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). On one hand, the Osun PDP Senate caucus has publicly endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). On the other, veteran lawmaker Hon. Oluwole Oke has taken a more decisive step by formally defecting to the APC.
Though both developments underscore deepening fractures within the PDP, their nature and implications differ significantly.
The Senate caucus’s endorsement of Tinubu appears to be a calculated, strategic gesture, perhaps an attempt to safeguard political capital or curry favor in an APC-dominated environment. While these senators remain nominally loyal to the PDP, their public alignment with a rival party leader signals a striking departure from party orthodoxy. It raises serious questions about internal cohesion, discipline, and the structural integrity of the opposition party.
In contrast, Hon. Oke’s defection marks a full political realignment. His move is not symbolic, but structural, an institutional shift that repositions him within the machinery of the APC. By officially joining the ruling party, Oke signals a deeper ideological and strategic pivot, one that could reshape Osun’s political calculus and influence statewide dynamics heading into 2027.
Together, these developments mirror a troubling national trend: the erosion of ideological fidelity in favor of political expediency. For the Osun PDP, the road ahead is steep-
tasked with reining in internal dissent while struggling to maintain relevance in a fast-changing political landscape.
tasked with reining in internal dissent while struggling to maintain relevance in a fast-changing political landscape.
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