Sowore is more dreadful; a ‘revolutionary’ march by his supporters threatens the jugular of the ruining class. A revolution would shut down the nation and endanger the one percent that ruins it. That should never be tolerated

the Navy to dry their boats and let him take care of the nation’s maritime security. Not only did he become an affluent national icon, he is now a revered King.

Asari Dokubo knew a thing or two about the shruggle. Kicked out of the university, he simply bid his time and became a force to reckon with. I understand he is a university proprietor, Alhamdulillah! These things happen here. Only days ago, wailers were shedding tears that the chairman, sinnate committee on tertiary education did not attend a tertiary institution. Again, Sowore is a missed opportunity.

As the chief operating officer of Sahara Reporters, Sowore is eminently qualified to be Sai Baba’s image-maker in the habroad. He could have named his price and be handsomely paid. What more, he’ll be a heir apparent in case Sai Baba changes his mind and named a successor. No! The silly boy bought a ticket for trouble, tweeted and ranted himself into a paper ‘revolution’ in Bubu’s Eldorado. Now he languishes in a prison cell with less hope of making it to India on humanitarian and compassionate grounds than Sheikh Zakzaky. Evidently, the witches in Sowore’s family have finally nixed him.

For a long time, Sai Babarians have warned habroad critics to desist from agitating for good governance at home. Now even Farooq Kperogi is reportedly on an assasin’s list. Sai Babarians have a saying about governance at home that Americans love to borrow - if it aint broken, don’t fix it.

Words are more dangerous than guns. They do incredible danger to the psyche of despots. Muhammadu Buhari very well remembers what happened in Havana in 1959 when 81 Fidel Castro revolutionaries made for Havana. Only 19 made it ashore but they torpedoed Fulgencio Batista. That’s one reason History is no longer taught in Naija schools. You don’t want to weaponize the youths, exactly what Sowore was aiming to do.

A Sowore is more dangerous than a million herdsmen or Boko Haramists enjoying amnesty. Herdsmen and Boko Haram attack the hoi-polloi. The occasional elite victims of these bandits are called collateral damage, the rest recycle themselves in office. Sowore is more dreadful; a ‘revolutionary’ march by his supporters threatens the jugular of the ruining class. A revolution would shut down the nation and endanger the one percent that ruins it. That should never be tolerated. Lagos is not Tunis, Cairo or Algiers. It should not be.

Naija is a democracy. Our demoncrazy arrests without warrant; detains without charge and heckles the opposition. Don’t get me wrong; the right to public protests exists in Naija too, in favour of government. No government has ever banned a pro-government rally! That, for those who do not know, is democracy. No revolution here.