Former Nigeria’s Envoy, Sarafa Isola’s New Beautiful Dream

“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The above quote seems to be the watchword of many serious-minded politicians; hence they decide to work assiduously round the clock to actualize their political ambition.

The road to 2027 seems a long journey, but to ambitious politicians, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” says the popular quote. It seems the political calculation for Ogun State’s number one job has commenced in earnest, behind the scenes though, some of the candidates are already busy consulting.

Society Watch gathered that among the top possible contenders for the top job is the immediate past Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK, Sarafa Isola. A source revealed that the incursion of the top politician has generated discourse among the political elites and the grassroots in the state. This is simply because he is among the top politicians who are calling the shots and in the scheme of things at the moment.

While he has received accolades from those in the know, a source also revealed that his intimidating political resumé has sent jitters to the camps of some of his possible opponents, both in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

It has not come as a surprise that Ambassador Isola is earning accolades for his public service career, which spanned more than 25 years. This has effectively prepared him for this office and more. Going by his records, the Egba-born diplomat has a history of being a good public servant who in the past has shown to be dutiful, diligent and tenacious with all his assignments.