Kola Abiola for President?
I am not sure that I have not written about this bro already in this column in the last few weeks. But who cares? Is it your column? Anyways, that was how I watched his interview very carefully on ARISE NEWS Channel and had a 360-degree turnaround. I never used to like him. I do not think he handled post-June 12 events very well. He allowed the momentum to peter out. Even domestically, we didn’t see the strength as the family just waddled away. But at the ARISE NEWS Channel interview, he asked us to remember that he was still a very young man at the time while admonishing us to avoid fighting a government – civilian or military. That put in perfect context the forces he would have fought at the time and see me here in Shomolu hawking Agege bread blaming him. What did I know then? That interview opened a Kola Abiola I don’t think a lot of us know. Remember he had been quite a recluse, not bothering to allow the world see who or what he was made of beyond the fact that he was MKO’s heir. Today, as I am watching, I am seeing a deep understanding of the fault lines that beset this nation. Having had a front row seat to the core of our issues and access to every known power player, Mr. Abiola is perfectly positioned. Now, I do not know if he is interested in the presidency or not. I hear he has come out under PRP. Others say he is just a cardcarrying member. Whatever he is, we would want to know more. If you joined the June 12 protest like some of us did, running up and down Ikorodu road – although I was a bit distracted by Ronke who was selling eggs by the Fadeyi junction and who called me aside and said, “Omo kobokobo, wetin concern you inside this matter?” And took me away to her mother’s backyard to do things to me that if I talk, Akwa Ibom will demand reparation from Lagos State – you will want to listen more to Uncle Kola and this is why he is my guest today on Zoom to discuss this and more especially his outlook for Nigeria going forward.