Politicians and footballers have a factor in widespread: they'll each by no means be trusted. If a politician or a footballer says 'good morning', chances are high excessive it is nightfall — not daybreak.
Who would overlook how Chilean footballer Alexis Sanchez was on the verge of becoming a member of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City in January, solely to beautiful declare, after becoming a member of Manchester United days later, that his "dream since he was a younger lad was to play for Manchester United"? What about Philippe Coutinho, the Brazilian who signed a bumper deal at Liverpool in January 2017 solely at hand in a switch request as soon as Barcelona got here calling six months later?
Politics is comparable, too. Aisha Alhassan, Minister for Women Affairs, "swore by Allah" to resign as soon as Buhari broadcasts his intention to hunt re-election, as a result of particular 2019 presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar is her Godfather and she or he might by no means — as she made us consider — assist anybody however him. It is now greater than a month since Buhari formally declared his second-term ambition; Alhassan remains to be in workplace. Perhaps she's going to resign tomorrow.
If Alhassan remains to be in workplace, why ought to anybody be stunned that Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former Governor of Osun State, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) — 10 months after he publicly denied rumours of his impending departure from the party?
On July 31, 2017, Oyinlola's Secretary, Kazeem Adio, releasing a press release authorised by his principal, claimed experiences of his boss's deliberate exit from APC have been being circulated by "some faceless parts within the polity who chould be ignored".
The assertion additional learn: "Prince Oyinlola is a serious stakeholder within the party (APC); bear in mind he was the secretary of the New PDP, a key element of the APC on the formative stage, he's additionally a member of the party's Board of Trustees. He not solely stays within the party however has additionally been silently working very arduous to make sure its development, stabily and unity within the face of current challenges.
"As a pacesetter in Osun State who's at dwelling with all segments of the society, Prince Oyinlola's main concern in the intervening time is the way to strengthen the party, make it get nearer to the individuals and proceed to make their welfare a precedence. The individuals of Osun State can get their curiosity higher served by remaining with the APC."
Although the aim of that assertion was to debunk the exit rumours, anybody who learn it analytically would have understood that an important sentence is the final: "The individuals of Osun State can get their curiosity higher served by remaining with the APC."
It ought to have been clear without delay to the discerning that Oyinlola would solely keep in APC for so long as his curiosity was served. At the second, his private curiosity lies elsewhere, therefore his much-vaunted party loyalty has gone up in flames.
Can anybody be stunned, subsequently? Politics is, in any case, a recreation of pursuits!