Femi Fani-Kayode, Abba Kyari, and the Sins of Contradictions.

May his soul rest in peace. Amen. 

I understand that Mr. Abba Kyari was a good man, courtesy of Chief Femi Fani Kayode. But I have never called for the dismantling of this country. Chief Fani Kayode did. Not once or twice, but several times. Why is that important? Simple. His case for the disintegration of Nigeria is helped by the idiosyncrasies, unhinged nepotism, and ethnic chauvinism of the like of the late honorable goodman of Nigerian politics who he is celebrating.

Again, I am not asking for the dismantling of this country like Chief Fani Kayode. But I do not see anything honorable about a gentleman whose antecedents exemplified the ills, I repeat, exemplified the ills that undermined our cohesion as one nation-state, which Chief Fani Kayode considers repugnant. Thus, providing a credible case for his espousal of the spirit of the Oduduwa Republic and endorsement of Amotekun.

So, what are we talking about? That he is an honorable good fellow who meant well for Nigeria and all Nigerians, irrespective of race, geography, and religion? Chief Femi Fani Kayode said so. And a few other Nigerians said so. And I find it difficult to agree. By his actions in the past five years, he embodied the political divide - an unrepentant purveyor of the ills in the system that made the case for dismantling and restructuring credible. So, celebrating such a character as honorable is the true definition of denial.

Your actions and pronouncements, when in a position of power or authority, are a vivid manifestation of the good man or the bad man in you. If he was the man behind the mask, I cannot in good conscience absolve him of the newly entrenched nepotism, the Dasuki's incarceration, and all the innumerable judicial hanky-panky of Aso Rock in the past five years. And we must not forget the protest memo from the office of the National Security Adviser to the President.

When I argued for a case for his removal as the Chief of Staff to the President on March 31, 2020, I did not expect him to die so soon. My case was not borne out of hatred or ethnic biases. I did so for the best interests of the country. He represented what is bad about us. He was a dictator personified. He participated in the hijack of a progressive mandate - a mandate he did not participate in its evolution - and turned Nigeria into an Aristocratic experiment. 

I pray that his successor learns from his mistakes. It is either we are one country or we are not. The mandate of 2015 was a popular mandate, a Progressive mandate. Not a dictatorship. AND NOT A NORTHERN MANDATE. Let the emerging trends from Aso Rock reflect that understanding.

Once again, may the soul of the departed gentleman rest in peace. And I pray that his immediate family members have the fortitude to bear the loss. Amen.

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