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There are moments in politics when silence is no longer golden — it is loud.
Ogun State is in one of those moments.
The ruling party is visibly strained. Two prominent figures — Gbenga Daniel and Dapo Abiodun — appear locked in cold discord within the same political house. Supporters whisper. Loyalists take positions. The grassroots grow uneasy.
And in the middle of it all stands a towering elder: Olusegun Osoba.
This is not about disrespect. It is about responsibility.
Yoruba wisdom does not mince words: Agba kì í wà lójà kí orí ọmọ tuntun ó wó. An elder does not watch disorder unfold in the marketplace. Another proverb warns that the elder who fails to speak early may end up scrambling to repair avoidable damage.
The question, therefore, is simple and unavoidable:
Why the silence?
As a senior leader of the APC in Ogun State and a respected statesman believed to share political closeness with the sitting governor, Chief Osoba occupies a strategic position. Influence is not decoration. It is duty. When two major actors within the same political family drift apart, the elder’s table should not be empty.
Political disagreement is normal. Political fragmentation is dangerous.
History has shown how political intolerance can spiral. The near-fatal assault on Tunji Akinosi at the defunct Gateway Hotels almost ignited communal unrest years ago. It took swift intervention to restore calm. That lesson remains relevant: tension unattended grows teeth.
Today’s crisis may not involve street violence, but political cold wars have consequences. They weaken governance. They divide supporters. They embolden opponents. They distract from development.
When elders speak, tempers cool.
When elders withdraw, camps harden.
Ogun does not need spectators in agbada. It needs statesmen at the roundtable.
If reconciliation is not brokered now, tomorrow’s fractures may become permanent. And history will ask a blunt question: When unity trembled, who stood up?
Leadership is not measured by age or legacy alone.
It is measured by action when action is most uncomfortable.
The moment is calling.
The marketplace is watching.
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