DBLACK PRESIDENT🇳🇬

Remain with your classmates, because I can tell you that in the New Nigeria, you will not be a leader unless you attended a school and people know your classmates.
— Peter Obi

Any serious politician would do well to study the playbook of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. After investing years into building both party structure and electoral victories, most notably backing the rise and reelection of Muhammadu Buhari; he found himself in a paradox: the very system he helped strengthen grew distant, and at moments, even resistant to his own ambition in 2023. Within the All Progressives Congress, there were clear signs of hesitation, internal pushback, and shifting loyalties. But instead of walking away or fracturing the platform, he chose to stay the course. He leaned on years of political capital, relationships, and influence; calling in favors, consolidating alliances, and navigating internal battles that could have derailed a less seasoned operator. Where others might have retreated, he doubled down. He stood by the party he helped build, even when that loyalty wasn’t fully reciprocated. And in doing so, he demonstrated a core lesson in Nigerian politics: power isn’t just about popularity or momentum; it’s about endurance, structure, and the ability to outlast resistance within and beyond your own camp.