Iyiola Omisore Out of the Radar?

The seasons of life are ever-changing. One season comes to throw a person into the waiting hands of zealous supporters, and another season comes to throw the same person into a corner. Senator Iyiola Omisore, former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has experienced both seasons and shows no interest in a redo.

Senator Omisore is one of the boldest and most outspoken members of the ruling APC. However, the past months have seen him hushed, hidden away, and inhibited. Analysts have reasoned his absence, concluding that it involves the manner of his exit from the top floor of his party, relegated to a corner as an ordinary card-carrying member.

Before Bola Tinubu became president, the political elite glimpsed the signs of his advent and prepared. Omisore was strategically placed as APC National Secretary, meaning that Tinubu’s ascension would pull him up as well. But the game was not played well and many people were blinded by one thing or another.

Ultimately, Omisore got an early retirement alongside his principal, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Now that President Tinubu is the only light in the party’s sky, Omisore’s exit from the power circuit makes his loss more apparent.

Since his removal as APC National Secretary, Omisore went low-key. He hightailed from everything, including the parties he used to attend and the friends he used to entertain. The only mention of him in the news was the address he gave at a function for engineers. But he did not take up that path, disappointing those who envisioned him with a yellow construction helmet.

Whether or not Omisore was outwitted or schemed against, nothing matters anymore. He no longer has the backing of his party’s powers and few prospects for an elective or appointive position. But the seasons of life are ever-changing, so fortune may favour him one of these days.

Until then, Omisore remains out of the radar, neither speaking nor being spoken about.