Reno Omokri as a Tadpole

Can he hide under the “no permanent friends or no permanent enemies” maxim in politics to explain his appearance beside President Bola Tinubu dressed like one of the hunters in the famous Yoruba play, Langbodo?

Reno’s politics is an aberration, a fusion of cowardly engagement propelled by intellectual pretentions usually delivered with the loud noise of an Iraqi scud missile which usually leaves no serious damage.

I am very sure that his new friends are not one bit carried away by this his new apostasy but feel the need to keep him closer so as not to add one more noisemaker to the litany of hungry shekere players who cry daily from the pangs of hunger.

Sitting beside President Tinubu, you begin to wonder what exactly would be going through his mind because for a morsel, he would within a split second change camps.

People have switched allegiances in politics without so much as a raised eyebrow

Peter Obi has moved from PDP to LP and may soon be on his way back. History has recorded a lot of switches so this ordinarily should not also raise an eyebrow

But there is this bile wrenching feeling you get as you look at the picture and the glint of mischief in his eyes

He must have felt a sense of importance at this great achievement of meeting with his all time temporary hero

This takes us back to the quality of leadership and the quality of body politics we play in this country.

We have allowed sublime leadership over run us and this is why a tadpole would feel he is now a full grown frog and must jump out of the pond and hop towards the presidency in borrowed garb.

Reno should be a lesson for our young and upcoming leaders.

They must learn how to recognise the slimy fluid that lubricates our politics and by extension governance.

They must learn how to avoid it. Ignore it and wrestle it down if they are to achieve any level of credibility.

For me, if you are looking for the full dictionary meaning of unprincipled, anchorless and self-serving mutant in politics, do not look too far because as you leaf through the pages you will see the picture of this tadpole in grey beards and knuckle knees stare at you.