Late Mal Abba Kyari. One of the prime names that has polarized opinions in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. A lot has been said about his influence and control at the corridors of the Villa... a thread 
Hearsays, gossip columns, newspaper articles, social media influencers and surprisingly, political outbursts by PEPs have created a sort of legendary mystery about the Powers of the Man they call the GateKeeper of the Villa/PMB.
There is no iota of doubt that Malam Abba Kyari was aware of these whispers and echoes. However, what I find most interesting and in the words of Rudyard Kipling was the way he kept his head down when all about him were losing theirs and blaming it on him.
The man never jumped on any ship to defend himself of the numerous allegations doing rounds in the Country. This pushed him to the top of my wish-list to learn of his account via an autobiography or a book recounting his ordeals as the Chief of Staff...
similar to Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala’s fighting corruption is hard. Unfortunately, death came for him as it will come for all of us and perhaps he will never be able to tell his story.
Meanwhile,we will continue to place him on the right or left side of our equations & further the mystery about the Man. But if we put our thinking hats on,we may agree that his code of silence as Chief of Staff amid all the chaos & accusations should be regarded as a MasterClass.
In an era of unguarded utterances and outbursts, the man left a lot to learn from his silence.
'I’ve begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own' - Chaim Potok from the book the Chosen.
'I’ve begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own' - Chaim Potok from the book the Chosen.
Personally and as a Muslim;
knowing what it means to die of a pandemic,
knowing what it means to die on a Friday,
and knowing what it is for people to talk ill of you to the point of slander,
knowing what it means to die of a pandemic,
knowing what it means to die on a Friday,
and knowing what it is for people to talk ill of you to the point of slander,
I will say may Allah accept his Shahada, forgive his shortcomings and give his family the fortitude to bear the loss.
