But the political interests of the elite largely remained the same
The oil dealers, currency speculators, bankers, contractors, and other "industrialists" all wanted to take advantage of the
Most of them already knew the key power brokers in the party
They had been assured that pmb would "play ball" to a reasonable extent
They visited him in Abuja, Kaduna & Daura
They plied him with gifts which he refused to accept
All in the bid to gain some influence on the man
His first bombshell to them came on the day of his inauguration
"I am for everybody, and I am for nobody"
They asked their man, "are you sure he will play ball"?
And so it went on, and when it was time for business, a peculiar method become constant
They would approach baba with a "project"
Baba would call Abba
After the presentation, Abba would tell them "no"
But baba would always call Abba
Baba never listened to anything without Abba being present
They were perplexed. What did Abba have over buhari?
They tried to approach Abba privately but the man was adamant
They knew Abba's antecedents as a former
The man's demeanor convinced them he was "eating alone"
So the legend of Abba Kyari the king of the "cabal" was born
Baba is much smarter than we give him credit for
From the mind that conceived
"power" may "shift" from the office of the COS to another office in the presidency.
The enemy will be kept guessing
But Nigeria will prevail.