The pattern is not coincidence. It is containment that is BAT

Tinubu does not forgive critics, he absorbs them. His reward system is simple: if you once exposed him, insulted him, or loudly questioned his past, you are more valuable inside the system than outside it. Name one top appointee or loud defender around him today who did not once attack him.

FESTUS KEYAMO publicly questioned Tinubu’s certificate and credibility, speaking as a lawyer who claimed to care about transparency. Today, he attacks anyone who raises the same questions he once popularised.

FEMI FANI-KAYODE (FFK) accused Tinubu of corruption, godfatherism, and running Lagos like a private estate. He used words like “criminal enterprise” and “state capture.” Today, he markets the same man as Nigeria’s saviour.

RENO OMOKRI built an online brand attacking Tinubu’s morality, background, certificate saga, and Chicago controversies. He mocked those who supported him. Today, the fire has gone cold, the memory has faded, and the criticism is carefully redirected elsewhere.

DANIEL BWALA repeatedly declared Tinubu unfit for office on national television, attacking his health, history, and integrity. Today, he defends the same record he once described as disqualifying.

NYESOM WIKE accused Tinubu of hijacking party structures, imposing candidates, and running a one-man political empire. Today, he calls it “political experience” and “capacity.”

JOE IGBOKWE once raised internal APC alarms about fairness, equity, and leadership decisions linked to Tinubu. Today, dissent is treason and silence is loyalty.

BAYO ONANUGA and DELE ALAKE once wrote and spoke critically about Tinubu’s political dominance and methods. Today, they are gatekeepers of his image, aggressively rewriting history.

Yesterday’s critics are not forgiven, they are neutralised.

Yesterday’s questions are not answered, they are buried.

Yesterday’s accusers are not corrected, they are compensated.

This is not unity.

This is not maturity.

This is not ideological growth.

It is political settlement, where exposure is rewarded, accountability is traded for access, and silence is bought with power. [ #tvauthority 

And the most insÜlting part?

They now insŪlt Nigerians for asking the same questions they themselves once asked.

-Baron Large