By Abubakar D. Sani, Esq
Once upon a time (Make that twice) In far away Ondo State Two leading lawyers Or, rather, Senior Advocates ‘Locked horns’ On a slightly less familiar turf: The Governorship contest of the State The stakes were high enough As, apart from the two men A former deputy to the incumbent Dared to challenge his erstwhile boss The two leading parties The APC and the PDP Threw their considerable weights Behind their respective candidates For there was much Riding on its outcome Given the results Of a recent similar election In Edo State, South-South Nigeria Where, against all odds The opposition PDP triumphed To the chagrin of the party at the center So, smarting from that routing The ruling party was determined To show that it was still The party to beat And so, it proved to be Rotimi Akeredolu (or ‘Aketi’) For the second time, was the nemesis Of this fellow ‘silk’ As well as his former Deputy The ‘upstart,’ Agboola Ajayi And yet, given the attitude Of election losers in Nigeria Another battle - the real battle May just be about to start And, who best To engage In that duel But the two leading candidates Who just happen to be Senior Advocates But, then again, If history is any guide, Jegede might decide Just like the last time That challenging his brother-silk In court would simply Be not worth his while If that turns out to be the case That would be The height of sportsmanship And an exemplar To others that Might run a similar race Whatever the case, though Congratulations are in order For, Aketi, from his brethren in BOSAN And others in the Outer Bar For the triumph of one of their own As for Jegede, The learned Senior Advocate Fought a good fight And lives to fight another day When, battle-hardened and battle-tested His opponents will be nowhere in sight Till then, good luck and Godspeed May the best man (or woman) win To the glory of the Lord If not the law
Abubakar D. Sani, Esq, Xl4sure@gmail.com, 08034533892
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