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If you see Tinubu’s former close allies prominently embedded in your major election campaign team, either their feud with him is tactical or theatrical. Either way, you are likely losing that election. Here is why: 1.He rarely uses the same strategy twice. So, nothing you think you gathered around him is a Joker card. His best Joker investment is in relationships, from my perspective. 2.His strategy is locality-specific. What works in one region might not be what works in every region. “Bulaba” worked as a cacophony in the South. The North was not perturbed by such strategy to distract the opponents. All it was then was leading the opposition to chase goose. 3.Each local government and state contest is largely entrusted to the most strategic operator in that terrain. He is rarely the visible “star” in any locality, yet he penetrates deeply into every strand of the voting bloc. 4.He is not afraid to lose some battles because he understands the mathematics of winning the war. When and where his party loses, since 1999, he seems to have mastered reorganising rather than noise and venting on TV on every market days. 5.He focuses heavily on electoral forensics. Unlike many opposition strategies that rely on underage voting, thumb-printing ahead, or inherited political shenanigans from the PDP era, he invests in court-proof data. If you attempt shortcuts under his banner and lose in court, he will not defend it. When APC lost the forensic battle in court, example in Osun State, they gone home. Where they win, his haters wail. @officialABAT is arguably the first Nigerian political leader to invest deliberately in forensic election strategy to neutralise opposition tactics in court. This does not suggest that every APC candidate is clean. It means that when candidates lose in court, he does not cry foul. Most Nigerians miss this nuance: when APC loses, it is accepted as law; when APC wins, the narrative suddenly changes. Tinubu never reveals his final card, not even to covenant allies. Today’s card is rarely tomorrow’s. What sets him apart from most Nigerian politicians is this: long-term planning, long-term strategy, and emotional restraint. When he loses, he quietly withdraws, recalibrates, and returns without noise. Many of those chasing him are driven by hatred, impulse, or short-term manoeuvres. He does not operate emotionally. You cannot easily tell who he dislikes or disagrees with. Even during his well-known feud with Saraki, when they met within party structures, Jagaban set politics aside, called him “Bukky,” and exchanged pleasantries. Relentless hatred is a poor strategy. Even if you defeat him today, he returns home, retools, and re-emerges. His temperament is rare. Awolowo had it. Jonathan exemplifies emotional intelligence in leadership as well. Going on television daily to announce your hatred for Tinubu does not diminish him; it exposes your own level of strategic depth. To those who invest daily in hating him: you are running a bad business. That man is an Akándà. He may not be perfect, but he is solid. Leadership is learned by studying patterns, not emotions. No leader is perfect, but every serious leader is a textbook. Kíra kíra kò di ọlá. It is working…