It was Tunde Fashola during his Senate confirmation hearing that made that statement
On Friday night, my loyalty was put to the test. Not small sef, but well tested.
At around 10 pm last Friday , I got a call – Duke dem dom sack dat your man.
I woke up – agh wetin happen. Dem fight and quarrel and from there, dem say make he go.
I quickly made some calls and found out that a meeting had been called to discuss the impending IPO that the market is waiting for seriously, and in that meeting, things got heated and my man exploded and from there he was shown the door.
I am a media man, even though not in the traditional sense but I still like the feeling of getting an exclusive and pushing it out very quickly and then sit and wait as the hailings start coming
But this was my man. He had just left his plush job under certain circumstances and the market rose in accord when he landed this dream job
The dream job is at the epicentre of a seismic activity that would impact the capital market and the economy in a massive way
So after I had confirmed the sad news, I was now confronted with a dilemma
Who would my loyalty be with – my man or my readers
I made other calls and discussed the sack and most people were not happy with the occurrence
This was a good and hardworking man but prone to ego-driven rants which takes away the maturity expected to play at that level
He was just two months on the job after spending about 20 years in the capital market
He forgot the wise saying – when a chicken goes to a new place…
My man ran in and didn’t care that like every other workplace there would be mines buried.
He ran straight through the minefield and got blown up now putting me in a dilemma of sorts
I have very reluctantly not blasted it, those who sacked him have been applying pressure and I’ve been pushing back
This is my man, I’ve known him for over 20 years and I can guess what he would be going through right now as I have passed the same road
The loss of confidence, the doubts, the feeling of shame and the rest
So i won’t now add to all that by blasting it
This was almost the same dilemma i faced with Tope Fasua the Presidential Adviser and my brother Rufai Oseni
People came at me with – ohh they are you friends why are u now leading the chorus against them
In their case, it was not personal, it was about issues so i added my two pence but this case, a brother lost a job even though the job remains critical to the economy, it still remains a personal tragedy
So I have taken a stance, I wont blast it or announce it and if it is ever announced, I wont give a commentary cos my loyalty remains with him and not my readers this one instance
Or am I making a mistake?
What do you think?
Duke of Shomolu
Last modified: April 27, 2026
