Today, Desmond Elliott will lose, but he would have started a revolution that may or may not yield fruit in our lifetime.
Remember how Neil Armstrong took the first step on the moon and proclaimed this is a giant leap for mankind
Before Neil, many others had gone into space, helping to push the boundaries and giving Neil a soft landing and enabling him to set foot on the moon
From that one step, man is now on Mars and has also accomplished so much
Too many people have beaten this pathway and failed
From Musuliu Obanikoro, to Fashola at some point, to Ambode and Rauf Aregbesola and so many lesser-profile soldiers who have all not succeeded in denting the walls of Jericho that surround the establishment
But one thing, we cannot deny is that with each attempt, the wall has witnessed a little dent which will keep growing like a festered diabetes induced hole that would eventually lead to an amputation
Today, Desmond has cried out – intimidation, threats of sack for his supporters, withdrawal of his security, defection under intense pressure of his DG and all that
Today, Desmond will lose, but he will win because he has shown that it takes a man of principle to go against the establishment.
He would have made his point and very loudly, so loudly that even his opponents would secretly admire him and wish they had the courage
Desmond is a leader, the kind of leader that will emerge in the very near future
Like him or not, he has shown courage. Call him anything you want to call him, a weakling he is not
He has faced fire and stared down the menace that is the hydra-headed overlord that ‘rules’ Surulere and spoke truth to him
You stayed more than 5 times, why not me? Why must you decide for the people, if you are that influential in Surulere, why the underhanded games, why the intimidation.
Desmond will fail today, but he will win today.
Come and beat me
Duke of Shomolu
Last modified: May 20, 2026
