Three years ago, I made a prediction that once Malam Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa doesn’t have his way, he would begin to grumble and eventually leave his party again. Today, that prediction has come true—sooner than I thought.
After leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) when he lost the governorship primary to Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, Mustapha Inuwa has once again jumped ship, this time to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). His latest move is no surprise to those who have watched his political pattern over the years. The same cycle repeats itself: dissatisfaction, complaints, and eventual exit.
In a recent interview, he lamented that Governor Dikko Radda does not listen to his advice. He mentioned, in particular, that he had warned the governor about the problems facing Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, but that his advice was ignored. That single statement, to me, is the final confirmation of what I said years ago—that once he feels his opinions are not given priority, he becomes restless, discontented, and eventually walks away.
But governance is not about whose advice is taken the most. It is about leadership, teamwork, and results. Those who truly mean well for the system offer constructive input consistently and patiently, not conditionally. Genuine loyalty is not withdrawn simply because one’s counsel was not heeded on a particular issue. The truth is, no leader can take every piece of advice offered by every former official, no matter how well-intentioned.
Mustapha Inuwa’s story is one of recurring political impatience. He has held almost every major political appointment in Katsina State—local government chairman, commissioner, three-time Secretary to the State Government, and even a former party chairman. Yet, his political journey continues to be defined more by motion than by stability, more by exits than by endurance.
The tragedy here isn’t just that he has left again, but that he has done so for the same reasons as before—feeling sidelined and unappreciated. Politics, however, doesn’t reward perpetual dissatisfaction. Those who keep switching parties to stay relevant often discover that relevance is not transferable. It is earned through consistency and integrity, not through convenience.
I said it three years ago, and I repeat it now: nobody is indispensable. Power is a trust from God, not a personal entitlement. Those who think the political stage cannot stand without them soon find that the music plays on, even after they leave the dance floor.
So as Mustapha Inuwa settles into his new home in the ADC, one can only wish him well—and quietly wonder how long before the cycle begins again.
In politics, as in life, consistency is a virtue. True influence is not measured by how loudly one complains or how frequently one moves, but by how firmly one stands when the music changes. And if there is one lesson to take from this recurring episode, it is that political survival depends not on how many times you change parties, but on how many bridges you manage to keep unburnt.
Once again, my old words ring true: nobody is indispensable.
Find in the following link, the post about my prediction three years ago:
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