In politics, there are defections, and then there are homecomings. What we are witnessing with the return of Asiwaju Leke Abejide is not a mere political movement; it is a powerful restoration of order, a reconnection to origin, and a reaffirmation of ideological identity.
For far too long, a vacuum existed where his voice, energy, and strategic depth rightly belonged. Today, that void is closed.
Asiwaju Abejide is back. He was together with our leader Hon. James Abiodun, Late Baba Jubril and the rest of the founding fathers of APC in planting and grooming the party under the leadership of Late Prince Abubakar Audu in securing the landslide victory for APC in 2015, roundly defeating the sitting government of PDP in the state
A well grounded political strategists Leke Abejide took one of political foots to ADC where he showed classical prowess winning a back to back two term victories to the Federal House of Representatives, representing Yagba Federal Constituency and becoming the House Committee chairman of customs and excise to date
Asiwaju Leke Abejide has never truly left APC as he is always identifying with our leader Rt Hon. James Abiodun Faleke on nurturing the victory the victory of APC in Kogi state and vigorously so in the 2023 electoral fortune of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Kogi state
We the founding members of APC greatly rejoice in welcoming him back to the party he did not just join, but helped build. He is Back to the political family where his fingerprints are etched into its very foundation.
He is Back to the All Progressives Congress. the platform whose growth he actively shaped and whose future he is once again poised to influence.
Certainly, not every politician can claim legacy status within a party. But Asiwaju Leke Abejide is not every politician. He is one of the early architects, one of those who stood firm when the structure was still being erected, when the vision of a progressive Nigeria was still being fiercely contested.
His return, therefore, is not symbolic; it is strategic, and it is long overdue.
Across constituencies, across party lines, across political observers who understand the weight of influence, one sentiment has remained consistent:
Leke Abejide belongs here. The people have said it quietly for years. Now, it has happened loudly and unmistakably.
This is not just about reunion, it is about realignment with purpose.
At a time when the All Progressives Congress continues to consolidate its dominance under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the return of a tested, loyal, and visionary figure like Abejide strengthens not just the party’s structure, but its soul. Politics, after all, is not sustained by numbers alone, it is driven by conviction, loyalty, and clarity of purpose, Abejide brings all three in abundance.
His homecoming sends a clear message to allies and critics alike: the APC remains the natural home for progressive thinkers, builders, and doers. It is a party that remembers its own and welcomes them back not as strangers, but as pillars.
To those who understand political timing, this move is more than ceremonial. It is a recalibration ahead of the battles to come. It is a signal that experience is returning to the frontlines. It is a declaration that the house is being put in order.
And to Asiwaju Leke Abejide, the message from the grassroots to the leadership is unanimous and thunderous:
Welcome back home, certainly not as a guest but as a founding force reclaiming his place.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, foundational member of APC and political analyst, writes from Lokoja. Kogi state.
