Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- There comes a point in the life of every government when its actions begin to tell a story far more revealing than its words.

The story now being told by the Tinubu administration is increasingly difficult to ignore: When an incumbent government begins to feel politically threatened, the institutions of state suddenly become intensely interested in its opponents.

The latest episode is the move to bring former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, under the scrutiny of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The question Nigerians should be asking is not merely: What is the allegation?

It is: WHY NOW?

In September 2017, Atiku Abubakar publicly chal...