Nigeria, March 7 -- The Nigerian Senate, famously known as the Red Chamber, is not Unity Fountain. It is not the protest ground where voices like Omoyele Sowore, Ayesha Yusif, Deji Adeyanju, and their passionate allies gather to chant slogans and demand change. This sharp reminder, originally shared by Hamidu Isa Allu on Facebook, couldn't be more timely.

Activism has its place. In fact, it plays a crucial role in raising awareness, challenging oppression, and pushing society toward progress. But the Senate is a different battlefield. It is a space of strategy, negotiation, and lawmaking-where influence is built through patience and persuasion, not placards and protest songs.

A lawmaker who steps into the Red Chamber with the same fiery...