Nigeria, June 9 -- Pastor Umo Eno, the rambunctious governor of Akwa Ibom State, is an unusual man. And it can take only an unusual person to come to terms with his weird ways. The high drama that he enacted over his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) exemplifies his unusualness. Now, the dance drama, which took him weeks to rehearse, has come to a head. After all the acrobatics, Eno and his clan of jesters have berthed in APC's vineyard. Eno must have danced himself weary before this denouement. But it is now time for him to face the reality of his political choices, whatever they may turn out to be.

Nigerians are likely to, in the coming days, pay more than a cursory attention to Governor Eno's action. This is principally...