To frame President Tinubu as uniquely anti-democratic in Nigeria’s history is not to deny the flaws of those who came before him.
Ruto and Tinubu must brace for the messy, difficult task of fixing their countries’ economies, a task that is not a respecter of fine language.
How long this will take or how many more twists of judicial malefaction could accompany the journey to a resolution of the mouth-watering sums involved is anyone’s guess.
The signals are there. Simplified tax structures. Stronger compliance systems. Improved transparency. Coordinated reforms across sectors.
What the military hierarchy and the ruling party once dismissed with emphatic denials has now assumed the weight of undeniable truth.
As if goaded by a clan of shamans, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disinterred the first anthem in 2024–45 years after it was first retired.
We may quibble about the real backstory all day, and the full version may never be known publicly, but one man who comes out looking good from this is the president.
This is a cause for concern for anyone interested in the future of democracy in Nigeria.
Prof Joash Amupitan appears determined to beat the record of Prof Maurice Iwu as the most mistrusted electoral administrator yet.
I find Dangote’s call for stronger regional integration to be timely and necessary.
