Tag: Tinubu

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The Shithole Doctrine and the Christmas Tomahawks by Lawson Akhigbe

Donald Trump has always treated geography the way a child treats a map drawn in crayon: everything outside the gilt-edged boundaries of Mar-a-Lago is, by definition, a shithole. Africa, in particular, occupies a special place in this cartography of contempt. It is not merely distant; it is disposable. In his second coming, the man who once governed by tweet now governs by decree, treating Congress as an optional accessory and the Constitution as a set of polite suggestions best ignored when they inconvenience the royal will.

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The Insignia of Power: Tinubu, Trump and the Politics of Emptiness by Lawson Akhigbe

When a leader becomes more interested in the symbol of his authority than the substance of his government, politics begins to resemble a cult. The insignia becomes the message, the slogan becomes the policy, and the citizen is expected to admire the packaging while living with the consequences.

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From NADECO Hero to Billboard Bully: Nigeria’s Illiberal Democracy Masterclass by Lawson Akhigbe

There’s a special kind of Nigerian magic that turns a man who once dodged military bullets for democracy into the man who now decides which opposition party is allowed to breathe near a billboard.

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The Ministerial Investment Scheme: Where Public Office Comes with a Receipt and a Recovery Plan By Lawson Akhigbe

In the grand theatre of Nigerian politics, where truth occasionally stumbles onto the stage like an uninvited guest who has had one too many, Alwan Hassan has just delivered a masterclass in accidental honesty.

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No Vacancy: How the Senate Booked the Next Parliament’s Rooms Before the Guests Arrived

very first-year law student learns that no parliament can bind its successors. A.V. Dicey wrote it down in 1885, and the English courts confirmed it in Vauxhall Estates (1932) and Ellen Street Estates (1934). A Parliament may legislate on anything except the freedom of the next Parliament to undo it. A parliament is a hotel, not a freehold: you check in, you make a mess, you check out, and you do not get to reserve the rooms for the next guests.

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