President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently delivered a masterclass in presidential fatalism. In his own words:
When the President Outsources Hunger to the Churches by Lawson Akhigbe
Who Holds the Purse? Or Has Parliament Lost the Wallet? By Lawson Akhigbe
The newspapers report it. Television analysts nod approvingly. Social media applauds. Everyone moves on.
Remembering Captain Thomas Sankara, the Rebel Who Renamed a Nation and the Rise of a Captain Ibrahim Traoré Who regained a Nation by Lawson Akhigbe
Thomas Sankara's dramatic life and legacy inspire Captain Ibrahim Traore, as they redefine African ideals and reshape the future.
The Samson Strategy: How the Tinubu Government Pulled the Temple Down on Itself Over PFIPC by Lawson Akhigbe
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration appears to have forgotten that rule in its handling of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) controversy. In its determination to destroy the credibility of one man, Prince Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, it may have inflicted collateral damage on something far more valuable: the credibility of official government documentation itself.
Daytime TV Politics and the Social Care Abyss: Why Prime Minister Burnham’s Cross-Party Table Is Missing the Point by Lawson Akhigbe
When Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for a cross-party "consensus" on social care, you could practically hear the collective sigh of relief from Westminster’s pundit class. “Ah, marvelous,” they purred. “The grown-ups are finally taking their seats.”
Centre for Nigeria Progress 