Tinubu as nightmare of reactionaries vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
By Mobolaji Sanusi
Even after the great man’s death 32 years ago, most politicians in the southwestern part of the country still use his name to cuckold the electorate during electioneering season. Momentarily, Bashorun MKO Abiola appeared on the political horizon, but his attempted reign was short-lived by the feudal military oligarchy that denied him his electoral mandate by sending him into a contrived grave.
The man adds another year tomorrow, but many people prefer to criticise him, out of sheer envy of his result oriented political track record; others do simply because they could not rival his steadfast commitment to finding solutions to political and other challenges facing the country. Tinubu thinks Nigeria, dreams Nigeria; he lives Nigeria and sleeps Nigeria. From the north, east, west and south, people call him at random to seek his help or input on intractable political quagmire.
Surprisingly, Tinubu relishes welcoming such backstabbers back to his fold. Most of us see this as a weakness but he sees that to be one sacrifice of greatness that he must pay. One can only hope that this inclination of taking back backstabbers would not turn to be his undoing later in life. Whoever doubts Asiwaju’s progressive credentials needs to embark on historical excursion.
This gave birth to All Progressives Congress that today controls the seat of power in Abuja. The move at that time generated spite, covetousness as much as cynicism from those who always see impossibility rather than possibility in Tinubu’s laudable political initiatives. His often-talked-about political superiority complex does not mean haughtiness, although it might appear to be so in the eyes of the mischievous among politicians and political watchers who want to see it so.
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