The emergence of the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the flag-bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general elections seems to have reawakened the hopes of many Nigerians that good times may be imminent.

The euphoria that trailed President Buhari’s victory as president-elect is exactly what is currently trailing Tinubu’s victory since last Wednesday when the ruling APC drew curtains on its presidential primary.

Indeed, the party’s National Leader has wasted no time starting mending fences and rebuilding trust among the ethnic nationalities. This achievement would probably not be difficult for him having succeeded as governor of Lagos (1999-2007) to work with not only Yoruba but citizens across ethnic divides in his cabinet or parastatals under him.

For instance, since his emergence as the APC candidate, he has met with the northern governors, and other contestants including Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who ordinarily some naysayers branded him as a traitor for daring to contest the party’s presidential ticket with Tinubu, having been his (Osinbajo) former boss. Continue reading...

Best wishes to him.

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