This topic is born out of curiosity and in search of knowledge about the man we all know as Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria and an elite leader of the Yoruba race. Mind you, I am no Tinubu fan neither do i share in common views of what most people hold and respect about him. I am just another Nigerian, a YORUBA man who, like other of my country men and women has grown weary about just how the man Tinubu worked his way up the ladder of elitism and pro-carnal savory on the clandestine order of the Nigerian polity.
I just watched a documentary on Yoruba politics now and couldn't help marveling and wondering how Tinubu became so powerful in Lagos, nay western Nigeria. Even OBJ would think twice before talking to him anyhow. EFCC dares not call his name anyhow.
The almighty PDP has been having a tough time penetrating Lagos which they have been evening because of Tinubu. AD died a miserable death as soon as Tinubu left. And we all know what will happen to ACN if Tinubu leaves. I don't know of any other politician with so much individual influence in any of the big political parties.
Please how did he do this?
Tinubu is kind of like a legend in Nigerian politics today because whether you like him or not, you just gotta respect (or fear him).
The answer to my quest might just be summed in the below points:
1. Tinubu is a smart chap. He understands the game of politics and plays it very well.
2. He's a visionary leader. His interest lies in building for tomorrow and not just for the day.
3. He's a Good manager of men and materials. That's evident from the way he managed Lagos finance (even without Federal allocation) as well as the calibre of people he has helped become Governors of the SW region.
4. He loves his people, chasing the killer-party from the SW is the best thing anyone could have done for SWesterners at the time..
5. The man knows POLITICS sir! No other politician in this country knows how to work the Nigerian system like him. Unknown to his supporters, Goodluck and Tinubu are very tight paddies because he knows how important Tinubu is to his 2015 ambition.
2. The man knows how to work the ethnicity card. He's created a party which serves a rallying point for Yoruba. (Though I can swear he doesn't believe in it himself) truth be told I haven't seen this level of intertwining of ideology, ethnocentrism and organization in ages.
3. The man exploited the gap left by an all powerful military rule and has been able to push the inevitable call for pure FEDERALISM. He has always had a knack for embracing the popular struggle of the day. I.e June 12 and now Regionalism
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Mr. David-Leo Toyin Alabi
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