Bola Tinubu, The Kingmaker Becomes King

Thank you for highlighting for Nigerians to read, Bola Ahmed Tinubu's chances of becoming President in 2023. First of all I wish to inform you that Tinubu deserves to be President in 2023. Through his sincere desire for change, he brought together three tribal parties namely the Action Congress of Nigeria (Yoruba), Congress for Progressive Change (Fulani), All Nigeria Peoples Party (Minorities), APGA (Igbo) and the new PDP, the intellectual wing of the PDP as a mega party the All Progressives Congress. It was through his political sagacity that this merger of the tribes won the Presidency in 2015. This was achievable because unlike the Fulani and the Igbo he had no domination agenda. By now, Knowledgeable Nigerians would have learned tribal domination from Aguiyi Ironsi, through Ibrahim Babangida's weakening of the tribes via the creation of unviable states and Mohammed Buhari scorched earth nepotism. Which is why Tinubu's sincerity stands him out as a most competent man to succeed President Buhari. His age is immaterial, for it encapsulates experience: a two term governor of Lagos; a former senator and a wealthy businessman. Age didn't work against President Joseph Biden of the USA who became president at the age of 78 and the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad who became Prime Minister in 2018 at the age of 93. Those disqualifying Tinubu because of his age are mischievous people with ulterior motives. On his health, those of us, his admirers know his sojourn in London is more educational rather than for health reasons. It is our prayer that Jehovah grants him many more decades in the service of our fatherland. For his backgrounds, being born poor and later attaining a higher status in life makes him people friendly, a self starter a face to face leader and reformer. As governor, Tinubu increased local governments from 20 to 57, created Neighbourhood Watch and street sweepers, thereby boosting employment. Moreover, he is a federalist, not one of those offering tribal domination as their hidden agenda. People finding fault with him are religious fundamentalists who know from his antecedents that he could not be cajoled into religious sectarianism. Tinubu is eligible because the Constitution provides for immediate successor if he dies in office. With muslim hypocrites practising Islamic jihad via banditry, kidnapping and Boko haram insurgency and Christian prelates serving both God and Mammon Tinubu is the best replacement for Buhari. In Nigeria, prosperity churches have been booming for decades. They promise financial rewards on earth and eternity in heaven. God has been reduced to a money doubler in a theology that preaches whatever you sow, you reap. And Nigerians borrow to give unscrupulous pastors with no qualms feeding fat on the ignorance and misery of the people. With the way he promoted his Attorney General Yemi Osinbajo to Vice President; we will all be there to support him to end the exploitation of man by man. We know he never betrays his friends and his supporters. He is the only Nigerian politician with that trait of benevolence. Chief Bayo Ogunmupe, journalist, author, blogger and economics columnist on The Guardian, Lagos.