in Lagos recently, it was hardly a structured or intellectually rigorous affair despite the quality of the audience. el-Rufai’s random musings on the occasion during which he largely entertained himself and massaged his own ego was of negligible analytic value because he failed to at the very least clearly define his central subject, godfatherism, which seems to be the main reason for the event. This is perhaps because he was asked the question on godfatherism in Lagos seemingly off the cuff.
el-Rufai would be conflating these illustrious Nigerian politicians and statesmen with the likes of the late Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu, fabled strong man of Ibadan politics where he was once famously described as a veritable garrison commander of the ebullient arena of Oyo state politics by no other than el-Rufai’s former godfather and benefactor, former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
El-Rufai completely misses the point when he strives to portray Tinubu as the godfather with a negative and overbearing strangle hold on the politics of Lagos State. That was the line pushed by both the PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje and proponents of the Kwara type ‘O to gee’ revolution In Lagos in the last election. They failed woefully. APC’s Mr. Jide Sanwo-Olu and Dr Obafemi Hamzat won an even more emphatic victory in Lagos than was the case in 2015.
el-Rufai talks with effusive glibness about good governance and qualitative leadership. He is not qualified to do so. He has no sterling record in that regard. At least we can all recall his abysmal performance at the Bureau of Public Enterprises as well as his intemperate, divisive and megalomaniac governance style in Kaduna State which overshadow whatever achievements he can claim.
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A very fantastic article. I salute the writer🙌
Baba Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is an icon and one of the pillars of democracy enjoying in Nigeria today. If we there is other word than godfather, he shall be called. He love people more than himself. Long live our leader of leaders, icon of peace and progress.
What do you expect from a political PARROT? anything he touches is controversy.
You are doing what you are paid to do, Continue, Elrufai is still more clean than Tinubu, the bullion van master, the Lagos landlord
Mr Omatshaye, this tune is discordant! Please make it concordant, or what has changed. Get me my chewing stick while I tie my wrapper firmly.
Elrufai is gunning for 2023, they have designed and perfected the act of ragging elections, He now believed this man on the left is more important to him than this man on your right, Signs of our time.
Bros park well jare. El rufai has done well. In fact Kaduna has seriously changed from the stagnant years. He has flaws though, look for & highlight those. But leave issue of governance & leadership. Shikenan.
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