Many months after the Nigerian national elections and the inauguration of a fitful administration, everything appears to be in near chaos. The beneficiary of an invidious promotion to public office owes his duty or allegiance only to his appointor. Sensitive public positions have been allocated to kins, tribesmen and clients most times in utter disregard of the requirement of an underlying pre qualification for the positions or of cognate or relevant experience therefore. The nation is however the ultimate loser as she is denied the effective and efficient labour of her rigorous and shrewd body of candidates for public office. It is a moot point whether Tinubu can reverse the trend or, put differently, whether Tinubu can fight corruption.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2024 15:34 UTC