The last Nigerian president to leave his successor something tangible to build on was Olusegun Obasanjo, who left office in 2007. Umaru Yar’Adua ruled from his sickbed, almost sparking a constitutional crisis, and he eventually died in office. He lost every time but has grown a power base that cuts across Nigeria’s traditional geographical, religious and ethnic divides. He is one of the only governors in Nigerian history to have left state coffers in better shape than he found them. Whether he (there are no women in the highest echelons of Nigerian politics) will attain great heights and build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.

Source: The Guardian February 25, 2023 03:25 UTC