Tinubu: Treatise's teaser (Part 2)

• Published date: 15 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

'We all die. The goal is not to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.' - Chuck Palahniuk

'Nigeria's President Must Die First!' is the rider to the epilogue of the treatise on Tinubu recently published and available on Amazon. It is authored by this columnist. Nigeria has been bedeviled by many obstacles to development despite humongous human and natural resources she is endowed with. It is a truism that greater part of the obstacles is man-made rather than spiritual despite our acclaimed spiritual fervour. This columnist having resided in a nation like Singapore where that country's spiritual zeal is nothing compared to that of Nigerians, has come to the conclusion that for Nigeria to take giant strides forward, Nigeria's 16th President, come 29th May 2023, should be prepared for any eventuality as he mounts the saddle in line with the positing of American novelist, Chuck Palahniuk, who once opined: 'We all die. The goal is not to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.' Interestingly, the epilogue to the 293 paged treatise: 'TINUBU: TRAJECTORY TO THE THRONE', served as teaser for the readers of this column. Enjoy the reading:

Epilogue

'Nigeria's President Must Die First!'

In the comity of nations, Nigeria is losing out as the once highly referred and regarded 'Giant of Africa'. Recently, in the news, Nigeria has been sliding down the scales from sporting events, to oil production and refinery; social indices such as out of school children; physicians per patient ratio; infant mortality, maternal mortality; environmental degradation due to climate change; and economic indices such as Human Capital Development Index, Gross Domestic Product (GDP); poverty rate, debt per capital ratio, etc. Is it the best time to be Nigeria's President? Definitely, not! Pointedly and poignantly posited, for the uninitiated and neophyte, it would be a horrendous or herculean task.

It was in the news in the year 2022 the humongous amount of refined oil needed for Nigeria's domestic consumption that was being imported. According to the Tribune newspaper: 'Nigeria is the only OPEC member that imports 95% of refined petroleum for domestic use' (sic). In terms of production, Nigeria's position has shifted down from the highest producer of crude oil. Presently, Nigeria is struggling to contend from sliding from the 3rd position in Africa while the duo of Angola and Libya are calling the shots! How are the might fallen! It is disheartening and...