The worries and queries about Tinubu’s frequent habitation in London when he is needed in Nigeria are a direct consequence of our experience with Buhari who has elevated absenteeism, nonchalance, and “ungovernance” to an art.

Nigeria’s problems are too enormous to be additionally burdened with another absent, detached, inelegantly insouciant presidency, which Tinubu’s current attitudes suggest we will have should he become president.

Tinubu and his minders need to come clean about the state of his health. If they insist that he is as fit as a fiddle, they need to tell us why he has been uncommunicative in the last few months.

Communication with the public is a core feature of the American-style presidential democracy we practice in Nigeria. It is public communication that affords the president the opportunity to influence public opinion, to interface with citizens, and to frame and reframe the contours of national conversations.

That is why we now talk of the “rhetorical presidency,” where the goal of presidential communication is no longer to just persuade lawmakers (which is now unnecessary in Nigeria since National Assembly members are often pliant yes-men and yes-women) but to win the popular approval of the public. 

What sort of presidency does Tinubu want to have if he becomes president? A continuation of Buhari? Well, he may not be as lucky as Buhari as been.

After eight years of Buhari's vacant, dementia-plagued presidency, the last thing Nigeria needs is another presidency that will double down on it, that would be conducted through dishonest press releases by presidential spokespersons, paid social media troll farms, and TV appearances by deviously mercenary mind managers.

Bantu10:
The next place you will speak is your grave. Evil thieving corrupt drug baron

Creamypie:
Cos na dunces and unintelligent people, who are waiting to hail u and collect money dey rally

Jagabanofafrica:


Can you talk to your father like , Ibos don't respect elders.

Yoruba lokan

Paragon311:
This is not good to sell Tinubu to the electorate....

Granting interview with the same way others did is an addition to his campaign.

Nigerialabalaba:

Na comment like dis make some people say na waste of time to dey talk to nonsense people like una

Jagabanofafrica:


Can you talk to your father like , Ibos don't respect elders.

Yoruba lokan

Urheadmaster:



Yeah but he prefers to speak in rallies and gathering.

Tinubu is a mistake to mankind