Asiwaju Tinubu’s Magnetic Pull and the Force of Nature

editorDecember 6, 2020 1:44 Am

By Kayode Adeleye

Since the returned to democratic governance in 1999, I doubt if anybody has been vilified for being principled or being himself like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He has borne the consequences for simply remaining a great politician. Loathe or like him, Tinubu even did not come to the political consciousness of Nigerians at the turn of the fourth republic, but he practically seems to be the only governor elected in 1999, who is still relevant today.

Though some are unaware, Bola Tinubu has been around for almost three decades starting from 1992 when he was elected as a senator to represent Lagos West in the now defunct third republic. Aside having a laudable credential of being an accountant of repute, he has over the years, proved to be more than the regular politician given the travails he suffered while standing by some causes. Prominent amongst the causes were the struggle for the actualisation of June 12 mandate of Chief Moshood MKO Abiola, the headlong collision with the General Sani Abacha junta military government through NADECO and the quest to create additional administrative unit in Lagos State leading to former President Olusegun Obasanjo withholding the allocations accrued to Local Government Areas in Lagos State.

Even when you don’t agree with Asiwaju Tinubu, you can’t help but admire his personality, his political dexterity, and courage. Aside maybe someone of Chief Obafemi Awolowo calibre, I doubt if anybody has had the level of political influence of Tinubu in the recent century given the way and manner in which he deliberately set out to build his team. He was one quoted to have said he uses the best hands, the best brains, the best experience for the job, for any task he needed to deliver.

“The job of a good leader is to assemble the best leaders that will create an enabling environment for the future leaders,” was one of the quotes attributed to him and rightly so. The Jagaban Borgu can be likened to the magnet that pulls enviable resources to himself for the propagation of the greater good. Asiwaju has consistently displayed his leadership and human management skills to nurture successful leaders not only in Lagos State, but across the country at large. Asiwaju Tinubu has built many from the scratch and encouraged them to see greatness in themselves.

There is no gainsaying the obvious that Asiwaju has become a political institution in the firmament of Nigeria’s political and socio-economic development. He has got his hands in many pies, that one is baffled to rationalise how he is able to coordinate and manage his innumerable engagements and interventions. His propensity to discover young and intelligent individuals, nurture and groom them to political stardom is great; this he has displayed since the advent of his emergence as the Lagos State governor in 1999.

For Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, aside the deliberate desire to build people, the uncertainty and nature of Nigeria’s political landscape has tested his will repeatedly forcing him to, like the mystical Phoenix, reinvent himself by coming stronger out of the ashes his political adversaries thought they had buried him in. Because of the people he has been blessed to be surrounded by, people who are worthy, dependable and reliable – men who have imbibed, assimilated and internalised his thought process, vision, dreams and goals, people in Governance, Administration, Civil Service, Academia, Business, Law, Medicine, Legislature, Banking and Finance, Oil & Gas, Politics, Media, Sports, and Entertainment, Tinubu’s secret remains the people.

Across the length and breadth of Nigeria’s political filament today, you are more likely to find a Tinubu disciple, reminding us of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At every turn of our national life, Tinubu has been an abiding factor for the propagation of true democratic principles. From the trenches, he mobilised resources for the greater good and on the return to democracy in Nigeria, he stood with the progressives fighting every inch of the way to bequeath to the coming generation a foundation of selfless sacrifices.

In the last few years, Asiwaju has demonstrated uncommon dexterity to issues and ability to listen and give voice to others, thus earning him unalloyed respect. Like a true leader, Tinubu does not only build for today, but posterity. Though he is a master strategist, he has suffered his share of defeat and betrayals, but Asiwaju makes giving people second chance a norm.

* Kayode Adeleye writes from Oshodi Lagos, he can be reached via waleman88@yahoo.com

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Not surprised. Nigeria is a country that honors thieves and looters. in a sane country Tinubu will be in jail by now

I too like this man sha...

Keep your name ringing on their lips and they would have no choice but to respect you.

Even Jesus was rejected in his kingdom.

A true warrior

Okay.

Whose disturbing us about this Chicago drug Baron. This country no get small shame. Little wonder we are a laughing stock in the comity of Nations.

Drakkernoir:
I too like this man sha...

Keep your name ringing on their lips and they would have no choice but to respect you.

Even Jesus was rejected in his kingdom.

A true warrior

Stop insulting Jesus by comparing him with a drug Baron.

The bible said " Jesus went about doing good".

Not went about carrying drugs.

Fahdiga1:
Not surprised. Nigeria is a country that honors thieves and looters. in a sane country Tinubu will be in jail by now

Jail on what charges?! That Ibos don't like him?

Jagaban

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techmo:



Jail on what charges?! That Ibos don't like him?

Do the Northeners like him?

techmo:



Jail on what charges?! That Ibos don't like him?

I didn't mention any tribe in my post so why mentioning Igbo

clarocuzioo:
Whose disturbing us about this Chicago drug Baron. This country no get small shame. Little wonder we are a laughing stock in the comity of Nations.

Here we go again Mr Ibo Man

Prove to us Ibos have dignity and integrity and show us anywhere he was convicted for been a Chicago drug Baron


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Fahdiga1:
Not surprised. Nigeria is a country that honors thieves and looters. in a sane country Tinubu will be in jail by now

Why is anything good news about Tinubu always look like a spear straight into your heart ?

He earned his stripes.

Fahdiga1:
I didn't mention any tribe in my post so why mentioning Igbo

You don’t need to even mention name, we know where the perpetual haters come from

Fahdiga1:
I didn't mention any tribe in my post so why mentioning Igbo

Let's not bore ourselves here .... Are you not proud of been Ibo?! Or you want to hide your Tinubu hate under another tribe

cktheluckyman:

Do the Northeners like him?

Go ask the Northerners

Mr Ibo

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techmo:



Here we go again Mr Ibo Man

Prove to us Ibos have dignity and integrity and show us anywhere he was convicted for been a Chicago drug Baron


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No matter how well you try to defend the drug Baron here on nairaland because of crumbles, the international community knows better.

Why did he forfeit over $500k dollars to the US government? Simply b cause he entered a plea bargain.

Even Tinubu knows he himself is a drug baron,, that's why he has never denied it and have refused to comment on it.

Though he has upgraded to bullion van thief.

clarocuzioo:


Stop insulting Jesus by comparing him with a drug Baron.

The bible said " Jesus went about doing good".

Not went about carrying drugs.

Na you get your mouth nah..abi i follow u drag?

techmo:



Let's not bore ourselves here .... Are you not proud of been Ibo?! Or you want to hide your Tinubu hate under another tribe

Always deviating from the real issues

loopman:


You don’t need to even mention name, we know where the perpetual haters come from

Aren't you a perpetual hater with this your comment. I pity you

Fahdiga1:
Aren't you a perpetual hater with this your comment. I pity you

Pity your life.

What is your headache with Tinubu? Has he ever been a governor or political officer in your dead state or poto region ??

If you want kerosine, you know where to face

techmo:



Let's not bore ourselves here .... Are you not proud of been Ibo?! Or you want to hide your Tinubu hate under another tribe

Leave Igbo alone and face the topic. It seems as if you people will not rest without mentioning Igbo. Who is Tinubu and why do you people think that Igbos give a fvck about him?

Later now, you will come and start saying that Igbos are the most tribalistic ethnic group in Nigeria, but the only thing that concerns you is wether Fahdiga is Igbo or not.

Igbos have no business with you people.

Biko, did Igbo people swear for una? Every time, Igbo did this, Igbo did that. Igbos are this and that, but you will be the first to scream when they call for their separate nation.

Na wa oh.

clarocuzioo:



No matter how well you try to defend the drug Baron here on nairaland because of crumbles, the international community knows better.

Why did he forfeit over $500k dollars to the US government? Simply b cause he entered a plea bargain.

Even Tinubu knows he himself is a drug baron,, that's why he has never denied it and have refused to comment on it.

Though he has upgraded to bullion van thief.

Education is important

Compass finance investment LLC ... Invest money for people, Tinubu founded it, Alegbe a shareholder and director was caught in heroin ring, US government asked Compass Finance to forfeit $460k while Tinubu went away without over $1.3m



You Ibos go about saying Tinubu forfetied anything.. or reached a plea bargain... What stupid plea bargain



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twutin1:


Leave Igbo alone and face the topic. It seems as if you people will not rest without mentioning Igbo. Who is Tinubu and why do you people think that Igbos give a fvck about him?

Later now, you will come and start saying that Igbos are the most tribalistic ethnic group in Nigeria, but the only thing that concerns you is wether Fahdiga is Igbo or not.

Igbos have no business with you people.

Biko, did Igbo people swear for una? Every time, Igbo did this, Igbo did that. Igbos are this and that, but you will be the first to scream when they call for their separate nation.

Then Ibos should stop spreading hatred from Twitter to Fb and from FB to blog sites and forums like NL

DEM TAKE HATRED SWEAR FOR UNA ?

loopman:


Pity your life.

What is your headache with Tinubu? Has he ever been a governor or political officer in your dead state or poto region ??

If you want kerosine, you know where to face

Just imagine this one. chai to have a cone head is not good o

Fahdiga1:
Just imagine this one. chai to have a cone head is not good o

Go and drink your kerosene, that is the most potent electoral tool by your politicians

Is Tinubu the one buying your destiny with 4ltrs of kerosine in every election cycle ?

Osu poto poto

Ok

twutin1:


Leave Igbo alone and face the topic. It seems as if you people will not rest without mentioning Igbo. Who is Tinubu and why do you people think that Igbos give a fvck about him?

Later now, you will come and start saying that Igbos are the most tribalistic ethnic group in Nigeria, but the only thing that concerns you is wether Fahdiga is Igbo or not.

Igbos have no business with you people.

Biko, did Igbo people swear for una? Every time, Igbo did this, Igbo did that. Igbos are this and that, but you will be the first to scream when they call for their separate nation.

Na wa oh.

Your brothers talk trash about Tinubu... IBOS get it back simple


Just look at hypocrite ... You suddenly couldn't see or read the FTC attack from your own Ibo man only to attack me for putting an Ibo man in his place


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Fahdiga1:
Not surprised. Nigeria is a country that honors thieves and looters. in a sane country Tinubu will be in jail by now

In a sane country your hero Jonathan nd his wife should be in jail by now especially after billions of naira thats meant for Nigeria development were confiscated from

Obituary Obi should be in jail by now for d killings of thousand innocent souls under his watch

In sane country only Lagos and Yorubas have temerity to question Tinubu source of wealth nd not Hypocrite pigs like flatinooos from yeeeast


Hold your failed leaders in your potopoto republic responsible for your impoverished landlocked erosion republic

twutin1:


Leave Igbo alone and face the topic. It seems as if you people will not rest without mentioning Igbo. Who is Tinubu and why do you people think that Igbos give a fvck about him?

Later now, you will come and start saying that Igbos are the most tribalistic ethnic group in Nigeria, but the only thing that concerns you is wether Fahdiga is Igbo or not.

Igbos have no business with you people.

Biko, did Igbo people swear for una? Every time, Igbo did this, Igbo did that. Igbos are this and that, but you will be the first to scream when they call for their separate nation.

Na wa oh.

Direct your energy toward your Igbos brothers from erosion potopoto republic nd admonish them to leave our leaders in SW alone


Abi then swear for you na to always criticize Tinubu that never occupy SE/SS political office ?

If you are crucifying Jagaban for being former Lagos governor nd then rush to ass lick Atiku as your savior then all of you Igbos are nothing but madddddddd people that new serious attention

We Yorubas will not sit back and watch you aniiiiimals Igbos to insult our leaders

Abi then use Jagaban swear for yu

techmo:



Your brothers talk trash about Tinubu... IBOS get it back simple


Just look at hypocrite ... You suddenly couldn't see or read the FTC attack from your own Ibo man only to attack me for putting an Ibo man in his place


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Why are you yuroba people so myopic. You guys talk without reasoning.

How are you so sure fahdiga is not a yuroba person?

Does fahdiga sound like an Igbo name to you?

Can you give me proof or evidence that he is an igbo person.