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The myth of ‘suffer now, enjoy later’, By Abimbola Adelakun

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This time eight years ago, Nigerians still basking in the euphoria of having a martinet president began to ascribe all kinds of wonderful happenstances to his body language. So excited were the supporters of former President Muhammadu Buhari about the country’s potential under him that they attributed some magicality to otherwise routine happenings. Civil servants […]

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Bisi Akande and the myth of his ‘inflexible integrity’, By Abimbola Adelakun

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Last week Thursday in Lagos, former Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, publicly presented his autobiography, My Participations. Excerpts of the book have circulated in the media, and aspects of Akande’s recollections severely contested. While the criticisms have been interesting, this column is unconcerned about the book’s contents. Nigerian politicians’ books tend to be […]

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