Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria's Most Powerful Politician - Politics By: Onyebuci

In 1999, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected
Governor of Lagos State. His then party, the
Alliance for Democracy (AD) produced all the
governors of the South West. By 2003, Tinubu was
the onl y governor left in the AD. He was under
pressure to decamp but he stayed. He built the
party and it became stronger.

For the eight years
that he ruled Lagos, he hired several guys to work
with him. I think he carefully picked them. Apart
from using them to work in his government, he
also groomed them for the future.

Eight years down
the line, see where those Tinubu guys are today -
1. Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN was Tinubu's Attorney
General and Commissioner for Justice. He is today,
Nigeria's Vice President.
2. Rauf Aregbesola was Tinubu's Commissioner for
Works. Today he is serving his second tenure as
Governor of Osun State.
3. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN was Tinubu's Chief
of Staff and successor in office. He is today
Nigeria's Minister of Power, Works and Housing.
4. Alhaji Lai Mohammed was Tinubu's first Chief of
Staff. He is today, Nigeria's Minister of
Information.
5. Babatunde Fowler was appointed by Tinubu as
Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue
Service. Today, he is the Executive Chairman of the
Federal Inland Revenue Service. At the National
Assembly, there are countless "Tinubu boys" who
have occupied and are still occupying seats till
today.

Since 1999, the Tinubu camp has produced almost
98% of the members of the National Assembly
from Lagos State. Forget politics, this man is a
political enigma. Rewind to 1999, I am sure most
of us have forgotten the names of the People who
were elected Governors then. Some of them have
gone out of circulation.
Some are gasping for breath politically. Indeed,
most of them are no longer relevant today. Who
still remembers Mbadinuju of Anambra State, Jolly
Nyame of Taraba, Mohammed Lawal of Kwara,
Segun Osoba of Ogun, Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto,
Achike Udenwa of Imo, Victor Attah of Akwa Ibom,
Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia? That one has lost two
consecutive senatorial elections. But Tinubu has
not only managed to remain extremely relevant, he
has continued to control Lagos politics 100%.


Not only that, he manages to carry his boys along
and today they occupy critical positions in our
national life. Take it or leave it, Tinubu is today,
Nigeria's most powerful politician. It didn't just
happen by chance. He worked very hard for it. Very
very hard.

The hallmark of a true leader is not just
the ability to rule well but also the ability to
nurture and groom his associates.
Oga Tinubu,


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