Snookered Again? I Warned Bola Tinubu That This Day Would Come – Farooq Kperogi

By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.Twitter: @farooqkperogi The political coalition between Muhammadu Buhari’s CPC and Bola Tinubu’s ACN has all but collapsed. There was nothing even remotely surprising about it. In previous columns, media interviews, and social media updates, I predicted that this would happen.For example, in my June 23, 2018 column titled “Buhari’sJune 12 Pandering and Naivety of Yoruba Elite,” I wrote:“Buhari may well get a second term with the help of votes from the Southwest. But one thing is as certain as tomorrow’s date: he will spectacularly fall out with the Yoruba elite whose support he’s bending over backwards to court now. He’d no longer have a need for them after 2019 and might even remember that they betrayed him in 2011.“These same people would then turn against not just Buhari but the entire North. If we’re alive till then, we’d remind them that they are complicit in their own fate. An Italian proverb says, “When a man deceives me once, it is his fault; when twice, it is mine.”In a January 26, 2019 column titled “Bola Tinubu’s Costly …

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Gombe Governor Salutes Tinubu at 68

By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Gombe state Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has felicitated with the national leader of All Progressives Congress, APC and former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he turns 68 years today. In a goodwill message, Governor Yahaya described Tinubu as a true democrat, a rare breed and large hearted individual who sacrificed a lot for Nigeria, describing as legendary and inspiring, his relentless commitment and love for the nation and democracy. The Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to Gombe state governor, Ismaila Uba Misilli announced this on Sunday in a statement sent to Precise Post. According to the statement, ” with his pedigree and track records of mentoring, guidance and support for upcoming leaders to accomplish their dreams, Tinubu has written his name in gold in the annals of history and earned for himself, national and global accolades and respect. Governor Yahaya who said the APC leader personifies courage in leadership and patriotism, saluted his abiding faith in ideals of democracy and the Nigerian project. He also showered encomiums …

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