Nigeria, June 1 -- Understanding Yoruba Political Sagacity: Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a Case Study

The 2023 elections is a watershed moment in our history as a nation. Odds were clearly against the current president who was then had been out of any elected political position for 15 years. In his party's primary he even had some of his lieutenants and disciples standing against him. There were powerful top brass of his own party trying to stop him from advancing to the coveted position of Nigerian president.

But despite all the odds that were stacked against Bola Ahmed Tinubu he still managed to wrestle power from some formidable opposition candidates from other parties.

It is no accident that it is his personality I'll be using as a case st...