Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- In my last article I called Nyesom Wike the El-Terrible of Nigerian politics.

In this article I want to make a case for the three most consequential political figures in the modern political era of the Nigerian state.

Peter Obi like him or hate him has been able to firmly plant himself into the conversation when we speak about Nigeria's politics. The third person in this triad is the master of the game himself, the Jagaban of Nigeria who is also the sitting President of our beloved country.

Nyesom Wike's Rainbow Coalition, Peter Obi's Obidient phenomenon, and Bola Tinubu's long political architecture reveal three very different approaches to building political power in Nigeria.

Nigeria's contemporary political land...