Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Let me begin with an excerpt from one of my reflections, written on May 29 - the second anniversary of the administration of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT):

"Today, I write to you not as a critic but as a patriot - one deeply concerned about the state of our beloved nation.

I write as a citizen who believes in the urgent necessity of a national rebirth - a renaissance of values, leadership, and collective purpose. My hope is that millions of our compatriots, at home and abroad, will begin to experience a unity that transcends division and a renewed commitment to our shared destiny."

That open letter of May 29, followed by another on June 12 (our Democracy Day), was not written in condemnation but in cons...