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TINUBU, NIGERIA’S DE-MARKETER-IN-CHIE
Which serious foreign investor would commit capital to a country led by an individual whose early life remains shrouded in mystery where the first twenty years of his life are undocumented, his biological parents are unknown, and there is no verifiable record of his primary or secondary education?
Which investor would trust a nation led by a man once implicated in narcotics trafficking, who forfeited over $460,000 to the United States government in connection with drug-related proceeds, and who remains visibly unsettled whenever legal decisions from the U.S. threaten to unearth further details?
Who would risk investing in a country where the president routinely travels to Europe for holidays while the nation grapples with deepening insecurity, widespread hunger, and increasing poverty?
What confidence can investors have in a government where the president’s son, holding no constitutional office, can allegedly order violent attacks on citizens, threaten lives, and boast of impunity, simply because of his father’s position?
Why would anyone invest in a country where the president openly disregards the rule of law, violates constitutional provisions, and acts as the chief lawbreaker in a system that demands his protection of democratic norms?
And finally, who would invest in a country where the president can unilaterally declare a state of emergency, remove a duly elected governor, deputy governor and members of a state house of assembly without any constitutional backing, while the National Assembly watches in silence?
This is the image Nigeria currently presents to the world under Tinubu’s leadership, one of uncertainty, lawlessness, and institutional decay.
