Vanguard· 2h ago· 1 min read
I have described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic policies as Tinubunomics. That is, an economic system based on resource extraction from the citizenry to the state, but without corresponding public investment. I have said much on this, and there is a lot more to be said. But for the moment, how should we conceptualize or describe the President’s politics?
I don't have a single word like Tinubunomics for describing his politics, but I think Tinubu is regionalizing the Nigerian federation. He is moving Nigeria back to some version of the early 1960s, towards greater consolidation of the “regions” in relation to the federal government. Because Tinubu speaks with actions rather than words, we can discern a clear regional logic to his presidency. Let’s call this logic regional federalism, by which I mean a progressive attempt to regionalize federal power and ultimately strengthen the…
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