The Politics of “Strategic Generosity”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mastered a certain political art — the art of winning hearts through well-timed gestures.
He honoured the North by giving former President Muhammadu Buhari a befitting state burial — and the North embraced it.
He reached out to General Ibrahim Babangida’s circle by appointing Mohammed Babangida — and the family accepted.
He offered the North the Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway now under construction — and the North nodded in approval.
He gifted the South-South the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road — and the region welcomed it.
He extended a hand to Nigerian students with the Student Loan scheme — and they accepted it.
He raised the National Youth Service Corps allowance to ₦77,000 — and corps members smiled in agreement.
He increased allocations to governors — and the governors accepted with gratitude.
He boosted constituency project funds for each member of the National Assembly — and lawmakers endorsed it.
He initiated a crude-swap deal for Dangote — and the industrialist accepted.
He bolstered Nigeria’s foreign reserves — and the reserves swelled in acceptance.
He invested heavily in Abuja’s infrastructure — and the FCT applauded.
And now, he has given the African Democratic Congress (ADC) a political figure in Rauf Aregbesola — and the ADC welcomed him.
From North to South, from classrooms to corridors of power, from boardrooms to political parties, Tinubu’s “gifts” have been received — and accepted.
Let the political game continue…
