Remember: the protesters want an end to bad governance, and he sits atop the federal government. It seems safe to say that he had wisely concluded that he understood that his BAT administration is the essence of bad governance in Nigeria. I write this in memory of the Nigerians who were killed during the #EndBadGovernance protests which began last week.
So that they do not die in vain, the protesters must insist on a full investigation, and on compensation for their families. Two days into the protests, President Bola Tinubu had not addressed the nation. His open display of intimidation and the arrogant pronouncements of some of his henchmen had not deterred anybody: Nigerians were on the streets in almost every corner of the country rejecting the menace of what passes forgovernance.
Tinubu did not appear on the streets in his customary mile-long SUV convoys. He offered none of his convoluted speeches. He did not hop on a luxury jet and get out of the country.
He had clearly identified a fire, and one that could grow worse. Remember: the protesters want an end to bad governance, and he sits atop the federal government. It seems safe to say that he had wisely concluded that he understood that his BAT administration is the essence of bad governance in Nigeria.
It did not start it, but it now owns it. By BAT, I do not mean Bola Ahmed Tinubu. BAT means “Buhari And Tinubu.
” It is a shorthand description of the menace that is the All ProgressivesCongress (APC) administration th.