Tinubu is Applying Awolowo’s Economic Blueprint and Akintola’s Political Strategy A Masterclass in Nigerian Leadership

By Sa’adiyyah Adebisi Hassan

President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not merely leading Nigeria he is redefining governance by blending two powerful ideological traditions: the economic vision of Chief Obafemi Awolowo and the political pragmatism of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola.

Understand this clearly: Tinubu is operating with the economic ideology of Awolowo, rooted in fiscal discipline, infrastructural development, and people-centered investment in education, agriculture, and regional self-sufficiency. He believes in building from the ground up empowering the states, reviving dead assets like the Ajaokuta Steel Complex, prioritizing student loans, and pushing for minimum wage reforms.

At the same time, he is practicing Akintola’s political realism a keen understanding that Nigerian politics is not for purists but for those who know how to navigate its stormy waters with strategy, alliances, and sheer boldness. That is the only ideology that works for a Yorùbá man aspiring to survive and succeed in the treacherous game of Nigerian power politics.

Those who refuse to learn this truth will be consumed by the same forces that jailed Awolowo, assassinated Akintola, annulled June 12, and killed MKO Abiola and his wife, Kudirat. Nigerian politics is not a poetry recital. It is chess and Tinubu is five moves ahead.

Whether you agree with him or not, underrate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at your own peril. He is not just a politician; he is an ideologue, a strategist, and a ruthless realist who has studied the terrain, survived its fire, and mastered its rules.

Today, he has spent two years of his first term. Two more years to consolidate his reforms, and by 2027, Nigerians those who understand the bigger picture will not hesitate to return him for a second term. Why? Because for once, we have a leader who is willing to make tough, painful, but neces