Sanusi II, Onaiyekan, and critiques of Tinubunomics, by Suleiman Suleiman

By Suleiman A. Suleiman (suleimansuleiman@dailytrust.com; 07066451983 SMS)
An otherwise routine meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria Conference last week took a dramatic turn. In their memorandum to the President, the Catholic Bishops expressed serious concern about worsening economic hardship, insecurity, and the increasing danger of Nigeria drifting into a one-party state. The bishops said they were only passing on to the President the message they received from Nigerians.
President Tinubu would have none of it, however. In response, he not only rejected the bishops’ assessment, he insisted that his economic policies are working and that Ni...