THE POLITICIAN OCTOBER 2013 | Page 121

Love him or hate him, the truth of the matter is that you certainly cannot ignore him. Many Nigerians are still wondering how Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu rose from extremely humble beginnings to become the most powerful politician in South-west Nigeria. Till date they’re still intense debates going on about his state of origin, parentage, his wealth and business interests and his relationship with an accounting firm charged with overseeing revenue collection in Lagos state. His leadership style is described by many to be “Machiavellian” at best and at worst “Orwellian”, but while his critics are on social media pontificating, the man who has come to be known as the “Asiwaju of lagos”, continues to expand his proverbial political empire. For me, even though I have also heard the above criti 6?6?2???V?W&?W2?666???2?F?R&V6??v???F??( ?@?vV?v?????F?V??26???&V6W6R???R?bF?W6P?67W6F???2?fRWfW"&VV?&?fV??6??f?"7W?6VF??VGV6FVB?BW??6VB??G2F?6??FV????v?F??v?????Wf?FV?6R?b?66??GV7B?2WfW"&VV?V?V'F?VB?VfW2?GF?RF?&RFW6?&VB??W'6??????????BF?V?f?V?FVBv?76??B7V7V?F???v??6??fP???F???rF?7V'7F?F?FRF?V??&V6W6R7V6?F?7?6?F????2&WG&?w&W76?fR?B6W'F???F?W6?( ?B6??fW?F?P?VGV6FVB??Bv??6?????bF??V'^( ?27&?F?726???F?7V'67&?&RF???v????WfW"f?&vWBF?R??6?FV?6Rv??6??67W'&VB??6?6???VF?v?W&R7W?6VF?VGV6FVB?BW??6VB??vW&??F??6??VB??F?RV??FVB???vF??v0?6???r????vW&????F?6??26?''WB????f?"F?@?6?R??F?f?GV?F?&R'&W7FVB'?F?R'&?F?6???6Rf? ??P??'?V???FR? ??W6??r6??V&?G?V?6^( ?2F?7V?V?G2F?v?&???Bf?"&V??r????Vv????w&?B??F?RT???6?( ?B?B??FW&W7F??p???rF?R6?RV??Rv???VB?B6?VFVBF?V?"v??F?&?Vv?F?V?"f?6?6F???2???&FW"F??VfRF?P?6?V?G'??fR??r&R??fV?FVBF?V?6V?fW22F?R??&??6??76W2?bF?R?F??????F?W?6?B??6?6???VF?g&????&???rF?????v?@??7?WF??rF?V?"??6???W2&?WF?&?2v??7B??F???p???vW&????B?WB????bF?V?&R?fW'6V2???Vv?????"6??GV7FVBf?R?'&?vW2???&FW"F?v???W&?6???BWW&?V?6?F??V?6????BF??F?W?6??F??VRF???RF??BFV6V?fRF?RWF??&?F?W2??F?V?"??7B6???V??F?W2?vR?6??fR?????vW&??2B???Rv????fR?6??V?VB??F??2&?Bvv???BWV???7V?BF?V?"F?2'W6??r??F?6??2?B6???rF?V?'V?6??bF??WfW2??B?WB????bF?W6R6?RV??P?v?BF?V?"??'2'??W?F?6??'&?&VBF?V?"v?F?&?Vv??66?????B6?WBv?F??V7GW&W'2???&FW"F?72F?V? ?W??2????R?bF?W6R7G2&RFVV?VB6?''WB??F?V? ?W?W2??F?W????r?2F?B??F?6??2&R6?''WB???R7GVF?VBf??R'BBV??fW'6?G??B?W@????Rv?B??"2?66?V?BW?V7WF?fR???&???v?B6???V7F????2FVw&VR??f??P?'Bv?F?&??s???Rv?BF?B??"&V6W6P???R??Wr6??V&?G???F?R&???B??B&V6W6R??RvW&RV?f?VBf?"?B??2F?B??@?6?''WF???????vWB?B?v?V???RF?6??WF???rw&??rF?V?( ?v?BV?FW'7F?G>( ??'W@?v?V???F?6??F?W2?BF?W?( ?&R6?''WB?