Beyond the economy, arrogance of power fuels Tinubu’s unpopularity

Recently, Indermit Gill, the chief economist and senior vice-president for development economics at the World Bank, wrote an article in the Financial Times titled “Nigeria’s economic transformation must succeed.” In the piece, he urged Nigerians to embrace the economic reforms of their president, Bola Tinubu. Specifically, Gill said: “The country’s elites must forge a political consensus in support of these reforms.” That’s not surprising. Like every seasoned policy expert, Gill knows that without a political consensus, no reform, especially