Nigeria, March 19 -- Bola Ahmed Tinubu is what I call a "patch-patch president;" a leader who stumbled into power not through any remarkable political strategy or personal merit, but because the opposition was too disorganised, too compromised, and too self-serving to present a united front. His ascension was not a triumph of vision or governance but a testament to the dysfunction within Nigeria's political system. In a free and fair election, where institutions function as they should and where credibility is a determining factor, Tinubu would not stand a chance in 2027 if the opposition can finally get its act together. And he knows it. That is his biggest nightmare.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is a house built on shaky ...