Nigeria, April 10 -- Public sentiment remains sharply divided on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's leadership style. Is he a decisive reformer or an indecisive leader caught in a whirlwind of conflicting expectations? The answer depends on where one stands-and more so, on what one chooses to see.

Many Nigerians have questioned the president's delay in appointing ministers, ambassadors, and governing boards for federal agencies-actions often considered among the most basic administrative functions. These are not herculean tasks like revamping national infrastructure, tackling insecurity, or recalibrating a strained economy. They're procedural, expected, and essential to keeping the machinery of governance humming. Yet the delays lingered, pro...