NIGERIA, Dec. 2 -- About six months ago, I asked an elderly supporter of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu why his man had not appointed ambassadors almost two years into his administration. The politician asked me to relax. "Mr. President will shock all of you over that. You know he likes to have quality men around him." I did not argue further.

True to the old man's prediction, President Tinubu shocked the entire nation on November 29, 2025, when he sent the list of his would-be ambassadors to the National Assembly for approval. Immediately I saw the list, I put a call across to my old friend. He picked, and before I could say anything, the politician said, "I know why you are calling me, Suyi. Oro pesi je (proposition kills response). W...