NIGERIA, Dec. 2 -- When they do good things, we will say it. We are not mad people who will see good things and say that it is bad but we are also not sycophants who will see bad things and say that it is good - Yinka Odumakin

When I commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last week for directing the withdrawal of police escorts from VIPs - a long-overdue step toward prioritising national security over elite convenience - some uninformed critics quickly labeled me a praise singer. They clearly do not understand that constructive citizenship requires balance. I am not one of the president's bootlickers, and I do not intend to become one. I will commend him when he does well and criticise him where his administration has performed poorly. Th...