A major new book examining the political evolution, methods and strategies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while introducing the concept of “Tinubuism” for critical examination, is scheduled for publication before the end of the year.
Titled THE TINUBU ENIGMA: Tinubuism, Democratic Continuity and the
Future of Nigeria, is about 300 page volume is authored by Lanre Ogundipe,
veteran journalist, former President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists and
former President of the African Union of Journalists.
The author describes the work as neither praise literature nor partisan
condemnation, but “an attempt at political interpretation.”
The book examines Tinubu not merely as an individual politician, but as
a broader political phenomenon shaped by power, strategy, coalition management,
institutional influence and the demands of governing a complex federation.
Its early chapters examine Tinubu as a strategist, coalition builder and
political organiser operating within Nigeria’s evolving democratic terrain. The
later chapters address more difficult questions concerning governance,
legitimacy, reform, institutional endurance, democratic accountability,
historical judgment and the possible emergence of what may eventually be
understood as Tinubuism.
The concept is not presented as an established doctrine. Rather, the
book asks whether recurring patterns in Tinubu’s political evolution can be
understood as a distinctive method of political organisation, coalition
management and democratic power management in contemporary Nigeria.
The study also places the Tinubu political experience within the broader
context of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic and the wider African experience of
statecraft, democratic consolidation and political leadership.
A collection of essays, some previously published in the media and many
appearing in substantially developed or fresh form, The Tinubu Enigma brings
together political commentary, analysis and historical reflection in an attempt
to understand one of the most consequential political trajectories of
contemporary Nigeria.
The manuscript has undergone substantial editorial development and has
been reviewed by scholars and analysts ahead of publication, generating
critical assessments of its arguments and approach.
The book is intended to stimulate discussion among scholars, political
practitioners, journalists, researchers, students and members of the wider
public interested in Nigerian politics, democratic development and the future
of the Nigerian Republic.
Further details concerning the publication and public presentation of
the book will be announced in due course.
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