Opinion
Political power in Nigeria – Part 3
4 years agoSupporters of Labour Party (LP) walk on a highway during a one million march for the presidential candidate of Nigeriaís LP, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general elections in Abuja, Nigeria on September 24, 2022. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
In the hurly-burly of the events leading to the civil war, the ‘inheritance elite’ took two fundamental steps to consolidate power. One was to foster the myth of one north through the formation of the Leaders of Thoughts, comprising Alhaji Aliyu Makama Bida of NPC...