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Bola Tinubu has just been declared Nigeria's President-elect. Here's my pick of academic readings for understanding who he is and what his record as former Governor of Lagos State might mean for Africa's biggest democracy:
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Tinubu ran on his record of 'transforming' Lagos whilst he was governor from 1999-2007. This agenda was continued by his protegé, Babatunde Fashola, who took over from 2007-2011.
Michael O. Filani describes this in his @CitiesAlliance report from 2012:
citiesalliance.org/sites/default/…
Michael O. Filani describes this in his @CitiesAlliance report from 2012:
citiesalliance.org/sites/default/…
Crucially, the literature on the 'Lagos Model' raises three key contradictions.
i) The tension between reformist, often technocratic policy making, and the use of state power to build new business and patronage networks.
hal-sciencespo.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03473785v1…
i) The tension between reformist, often technocratic policy making, and the use of state power to build new business and patronage networks.
hal-sciencespo.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03473785v1…
