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Dr Portia Roelofs
@whowhywherewhen
Lecturer in Politics at @Kingspol_econ | Book: "Good Governance in Nigeria" forthcoming in March 2023 with @CambridgeUP | Pre-order here: https://t.co/L4zkZJYlBo
Mar 1, 2023 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
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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#NigerianElections #NigeriaDecides2023 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/…