…not be comfortable with a Christian-Christian ticket.” So, it’s not about competence or meritocracy, it’s about perceived religious supremacy. Thus, as President Tinubu’s wife made clear, her husband did not opt for a Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2023, or replicate it for 2027, because of competence but rather because, as s…

…former leader, Lee Kuan Yew, whose administration, he said, placed integrity and meritocracy at the centre of nation-building. “These two are cardinal for every nation, every state, even in an institution like the civil service of a state or federation. If integrity and merit are not considered, especially in the leade…

…has now shown that even in a country where exclusion often masquerades as democracy and "meritocracy", power can still be made to travel to the margins when conscience, pressure and enlightened self-interest meet.