Waziri Ibrahim’s “Politics Without Bitterness” and the remaking of the Nigerian elite (1), by Usman Sarki

“The price of greatness is responsibility”— Winston Churchill The late Alhaji (Uncle) Waziri Ibrahim, leader and presidential candidate of the Great Nigeria People’s Party, GNPP, once campaigned around the memorable theme “Politics Without Bitterness.” The slogan captured the imagination of Nigerians across generational and regional divides. It evoked the promise of a politics anchored in decency, […] The post Waziri Ibrahim’s “Politics Without Bitterness” and the remaking of the Nigerian eli...

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