President-elect; there is no margin for error left for Nigeria, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú

… when you are handed a poisoned chalice, you do five things. One, acknowledge you are facing the high probability of failure, and therefore seek to mitigate it. Two, have a team to manage communication and optics. Three, clarify your position, and opposing positions, and make the differences of opinion public. Four, seek and build consensus. Five, go for the low hanging fruits, that is, go for the small wins early to keep Nigerians engaged and happy.

There is no margin of error left for Nigeria. The country is technically insolvent and has barely nine months to avoid discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the incoming president, will be inheriting a poisoned chalice. The evil day has been long postponed, because his predecessors kicked the can down the road. Brutal decisions have to be made. For a start, the recommendations of the Oronsaye report on the…