New president of Nigeria

Not many African political leaders are known to have publicly declared their love of reading. US president Barack Obama popularised the idea of a ...

Nigeria has been dogged by the issue of a majority accused of lording it over minority ethnic groups. The majority have to listen instead of ramming their ideas down the throats of others. The new president can learn a lot from it. They conclude it’s possible to break out of the poverty cycle. All the president needs to do is adapt it to local needs. The authors did a great job of synthesising the reasons why nations fail – it’s an easy read. Daron Acemoglu is [an economist at MIT](https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/daron-acemoglu) while James A. Nigeria needs a leader like Lee, without his [dictatorial tendencies](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/23/lee-kuan-yews-legacy-of-authoritarian-pragmatism-will-serve-singapore-well). [a communications scholar](https://theconversation.com/profiles/olayinka-oyegbile-1297384) and a book reviewer, I made a short list of essential reads for Nigeria’s new president. [Insecurity](https://theconversation.com/nigeria-insecurity-2022-was-a-bad-year-and-points-to-need-for-major-reforms-194554) remains a challenge too. The incoming president should find time to sit down and pore over the 68 pages of this book and see what Achebe has said about our country. Achebe was never a leader of a country.