Temitope Lakisokun

Lakisokun, a political consultant, and Chair of Trustees of the Tarihi Trust Foundation, writes from Lagos, Nigeria.
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Nobody Asked Me, But…

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A Prefatory Note The title of this series is borrowed from Jimmy Cannon, the late American sportswriter and newspaper columnist whose Nobody Asked Me, But…...
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The Insult That Led to the Creation of Osun State

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Osun State was created thirty-five years ago, but what if I told you the state was born, indirectly, from an insult. Yes, really. In 1945, Chief...
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Call Me Tony: A Parable of Corporate Nigeria

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By Temitope Lakisokun The argument over the young trainee who addressed UBA chairman Tony Elumelu by his first name has become a surprisingly revealing debate...
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Rauf Aregbesola: History Need Not Be Kind

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By Temitope Lakisokun Loyalty in Nigerian politics is a currency that fluctuates wildly in value. Today’s ally is tomorrow’s adversary, and yesterday’s hero is today’s...

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