By Andy Ezeani
Until Donald Trump came along in the last quarter of 2025 with threats to recreate a cowboy scenario in Nigeria, “with guns ablazing”, the idea of the Nigerian government being accountable to anyone did not arise.
The government, led by Bola Tinubu, just like its predecessor under Muhammadu Buhari, awkwardly lived its sovereign status to a hilt. Having vanquished the legislature, the presidency is answerable to no authority but itself.
