Hope! Renewed Hope! Perhaps, the writer who said hope is better served as breakfast and not dinner did not have President Bola Tinubu in mind. Three years after, spanning 1095 days, the President’s minders are still telling Nigerians that their hope will be renewed. Whereas Tinubu himself acknowledges the suffering of Nigerians – or so he claims from time to time – some of his minders speak to a different thesis about the situation of Nigerians.

Some even claim that Nigeria of today is the best since independence, while engaging in self-flagellation and incestuous masturbatory relief that Tinubu is the best President Nigeria has ever had and will ever have. That is where some of President Tinubu’s problems start. If a leader is not sat down by his minders and associates, and made to understand the experiential realities of his citizens, he will carry on as if all is well.

For some Nigerians, whenever they see President Tinubu, the visage that confronts them is one of an unsympathetic leader. Partisans will disagree but that is the reality.

The concomitant effect is that whereas Tinubu is trying to do his best, trying to set right what had taken decades to destroy, engaging dynamic strategies to carry out his reforms, there is a disconnect between efforts and the deliverables.

But who will tell the President?

Who will tell the President that Nigerians are, indeed, suffering under the weight of his reforms?

Who will tell the President that the lifestyle of some of his appointees and friends do not reflect the suffering Nigerians are going through?

Who will tell the President that awarding multi-trillion naira legacy contracts – in their tens of trillions – to a single contractor is suggestive of self-sabotage and antithetical to inclusivity?

Who will tell the President that the palliatives his administration claims to be providing to Nigerians is largely enabled by partisan considerations?

Who will tell the president that the cries of hunger and poverty in the land has an increased decibel because what should have gone round is concentrated in the hands of a few?

Who will tell the President that of all that he has done, he is doing, and he still intends to do, he is yet to convince some Nigerians that he means well?

Who will tell the President that the lifestyle of his son, Seyi, does not reflect the sacrifices Mr. President is demanding from fellow countrymen?

Who will tell the President that he has the single, most distinguished influence to make Nigeria a better country, but there are fears that his focus is majorly on politics of survival and domination?

For some Nigerians, whenever they see President Tinubu, the visage that confronts them is one of an unsympathetic leader. Partisans will disagree but that is the reality.

The concomitant effect is that whereas Tinubu is trying to do his best, trying to set right what had taken decades to destroy, engaging dynamic strategies to carry out his reforms, there is a disconnect between efforts and the deliverables.

But who will tell the President?

Who will tell the President that Nigerians are, indeed, suffering under the weight of his reforms?

Who will tell the President that the lifestyle of some of his appointees and friends do not reflect the suffering Nigerians are going through?

Who will tell the President that awarding multi-trillion naira legacy contracts – in their tens of trillions – to a single contractor is suggestive of self-sabotage and antithetical to inclusivity?

Who will tell the President that the palliatives his administration claims to be providing to Nigerians is largely enabled by partisan considerations?

Who will tell the president that the cries of hunger and poverty in the land has an increased decibel because what should have gone round is concentrated in the hands of a few?

Who will tell the President that of all that he has done, he is doing, and he still intends to do, he is yet to convince some Nigerians that he means well?

Who will tell the President that the lifestyle of his son, Seyi, does not reflect the sacrifices Mr. President is demanding from fellow countrymen?

Who will tell the President that he has the single, most distinguished influence to make Nigeria a better country, but there are fears that his focus is majorly on politics of survival and domination?

Indeed, who will tell the President to deploy his eminently unmatched grip on the legislative and judicial arms of government for the enthronement of a paradigm that works for all and not just for his All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders and members, as well as a coterie of associates?

But, who will tell the President that a good legacy hinged on the virtues of Ubuntu {in ancient African philosophical worldview rooted in the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. According to Wikipedia, it is best summarized by the phrase “I am because we are” (or in isiZulu, “umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu,” meaning” a person is a person through other persons”). It emphasizes that an individual’s humanity, well-being, and identity are inextricably linked to the community and environment around them is worth much more than all the wealth and braggadocio of the moment?