Two books on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will soon be presented to the public. They are: The Pathfinder: The Life and Politics of an African Politician and The Blueprint: How Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Transformed Lagos State.
The books, published by the Topseal Communications Limited, are being planned to be unfolded to the public to coincide with the commemoration of President Tinubu’s birthday in March this year.
The books are both written by Taiwo Ogundipe, an author and a veteran journalist. The Pathfinder, his official biography, details the accounts of Tinubu’s life and politics from the early years, his education, his brilliant professional career as an accountant, his engaging political activities, his ground-breaking two-term tenure as helmsman of Lagos State, his active post gubernatorial period, his unique leadership in the political landscape of the country that led to the formation of All Progressives Congress (APC) and his midwifing the election of Ex-President Muhammed Buhari.
The Pathfinder is written to highlight the essential Tinubu, documents his struggles and accomplishments, and show the value of his political dexterity in the context of nation building. The book also provides a useful insight into the background that shaped a political figure that has come to represent progressive politics in Nigeria.
The book is lucid and engaging, which is enriched by Ogundipe’s journalistic background. It is unprecedented as a penetrating deeply enlightening portrait of a personality whose history has so far been largely presented superficially. Ogundipe brings a unique perspective to the project, which anyone interested in Nigeria’s democratic evolution will find invaluable.
Some prominent personalities who are aware of the project are asking when it will be launched. Some of them include: Chief Bisi Akande, former Chairman of the APC and Professor Segun Gbadegesin, a leading scholar, who was personally involved in the making of the book.
The Blueprint is an engaging documentation of the financial strategy and the foundation that Tinubu laid for the enduring economic development of Lagos State. The compelling Lagos economic story, especially during the tenure of Asiwaju Tinubu as governor, is one that has to be told. That is why the author took on the task of telling it.