Simon Kolawole, founder of TheCable online news platform and THISDAY columnist, will release his debut book, October 3, 2022.
The book, titled ‘Fellow Nigerians, It’s All Politics,’ is a collection of perspective writings with a central idea on the role of leadership in national development.
The book is published by Cable Books, an imprint of Cable Newspaper Ltd, and will be sold in Nigeria by Roving Heights Ltd and other leading bookstores. It will also be available on Amazon.
The author, Kolawole, announced the release of the book in a statement saying, “I am excited to finally publish a book after so many years of thinking about it.
“The central theme of the essays is the role of leadership in national development. My basic argument is that we have all ingredients required to make Nigeria great but our leaders have proved over time that they are more passionate about politicking than delivering good governance.
“I often argue that if the politicians devote as much passion to governance as they devote to politics and politicking, Nigeria would develop. The essays explore this key proposition in different ways and through different events and anecdotes.”
The book comprises articles yet to be published, such as ‘The Value of a Nigerian Life’ where the author said, “the day Nigerian leaders begin to value the life of an average citizen, something major will shift in the way they govern.”
He also wrote on ‘The Search for a Perfect President.’ Here, he addressed the 2023 elections noting that the country was in dire need of the right leader, expressing concerns, however, that people were weakened by the fact that no one candidate was perfect for the poll.
“We are never going to get a President who does not have underbellies, contradictions, and failings. It is now left for us to decide what failings we can live with and how we are going to engage, positively and constructively, with the new leader to focus on the things that matter the most to us.
“I would say the economy and security are our biggest worries for now and we should keep that in mind when we vote,” Kolawole noted.
The book also contains a selection of his most popular articles since he started writing a weekly column for THISDAY in 2003.
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