The founder of TheCable online newspaper and THISDAY columnist, Simon Kolawole will release his debut book on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the book entitled “Fellow Nigerians, It’s All Politics”, is a collection of essays on Nigeria’s nationhood, dealing with topics on leadership, democracy, national integration and the economy.
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.
“I am excited to finally publish a book after so many years of thinking about it,” Kolawole said in a press release announcing the release of the 336-page book.
“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.”
Kolawole, writing on ‘The Search for a Perfect President’, warns ahead of the 2023 elections that although Nigerians desire and deserve a world-class leader, the stark reality is that human beings are flawed and no one candidate will tick all the boxes.
“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,” he argues, adding: “I would say the economy and security are our biggest worries for now and we should keep that in mind when we vote.”
The book also contains a selection of his most popular articles since he started writing a weekly column for THISDAY in 2003.