Against the run of play in Nigeria

Against The Run Of Play By Olusegun Adeniyi

In a curious way, this book is more than an explanation for the smooth transition of power from one democratically elected administration to another or from an African ruling party to an opposition party.In identifying the factors that powered the Muhammadu Buhari ascendancy in 2015, it also contains enough suggestions about the forces that will determine the life span of his presidency. By some historical accident, ‘Against the Run of Play' is going to press at the mid-term of the Buhari presidency. Fortuitously, this moment happens to coincide with an unanticipated development in the life of the administration. As at this writing, President Buhari is on medical vacation in London. He has been gone for over a month while the precise nature of what ails him and the duration of this vacation remains shrouded in official veil.- Chidi AmutaIn a curious way, this book is more than an explanation for the smooth transition of power from one democratically elected administration to another or from an African ruling party to an opposition party.In identifying the factors that powered the Muhammadu Buhari ascendancy in 2015, it also contains enough suggestions about the forces that will determine the life span of his presidency. By some historical accident, ‘Against the Run of Play' is going to press at the mid-term of the Buhari presidency. Fortuitously, this moment happens to coincide with an unanticipated development in the life of the administration. As at this writing, President Buhari is on medical vacation in London. He has been gone for over a month while the precise nature of what ails him and the duration of this vacation remains shrouded in official veil.- Chidi AmutaKey FeaturesAuthor: Olusegun AdeniyiISBN: Publisher: FarafinaPages: PaperbackWhat's In the Box

Against the Run of Play: How an Incumbent President Was Defeated In Nigeria

Against the Run of Play takes an intense look at Nigerian politics at a time when an entrenched political party was defeated in a presidential election after 16 unbroken years in power. This book offers the reader a narrative explanation and an unusual insight into the major human and institutional factors that led up to the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

Against The Run Of Play

"Against the run of play" brings into sharp focus the centrifugal forces that took Nigeria to the brink in the 2015 elections. Thoughtful, intelligent and rigorous, Olusegun Adeniyi's book trains an unerring eye on recent history, and calls us to remember. In this story of politics marked by intrigue, ambition, tragedy and farce, shines through a nation's miraculous ability to remake itself.

Against The Run Of Play By Olusegun Adeniyi

Against the Run of Play: How an Incumbent President Was Defeated in Nigeria by Olusegun Adeniyi Against the Run of Play takes an intense look at Nigerian politics at a time when an entrenched political party was defeated in a presidential election after 16 unbroken years in power. This book offers the reader a narrative explanation and an unusual insight into the major human and institutional factors that led up to the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. Equally important is the author & rsquo;s detailed recall of the major political developments that made the outcome inevitable while shaping the very expectations that brought President Buhari to power. Adeniyi enhances the credibility of his narrative through an extensive set of interviews with living key players in the drama he relates. The hindsight of these key players throws the events into bolder relief and illuminates the road ahead. About the AuthorOlusegun Adeniyi, born on 6 November 1965 in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, is a Nigerian journalist, current chair of the editorial board of ThisDay newspapers and a former presidential spokesman for the late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.