Oladipo Adamolekun

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Oladipo Adamolekun is a prominent Nigerian scholar, professor of Public Administration, and a former employee of the World Bank and the United Nations. With a career spanning decades, he has been an ardent advocate for the devolution of power within Nigeria's political system, emphasizing the need for a more equitable distribution of resources and authority among subnational governments. Adamolekun's academic work and public commentary often critique the concentration of power at the federal level, arguing that it hampers Nigeria's development and democratic consolidation. Recently, he has been in the news for his critical analysis of President Bola Tinubu's administration, particularly regarding the promises made in the president's manifesto about empowering regional governments, which Adamolekun believes have yet to be realized.