“No economic rebound is sustainable without national unity.” —Sir Paul Chukwuma  A close confidant once remarked, during the crescendo of the 2023 general elections, that it would take a “madman” to aspire to lead Nigeria at such a perilous juncture. His words were less hyperbole and more diagnosis: Nigeria, at that time, represented the archetype of a “wicked problem”; a multidimensional crisis with no easy resolution and several painful trade-offs. To him, the presidency was...