In Nigeria, concrete democracy manifests in the building of bridges, flyovers, foot bridges, airports, highways, stadia, public buildings, universities, public transport systems, all of which are of minimal productive value. Since 1999, some 15 airports built by state governments of Ogun, Bayelsa, Osun, Delta, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, Anambra, Abia, Yobe, Nasarawa, Kebbi, Edo, Gombe, and Jigawa have (expectedly) been underperforming. Concrete projects like that are thus mainly self-directed. How many people in the whole of the 15 states that built these airports earn enough salaries to even buy a plane ticket? All over Nigeria, projects like those 15 airports consume money without returns.

Source: Punch November 09, 2023 03:22 UTC