There is economic poverty in Nigeria, but this is compounded by the poverty of ideas and the irrationality of leadership. Follow-up projects are guided by the lessons of earlier implementation whilst issues around opportunity costs and best value for money are taken seriously. After sharing this round of money, where will we get the next tranche of funds to continue the sharing? The same regime that is borrowing to pay salaries is now programming N745bn for mismanagement. There are several ideas on how N745bn can be deployed sustainably to create value, jobs and still be available for future generations of Nigerians.

Source: Punch January 24, 2021 23:14 UTC