Opinion: Competing Public Narratives V. Co-optation By The Current One, By Uddin Ifeanyi
That Nigeria has been badly ruled since obtaining flag-independence in 1960 is a point open to debate. Still, no matter where the needle stops for you on the dashboard where the macroeconomic and political competence meter lies, ultimately, the relativity of “good husbandry” is a matter of outcome. In this sense, agreement on whether the country has been poorly-, fairly-, or well-run is the consequence not of the intent of those that have been fortunate to be at the helm up to this point.
Instead, with the economy’s back to the wall, it was easy for the respective administrations to be persuaded by alternative perspectives to proceed down routes not regularly travelled by leaders before. Truth is, at those intersections, traditional thought paths no longer offered ways out of the cul-de-sacs that the economy was stuck in. Once, though, the outlook for the global oil markets improved, it was far easier to return to our mental comfort zones. Easy? Yes.
Of course, I’m loth to agree that this is a proper basis for the construction of public policy frameworks. Without question, corrupt practices have hurt the economy tremendously. But much of the corruption that we’ve experienced arises from our preferred means of running the state. A strong state, with benevolent rulers dispensing favours to courtiers is as open to being suborned in the interest of racketeer-influenced and corrupt organisations.
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