Without this, it is difficult to have responsive and responsible leadership. This is the path to sustainable democracy and hence sustained economic progress. If people believe that election results can be ‘written or manipulated’, then political parties will not be under pressure to search for qualified, credible candidates who can win elections; and responsible candidates will be discouraged from offering themselves for service.
For sustained economic transformation, credible leadership must emerge out of a fair electoral process. Conclusion I must now conclude this boring lecture. Nigeria has all it takes to rapidly transform from a third world to a first world economy. The Obasanjo administration is laying a very solid foundation for that to happen.