Nigeria, May 17 -- In my last few articles, I have argued that the Nigerian economy, though large in size, is not structurally deep enough to attract, absorb, and retain the volume of investment required to transform it into a broad-based, resilient, and productivity-driven economy. Over the years, successive administrations have introduced various economic reforms. While some were iterative, many were fundamentally divergent from one another, reflecting a deeper lack of continuity in governance. This inconsistency has weakened policy credibility, undermined investor confidence, and affected the integrity and image of the economy itself.

More importantly, I have also argued that the conduct and policy choices of many political officehold...