Nigeria, June 22 -- This is the introductory part of an economic development plan developed to guide the incoming administration of Kwara State towards increased revenue generation, shared prosperity, and sustainable growth.

It is unfortunate that although economic poverty may have dealt a devastating blow on human lives yet the most damaging is the problem of the poverty of the mind. This poverty of the mind has shaped socio-political discussions, while the common denominators across social strata remain widespread economic impoverishment, state-captured politics of the elites across party lines, and misaligned resource utilization.

The real issues in Kwara today are the trans-generational shift in power, the question of economic devel...