As Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan moves to
seek re-election in five months, his reform agenda pursued for the past four
years is gradually losing steam.
While Jonathan who was recently named as sole
candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s presidential
election has already attained some goals since launching the transformation
agenda in 2010, achievements have fallen short of expectation in most other
areas.
There has been some movement on infrastructure
(roads, rail), and investments have poured in, as multinationals expand
operations in the country.
The major cities of Lagos and Abuja are booming and
agriculture output is up, on new government policies that discourage imports.
However, the country ranks poorly on
