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Abdul Raufu Mustapha Quotes

1954–2017 Nigeria

Abdul Raufu Mustapha (1954–2017) was a Nigerian political sociologist and scholar of African politics who taught at Ahmadu Bello University, Bayero University and the University of Oxford

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It is not so much what is written on paper but what people actually do that we ought to take into account.

Lack of a plan to start with, and then the substitution of personal agendas for a collective agenda.

Despite the gloom, as it were, there are pockets of efforts across the board that can also be supported.

Federalism is agreed but the units into which that federalism is broken are in dispute.

Many communities are struggling to get their own share—to get a foot in a complex situation they feel unable to control.

The Nigerian elite for various reasons are divided and they do not have a common vision of where they want to lead the country.

Governance is certainly an issue in Nigeria.

Our background is very much there in the way we operate. When you talk about our problems, we must talk about it in terms of our ability to change..

If the local governments were much closer to the people and were able to function better, there would be improvements in some of the service delivery.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Abdul Raufu Mustapha (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.