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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.

— Abdul Raufu Mustapha

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Source: Mustapha was discussing Nigeria's government development agenda. He argued that assessing government policy should focus on actual conduct rather than simply the promises or programmes written in official documents.
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