many have attributed the rise in the spate of insecurity in the country where pump action gun is perhaps now cheaper than bread, to the massive social economic slide of the as a result of the embrace of neo-liberal policies, ushered in by the Washington consensus of the mid 80s, which severally attacked living condition s of the people almost rendering them prostrate.

As a result of this thousands of our youth were unable to find jobs. This is compounded by the closure of many firms and the relocation of many others to Ghana, Angola and Cote d’Ivoire where the business climate is more clement.

Living indices in Africa’s largest country and the world’s eight largest producer of oil is appalling. We have made more than 600 billion dollars in the 50 years of oil production without any appreciable improvement in the living standard of the people. This amount is more than the British aid to sub-Sahara Africa.

The UN Human development report released annually has underscored the level of poverty in Nigeria saying more than 70 per cent of the population lives below one dollar a day while life expectancy has slipped to 43 years.
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