Sadly though, most features of good governance listed are presently not being provided by our political leadership in Nigeria. This provides the imperative for the establishment of non-governmental organizations like BETTER NIGERIA to provide support, advice and to serve as a watchdog on the activities of the political leadership in Nigeria.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) defines governance as the exercise of economic, political and administrative authority to manage a country's affairs at all levels. It comprises the mechanisms, processes and institutions through which citizens and groups articulate their interests, exercise their legal rights, meet their...