How Long Is Nigeria’s ‘Long Run’ of Better Promises?

Politicians often tell Nigerians that “things will be better in the long run,” urging patience despite rising hardship and insecurity. Since 1960, per-person GDP has halved and social indicators like crime, dilapidated infrastructure and ethnic tensions have worsened. Elected officials serve four-year terms and should focus on short-term solutions. Leaning on vague “long-run” plans only excuses failure and allows corruption to persist. Nigeria has cycled through multiple development agendas since independence without real progress. Citizens need immediate improvements, not distant promises.

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