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‘No alternative to provision of public goods by govts’ — Olurode

A retired Professor of Sociology at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and an ex-National Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Lai Olurode, has cautioned governments, at all levels, against frivolous, wasteful and doubtful expenditure on bogus projects, personnel emoluments and questionable projects that bear no relevance to the people’s life. He said that […]

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