Professor Augustine Okereke of Medgar Evers College/City University of New York Thursday said Nigeria needs strong institutions for sustainable development.
Prof. Okereke stated this while presenting a lead paper at the First Annual Ibadan Social Science Conference, held at the University of Ibadan.
He said lack of strong institutions in Nigeria is impeding sustainable development, adding that President Bola Tinubu needs to encourage a system of strong institutions that can check corruption, among other social ills.
Saying that all our institutions are on the decline, Prof Okereke pointed out that without effective structures put in place, it will be difficult for Nigeria to achieve sustainable development.
“African countries in particular face very huge challenges in meeting sustainability in every sector. Without these structures, African nations will continue to fall into poverty, underemployment and injustice”, he said.
The dean of the faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan and host, First annual Ibadan International Social Science Conference, Professor Ezebunwa Nwokocha, declared that University of Ibadan Social Science has deep intellectual, context-specific solutions to the challenges facing Nigeria.
