Each One Of Us, And, Indeed, All

The Reason Is That Till Date, In Spite Of Advances In Information Technology And Strategies Of Information, The Written Word In The Form Of Books Still Remains One Of Humanity's Most Enduring Legacies.

I Believe That Historians And Analysts Of Historical Events Need The Authority Of Facts Supplied By Living Witnesses To The Events, Which They Make Their Subject.

At The Same, We Need To Remain Sensitive To The Reality That We Are Still An African Society In Which The Majority Of The People And Communities Live Under Severe Deprivations And Afflictions That Are No Fault Of Theirs.

To Meet The Expectations Of The Majority Of Our People, And To Open Up New Vistas Of Economic Opportunity So That The Aspirations Of Nigerians Can Stand A Fair Chance Of Being Fulfilled In A Lifetime, There Must Be A Truly Committed Leadership In A Democratic Nigeria.

Our Choice Of A Reform Framework Dictated That We Looked At The Fundamental Assumptions That Had Driven Nigeria's Economy, Society And Policy Hitherto And To Seek Ways Of Either Abandoning Or Transcending Those Assumptions And Their Supporting Institutions.