Editorial “The lizard that jumped from the high Iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did.” Chinua Achebe

Abstract

The mark of a great nation is in the way its citizens feel safe and unencumbered in their pursuit 
of sustainable livelihoods and in becoming self-respecting, self-reliant and self-determining. The 
greatness of a nation also lies in the way it treats its vulnerable citizens – notably the poor, the young and the elderly as well as in its pursuit, advancement and protection of human rights. A lot of this is dependent on a nation’s institutions of governance, its legislation, its processes and its policies. More significantly, however a lot depends on the implementation of these policies as well as the enforcement of legislation without prejudice. Numerous strategies have been advanced including, but not limited to, decentralisation, e-government, partnerships with international bodies and appropriate monitoring and evaluation of government programmes