Nigeria, June 18 -- Public policy refers to a set of actions selected from alternatives, on the basis of the assessment of given conditions, to guide and determine the successful delivery of a public good. What is important in the choice of any policy is never the good intentions behind the policy but the impact it would have through the delivery of the public good. The key issues in determining policy choices, therefore, are feasibility, production of intended effects and positive impact, in relation to the targeted public good. In Nigeria however, it appears there is very little reflection on what the desired success of public policy is and how we will know when we get there.
One example is the recent decision to temporarily suspend the ...