When politics wins, the people lose.
Sierra Leone turns 65 next year – the hard stop retirement age for most people – yet as a nation, we have achieved far less than we should have in our prime. Whenever our socio-economic development is assessed, the conversation often circles around lack of money, poor infrastructure, or limited skills. These are real challenges, but they are not the biggest obstacle to our development. The real culprit is bad governance, born out of our politics, and in particular, our zero-sum political culture.
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