Not for a day can he forget he inherited a country from his military predecessors which had been looted blind. Moreover, they left behind a country not only in economic chaos but one whose resources, scarce as they are, had been poorly and inefficiently utilized. There were simply no standards to speak of, either administrative or personal. It was every man, every tribe and every religion for itself. So far one can say Obasanjo has changed the tone.
Political debate is open.
People are no longer afraid of the government. The billions salted away in foreign banks by General Sani Abacha and his cronies are gradually being recovered. The army has been purged of its most corrupt and violent leaders. Government contracts are being bid for openly. Pay-offs, although still made, are not so blatantly in evidence.