From Despair to Hope: FDR's lessons for Nigerian leaders, by Osmund Agbo The recent buzz in Nigerian news centers around the Betta Edu scandal – a 37-year-old doctor who, until her suspension, was the nation’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. She diverted a staggering 585 million Naira meant for the society’s most vulnerable into a private account. Astonishingly, Betta Edu is just one among many in this government and its predecessors, making the media's exclusive attention to this case bewildering. All of this unfolds within a nation that has...