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   What happened to Nigeria's Vision 2020 plans, designed with much effort and ceremony around 2009 and mostly forgotten now, 10 years later?   
Any regrets, lessons, ... any hope?   

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Inflation rate in Nigeria

...averaged 12.15 percent from 1996 until 2016
Here is a more detailed story from the last five years:

and over a longer range:

Source: tradingeconomics.com

Public sentiment is more negative than the 20-year chart might suggest.  Tired of high prices, the tumbling exchange rate, unpaid salaries, and layoffs, the people are repenting from their fervent support of the 'change' candidate. #BuhaRegret

That said, considering the 5-year chart, one might say that the people have grown accustomed to single-digit inflation and have a right to expect a smoother ride than this, financially/economically.  Why can't we build on our success? 

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