The Role of Statistics in Sustainable Development and Good Governance in the Nigeria 7th Republic

Abstract

The decadence in the Nigerian economy, and the lack of good culture of governance of the previous administrations brought about the great revolution experienced in the just concluded presidential election in Nigeria. As a result of this event, the All Progressive Congress (APC) emerged as the winning political party, hence the landslide victory that gave birth to Nigeria’s 7th Republic (2015-2019). This paper aimed at demonstrating how the Nigerian 7th Republic can meet the yearnings of the populace through utilization of reliable and accurate statistics in Nigeria. Descriptive analysis was adopted to connect the links. One of the major findings of the paper is that the 16years old Nigeria’s democracy has little to show for it. The paper therefore recommends refocused, truly independent and coordinated arms of government to reduce the menace of corruption in Nigeria in order to achieve a sustainable development. To meet the expectation of the masses, the government should pursue good governance not just on paper but in reality, with facts from statistical data from previous governments which can be use to evaluate their achievements/ failures