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Ayo Obe: The risks of linking aid to governance
Its a chicken and egg scenario. Whilst aid attached to good governance triggers operate as a pre - condition and critical assumption of the success of the intervention and an indication of political will; failures to meet the set targets should not automatically end in cuts in aid.
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I do not totally dis-agree with giving aid to developing nations. Though certain conditions should be adhered upon including governance. At the same time, a cut on aid dependency should be reviewed altogether.
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