Nigeria: Will Nepad connect with the people?

Nigeria is still waiting for a national debate on the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) after African leaders returned virtually empty-handed from a G8 summit in Canada where they were searching for the $64 billion needed to make NEPAD work. "The challenge really is what should the poor nations of Africa do when expectations turn into illusions in the global arena. Those saddled with the implementation of NEPAD in Nigeria should be conscious of this huge challenge," says this editorial from Nigeria's This Day newspaper.