Traditional institutions must evolve or die off

By SUNNY IKHIOYA 
Anniversaries are always a time for reflection. At 65 years as a nation, where are we? Where are we supposed to be? Where are we falling short in performance indices? What is to be done? What are the fundamentals holding us back from reaching our potential? Are we still being held back by the success of traditions from the old days, or are we ready to evolve? Life changes according to the dictates of the times. We have seen it move from single nation-states to globalisation. We are now back to the era of fervent nationalism, with Trump’s USA at the forefront. Where does our nation stand on issues of strength in the global hemisphere? Critically, in our quest to become ...