The core mandate of progressive governance is consistency. When a government speaks with a divided tongue, enforcing rigid local-content laws on the private sector while flagrantly bypassing them in its own high-profile procurement deals, it does more than just breach its own rules, it erodes public trust.
The recent $10 million partnership between the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) and Hello.cv under the flagship 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme is a textbook example of this institutional contradiction.
