Public leadership survives on trust. Trust is built when citizens believe that those entrusted with power are guided by truth, evidence, and measurable progress. It weakens when rhetoric replaces reality, when applause lines substitute for facts, and when data presented at the highest levels of governance cannot withstand basic scrutiny. By George S. Tengbeh, contributing [...] The post “Checkmating Political Loose Talk”: The Urgent Need to Uphold Hygiene and Sanity in the Governance Process appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.