“…With emphasis placed on PPPs and the benefits to be reaped through access to alternative sources of capital; access to expertise and innovation; growth in the development of infrastructure; risk sharing; efficient management of services and improvement in services delivery (Babatunde et al, 2012;Loosemore & Cheung 2015), it is significant that empirical literature on PPP implementation have continued to be evident from emerging and developing countries such as, South Africa, India, Brazil, China, Turkey, Philippines, Ghana and Nigeria (Babatunde, Perera, Udeaja & Zhou, 2013;Okwilagwe &Apostolakis, 2016;Sanni & Hashim, 2014;Wanke & Barros, 2015). Despite this worldwide uptake, Hodge & Greves (2007), argue that this optimism for PPPs is often a colourful way to disguise the true nature of operations in partnerships.…”