Amnesty International, a human rights lobby, claims military leaders in Borno state were aware of the impending abduction of the schoolgirls up to four hours before the raid but failed to act on warnings.Government failings have reached such heights that other parties are stepping in.
More recent failings have made the union's case even stronger.
Since the scheme's inception, some serious failings have been exposed.
Mr. Obasanjo's failings have been overlooked by foreign governments.
Not so with the gash that BP's failings have opened on the sea floor.
Capita has admitted that failings have occured and that some support has been substandard.
Many of what were regarded as human failings have been transformed into economic virtues.
Until now, its failings have been rooted more in past policies than in his own actions.
Their failings have even been accepted as an aspect of their function.
But if war has dominated the news, the greatest failings have been political.
And drink, laziness, lack of skills, personal failings, have nothing to do with it.
