"One step after another, steps were taken by the government which were counter-productive for any meaningful transition to real democracy, " Mehboob said.
With this commitment to a step-by-step approach, our correspondent says the question remains - how large will the steps be and how far will they ever go down the road towards a so-called United States of Africa?
Detailed planning includes a step-by-step guide to each stage of the operation - with no fewer than 20 steps for the job of getting the water sampling probe into position, and another 13 to deploy it.
While I plan to take every available step within my authority to aid BOP should sequestration happen, these steps cannot mitigate the severity of every cut faced by BOP.