Posted By On December 29, 2012 @ 7:25 pm In National,News,Today's Headlines | 10 Comments[b]

President Goodluck Jonathan claimed today that Nigeria’s biggest challenge to good governance is not corruption, but the attitude of Nigerians.[/b]

Jonathan submitted this theory today in Yenagoa during a flowery tribute that he paid his former national security adviser, General Andrew Owoye Azazi, at Azazi’s burial.


President Jonathan stressed the need for attitudinal change among Nigerians for things to work and the country make progress.

His remark was provoked by the comment made by the Rt. Rev. Hyacinth Egbebo, the Catholic Bishop of Bomadi, who attributed the cause of accidents on Nigerian roads to bad roads created by corruption in government.

The president rejected the submission and instead retorted, “If Nigerians would change their attitude, you will realise that most of these issues being attributed to corruption are not caused by corruption.

“Recently, I met with officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps who told me that they had discovered that majority of the road accidents are recorded on good roads.

“So you can see it is not a matter of corruption, it is an issue of the people’s attitude.’’

Ikengawo: He's 100% right. People use corruption as a scapegoat because they're too lazy to think when in reality it's the mentality of the people and attitude that's holding the country back. America is very corrupt. What we call bribes here as called Lobby's in the US and Lobbyists (Bribers) get offices in Washington DC and websites. They pay politicians to do what they want the politicians to do and pay the media to do their own bidding, but the country functions. Everything from inflated contracts to cronyism and ballot manipulation, is in the US openly


the difference is if you pass a law in the US people follow it and whom ever's duty it is to enforce it will enforce it.
If you build a good road in Nigeria people use it to speed. The police hired to enforce it will sleep on he job, and if someone gets in trouble for breaking a law they act like the government is oppressing them.

Most accidents in Nigeria happen on good roads. The only thing stopping Nigerians from going top speed in their cars at all times are potholes.
Nigerians need a new civic culture.

Eko Ile:


Is this the reason why he's ignoring Benin Ore road and many federal roads in Nigeria?


BTW, you illiterate.


Lobby: a group of persons engaged in lobbying especially as representatives of a particular interest group


Bribe: money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust.

virtuoso01: Although corruption is a big issue in Nigeria.


I think GEJ is not far from the truth.


In this world that we live attitude is everything and I believe it is our general attitude towards corruption that has festered and encouraged it.




Generally, Nigerians need to watch their attitude.

GARRI (x7):
GEJ don score own goal......

Ikengawo:

LOL and how do you think they're 'lobbying especially as representatives of a particular interest group'? You just gave you two sentences that mean the same thing only one was made to look worst than another to someone in experienced with english.


People not doing their proper job is a bigger problem than corruption. Employees getting paid once and running away is a problem. My father was contracted to build schools. He had a bigger problem with buying equipment and his employees stealing them over night to go sell them than he did with 'corruption'. He finally completed the school 1 year late because he had to deal with people stealing everything from copper wires to desks to paint. He had to make a security budget that was just a big as the school budget from his own money just to make sure the school was completed.


There are far bigger problems than 'corruption'. How about a judiciary that doesn't punish ANYONE except petty village thieves? How about apathy towards corruption and underdevelopment that allows it to live? these are far bigger problems than corruption.


I ask my mother why the men of her generation that are getting old weren't able to add at least 1 clinic to the village to help THEMSELVES at old age, or at least a flushing toilet. She told me that people in Nigeria think such things are luxuries and don't care to build them because it would distract from their main goal in life: showing off. This to them was more important than their health.

Mr. Globe:
^
the same way you defend fashola, Tinubu and ACN? the indefensibles

Dede1: Nigeria’s main problem is rooted in tribalism and religion. The only remedy to Nigeria’s misery is disintegration. It is a perceived fact that the Republic of Igbo-land will try to avoid the instances of being shamed for lacking behind Republic of Odua in terms of socio-politico-economic development and vis-à-vis. There shall be a healthy competition as well as cooperation among the nation states. In addition, there shall be a genuine fight against corruption among the nation states.

Ikengawo: He's 100% right. People use corruption as a scapegoat because they're too lazy to think when in reality it's the mentality of the people and attitude that's holding the country back. America is very corrupt. What we call bribes here as called Lobby's in the US and Lobbyists (Bribers) get offices in Washington DC and websites. They pay politicians to do what they want the politicians to do and pay the media to do their own bidding, but the country functions. Everything from inflated contracts to cronyism and ballot manipulation, is in the US openly


the difference is if you pass a law in the US people follow it and whom ever's duty it is to enforce it will enforce it.
If you build a good road in Nigeria people use it to speed. The police hired to enforce it will sleep on he job, and if someone gets in trouble for breaking a law they act like the government is oppressing them.

Most accidents in Nigeria happen on good roads. The only thing stopping Nigerians from going top speed in their cars at all times are potholes.
Nigerians need a new civic culture.

Dede1: Nigeria’s main problem is rooted in tribalism and religion. The only remedy to Nigeria’s misery is disintegration. It is a perceived fact that the Republic of Igbo-land will try to avoid the instances of being shamed for lacking behind Republic of Odua in terms of socio-politico-economic development, vis-à-vis. There shall be a healthy competition as well as cooperation among the nation states. In addition, there shall be a genuine fight against corruption among the nation states.

seanet01: What Nonsense?
So More Nigerians die on good roads than bad roads?
This presido na real monkey.
Which kind of statement is this?
Thunder fire all those FRSC officials,
this one get as he be o.

Eko Ile:


Please don't destroy topic with this illiterate talk, bribe is not lobby. In bribery, money change hands for personal gains while same is not the case on the other hand. Also according to the dictionary, they have different meanings.


In America, they know the difference. Lobbying is not against the law in America and bribery is, this is why they put their officials in jail for bribery and corruption offense unlike in Nigeria. You remember Halliburton. Yes, that Halliburton where Americans prosecuted and locked up the folks involved on their side while Nigeria refused to do the same which is another form of corruption.


Is the common man's attitude that took the bribe money? Is the common man's attitude to blame for not prosecuting the folks involved in the Halliburton bribery scandal in Nigeria or this worthless and useless man himself aka MANY EXCUSE GIVING GEJ?

Must you people defend the indefensible?

Ikengawo:

The Gun lobby pays political parties that agree to increase military spending and in specific buy guns from their member companys

hos is this different than IBB making PDP use his company in construction or Dangote using the government to block competition.
Lobbys pay parties for exclusive trade rights that are anti competitive, the same as bribing for oil blocs.
They also determine who the ministers their customer parties pick for key office places

GM has had several board members in the presidents cabinet. Dont be naive, are you convinced that Nigerians are the only ones clever enough to use government for their advantage? or that they're the first? or even best at it? smh.

Ikengawo:

The Gun lobby pays political parties that agree to increase military spending and in specific buy guns from their member companys

hos is this different than IBB making PDP use his company in construction or Dangote using the government to block competition.
Lobbys pay parties for exclusive trade rights that are anti competitive, the same as bribing for oil blocs.
They also determine who the ministers their customer parties pick for key office places

GM has had several board members in the presidents cabinet. Dont be naive, are you convinced that Nigerians are the only ones clever enough to use government for their advantage? or that they're the first? or even best at it? smh.

Eko Ile: If you think this man is really not daft, the red highlight clearly pronounced his daftness. This man is worse than a kindergarten school kid This joker shouldn't be a supermarket shop keeper talk less the president of any country...

Idokojimmy:

I just found out that Ur Comment is a perfect description of ur person not Gej. Gej only presented a position, and any rational person Wud test it against empirical fact. For instance, Gej said our major problem is attitude, and that data obtained from FRSC indicate that majority of accidents are recorded on good roads.
He didn't cook d figure, it was reported.
Secondly, is it a lie that our drivers are reckless?
Some drink and drive, over speed, over loading, no good tyre, unserviced vehicles, rush, inability to rest, absence of medical checks etc.
The Abuja Airport road is about d best in d country, several lanes, yet we record on d average, two accident a day. Is it bad road? Let's get our facts straight before we attack people