If young people want to see change in the world, they have to realise the battle against corruption starts with them – they must resolve to do the right thing. This is the message from Nigeria's Ugoh Wilson Emenike, 23, the winner of our 20th anniversary youth writing competition.

Emenike's essay is a semi-fictional account of a youngster who loses respect for a highly regarded teacher after he connives with a supplier and inflates the price of sporting equipment to “get his slice of the cake”. After leaving school, the youngster takes a stand against the endemic corruption he experienced by resisting to pay a bribe to get into college. Read the full story here. - See more at: http://www.nigeriansreport.com/2013/11/youth-writing-winner-battle-against.html#sthash.d4V7i6XP.dpuf

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