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Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Nobody: 5:17pm On Dec 19, 2014
Doyin Okupe just embarrassed President Jonathan by asking "Stealing and corruption, is there a difference?" See original tweet and responses from Nigerians below

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by theV0ice: 5:25pm On Dec 19, 2014
After some people will start accusing opposition of causing disaffection for jona. who sent doyin on this errand? APC?

pls keep up the good job of de-marketing your master......we appreciate

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Nobody: 5:26pm On Dec 19, 2014
Omenka come and see Doyin Okupe at work again...

"Stealing is not Corruption" cheesy cheesy

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by orlaryhincah(m): 5:27pm On Dec 19, 2014
Lol something is smelling I think

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by mankand(m): 5:28pm On Dec 19, 2014
In as much as I like GEJ he is beginning to loose the love and respect I have for him if he cannot call his aides to order.

It's becoming more glaring what this administration stands for

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Nobody: 5:28pm On Dec 19, 2014
mankand:
In as much as I like GEJ he is beginning to loose the love and respect I have for him if he cannot call his aides to order.

It's becoming more glaring what this administration stands for
In just a matter of time you will join the progressives.

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by mankand(m): 5:31pm On Dec 19, 2014
barcanista:
In just a matter of time you will join the progressives.

Already I'm progressive. I became progressive when I stopped believing in the government. Both parties represent the same corporation, they lead to the same slaughter house.

At this point I support the other side of the coin

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Dbboy(m): 5:33pm On Dec 19, 2014
Let make this clear can you define stealing explicitly as corruption or the other way round is corruption stealing?

We argue without making any meaning of what we are arguing about.

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by MyNameIsMyName: 5:33pm On Dec 19, 2014
Well according to the oxford dictionary, stealing is not corruption

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Tolexander: 5:33pm On Dec 19, 2014
I no fit laff o!

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Alexk2(m): 5:37pm On Dec 19, 2014
this is a shame....God will rescue this country from the hand of selfish, greedy and corrupt set of people....be it in pdp or apc.

pls., be wise with your vote this time...don't vote for a thief holding an umbrella or sweeping with a broom...vote for people who have the right history to give us the change we all need.

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by slimfit1(m): 5:53pm On Dec 19, 2014
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
The decomposition of biological matter.
Bribing.
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language.
(linguistics) A debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
Something that is evil but is supposed to be good.

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by fagbalex(m): 5:56pm On Dec 19, 2014
let give a breakdown definition of Corruption and stealing. As an educated person, we need to know that corruption and stealing work along the same line, because an individual stealing of public fund that is meant to improve the standard of living of the people is applicable to corruption. let check out the definition's respectively.
corruption /kəˈrʌpʃ(ə)n/
noun
1. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in
power, typically involving bribery.
2. the process by which a word or expression
is changed from its original state to one
regarded as erroneous or debased.
3. the process of decay; putrefaction.
according to Oxford dictionary. now let check out the definition of stealing

steal (stēl)
v. stole (stōl), sto·len (stō′lən), steal·ing ,
steals
v.tr.
1. To take (the property of another)
without right or permission.
2. To present or use (someone else's
words or ideas) as one's own.
3. To get or take secretly or artfully:
cued from oxford dictionary...
as a sane person and educated individual we should able to clip from the above definition of corruption and stealing. stealing is an act of corruption, its one of the components that encompasses corruption. If collect bribe you're corrupt likewise if you steal public funds thats meant to better the life of the masses, it's also corruption.
lastly, please the youth of this country let be rational in our sense of reasoning. God bless Nigeria.

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Brimmie(m): 5:58pm On Dec 19, 2014
grin grin

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by BlackBaron: 5:58pm On Dec 19, 2014
Stealing and corruption can be used interchangeably within the right context.

Corruption can have different instances; stealing from the poor(salaries, money for hospitals, roads e.g), skimming, gain unfair advantage, fraud, bribery et al.

This government needs to put a leash on this guy because he is fighting a losing corner the more he utters words.

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by aresa: 5:59pm On Dec 19, 2014
Dbboy:
Let make this clear can you define stealing explicitly as corruption or the other way round is corruption stealing?

We argue without making any meaning of what we are arguing about.


Dbboy:

For now Yes GEJ Yes till 2019


^^^ We don't have to define anything, we know your own warped interpretation and where you belong...

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Chubhie: 6:00pm On Dec 19, 2014
Okupe double agent. This is hoping GEJ paid him enough to last him a lifetime cos come 2015 all those Men he insulted are taking power from his principal.

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by slimfit1(m): 6:00pm On Dec 19, 2014
Oh dear my goodness there is dictionary everywhere please let us please stop fooling ourselves starting from our president and his cronies. If he truly attended a uni his essay must be very boring for the lecturers to mark. our president can't be bothered to check the dictionary for goodness sake.

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Nobody: 6:01pm On Dec 19, 2014
Classic!

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by omenka(m): 6:02pm On Dec 19, 2014
OMG!!!! What a shame!! Lmao!! cheesy

Barcanista, at some point, one doesn't even need to raise a finger. Just sit back idly and watch Jonathan's very own pals take him apart!

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Nobody: 6:04pm On Dec 19, 2014
In the real sense of the word "some" forms of stealing can qualify as corruption. Some cant.

E.g. A public officer diverting public funds to private accounts qualify as both stealing and corruption

A public officer using his office to ease the process of getting his relative employed qualifies as corruption but that's not necessarily stealing

But an armed robber waiting for vehicles with guns and robbing people is pure stealing but that is not corruption.

The essence of the word corrupt or corruption assumes some level of responsibility and dignity that is being tarnished or adulterated due to some malpractices. Nobody looks up to a thief with some dignity or expect them to operate on a higher moral pedestal that is why it is out of place to describe a thief with the word corrupt.

Hence those who try to distinguish between the word stealing and corruption are not in anyway trivialising corruption. If anything they are emphasizing the enormity of what is going on in public offices in Nigeria when they try to draw a distinction between stealing and corruption. They are arguing that the seriousness of siphoning public funds into private accounts gets downplayed with the word corruption when in truth what is happening is outright stealing.

In 2006 Nuhu Ribadu made a similar argument about Sani Yerima of Zamfara State while accusing Governors of Corruption. In the case of Zamfara he emphasized that what is going on there is outright stealing without the involvement of any 3rd parties because in his words Sani Yerima was simply diverting State funds directly from State Accounts to private accounts. He is not even disguising it by setting up contactors with fronts like you currently have in Lagos where Tinubu's proxy companies do all sorts of work for the Lagos State Government and inflating cost without being subject to competition.

So eventhough in terms of technicalities of English language "Stealing is not corruption" may be wrong. I understand the sentiments behind the argument. There is some truth in it.
What goes on in public offices in Nigeria is stealing but in most developed countries you have corruption in public offices!

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by BossAyuk: 6:07pm On Dec 19, 2014
omenka:
OMG!!!! What a shame!! Lmao!! cheesy
The same Doyin Okupe that was abusing Amaechi on his appointment as Campaign Director for APC is now indirectly Campaigning for APC?? shocked Welcome to the Irony of Life grin

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Nobody: 6:08pm On Dec 19, 2014
barcanista:
Omenka come and see Doyin Okupe at work again...

"Stealing is not Corruption" cheesy cheesy
welcome back

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by Yeske2(m): 6:09pm On Dec 19, 2014
I think Okupe and Abati are covertly campaigning for the progressives with their utterances these days. They both are pushing more people into the APC fold. Good job if you ask me

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by omenka(m): 6:12pm On Dec 19, 2014
1stCitizen:
Classic!
Kai. This is so baaad. Smh.
Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by ofala(m): 6:19pm On Dec 19, 2014
What else do we all expect from "Bastard" Doyin Okupe!?

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by laimo(m): 6:22pm On Dec 19, 2014
'Stealing is not corruption'. Who said that?


In a few years,my children will answer: Failed,disgraced former Nigerian misleader,one of five non-president Jonathan.

Stealing is not corruption.Hehehehe

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by aresa: 6:29pm On Dec 19, 2014
Why is he even bringing this up at this critical time? Why not just let this stupidity and foolery die and fade away?

Is he really helping his master or just trying to remind Nigerians how crooked, clueless and corrupt his oga is..

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by TunjiMsp: 6:36pm On Dec 19, 2014
Clueless just like his Oga undecided

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by akinyeleaa: 6:43pm On Dec 19, 2014
Lmao, and some blockheads will still tell me GEJ till ..... Is the devil playing wif ur destiny?

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Re: Doyin Okupe Embarrasses GEJ On Twitter by niceone3(m): 6:46pm On Dec 19, 2014
classic jester

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