Prince Justice:

It counted, Abiola won. But what did the followers do after Gen. Babangida (Rtd.) made Abiola's victory, their (the followers) victory, null and void?

chynazom:
I must not argue or talk 'foul'...as long as I don't give the bribe. Most times the accidental discharge event occur when argument ensues.
But how many Nigerians are willing to take the pain of the delay that comes with such bold step?

Prince Justice:
I Said:
It counted, Abiola won (the election). But what did the followers do after Gen. Babangida (Rtd.) made Abiola's victory, their (the followers) victory, null and void?

promisechild: Congrat UNN, u guys really tried

Kudos to prince justice and chynazom

Fentoluwa: Great contest! Judges criticism will be highly appreciated. Thank you.

promisechild: Congrat UNN, u guys really tried

Kudos to prince justice and chynazom

post=20371289:
My name is Promisechild, the chief speaker of the great citadel of learning
(Kogi State University,Ayingba). The topic to debate on is: CORRUPTION IS
A SOCIETAL EVIL CRIPPLING OUR COUNTRY NIGERIA: WHO TAKES THE MOST BLAME,
LEADERS OR THE FOLLOWERS? I will support that the leaders take the most
blame.
First of all who is a Leader? A leader is a person who has a vision, a
drive and a commitment to achieve that vision, and the skills to make it
happen.

What are the traits a leader exhibits?
* Has integrity- People have to believe that you are pursuing your dream
because it's the right thing to do, not just because you are ego driven.

* Is a people person- Understands the differences that make people unique
and is able to use those individual skills to achieve the goal.

* Is positive- A leaderencourages and rewards people and makes you want to
do it and do it right. A leader is not a negative person and does not waste
time and effort telling everyone what they're doing wrong.

*A leader leads by example.
Ironically, the opposite is the case in my dear country
Nigeria. The above traits are a fantasy in my country. The leaders are the
ones encouraging corruption in all nooks and crannies of the country. They
will tell you to beat drums is mere children's play the adult is to start
echoes.

Corruption has been the evil crippling our society which the leaders take the huge blame. When we are talking about leaders we are not
talking about political office holder only. My Lecturer in school does
usually make an expression, thus I quote "not all politicians are leaders
and not all leaders are politicians".
Nigeria as the giant of Africa has lost her respect in the global world due to her incessant criminal activities spearheaded by our
leaders. Even though no country in the world is corrupt free.
The pervasive and deep-rooted nature of corruption in Nigeria is indicated by the fact that in 1996, Transparency International (TI) ranked Nigeria
as the 2nd most corrupt nation among the 54 nations surveyed (Morre, 1997).
In 1998, Nigeria was again ranked the 2nd most corrupt
nation out of the 85 countries polled by TI (Lipset and Lenz, 2000). In
2001, Nigeria was ranked 90 out of 91 countries pooled. By 2009, the Global
Perception Index (CPI) by TI rated Nigeria 130th out of the 180 countries
surveyed. For the year, 2010, Nigeria ranked 134th out of 178 countries assessed (Abiodun, 2012).
In 2011, the TI, in its report on corruption perception, rated Nigeria as
the 143 most corrupt nations out of the 183 countries
surveyed (Business Day, 2012)

. Indeed as Derin (2007) notes, Nigeria has
been featuring prominently amongst the most corrupt nations of the
world for the past thirty years.
The effects and implications of the full scale corruption
inNigeria‘s social, political and economic development are myriad.

Corruption in Nigeria constitutes a serious barrier to effective resource
mobilization and allocation as it diverts resources away from activities that are vital to poverty eradication, economic and sustainable development (Derin, 2007). As a matter of fact, corruption in Nigeria has resulted to a reduction in the quality and quantity of goods and services available to the public as reflected in poor infrastructures, poor quality of education,
health care and transportation system.
Some anti- graft agencies was introduced by the Nigerian government
in order to monitor corruption in the country and to gain the trust of
the people but we never knew these anti -graft bodies were set up to persecute the ordinary man in the street while leaving our kpletocratic
leaders who stole billions of naira alone. If I may ask what have these
bodies done to those specifically accused of
maladministration and embezzlement of public funds?
Specifically these governors were under trial for alleged corrupt practices and enrichment, among others include the following:
NAME and STATE 1 Chimaroke, Nnamani Enugu 2
Gbenga Daniel Ogun 3 Alao Akala
Oyo 4 Akwe Dorme Nasarawa 5 Bola Tinubu Lagos 6
Ikedi Ohakim Imo 7 Joshua
Dariye Plateau 8 Saminu Turaki Jigawa 9 Jolly Tanko
Nyame Taraba 10 Orji
Uzor Kalu Abia 11 Peter Odili Rivers 12 Lucky
Iginedion Edo
Others that are being investigated by
EFCC include Wamako Aliyu
of Sokoto State, Ibrahim Idris of Kogi State, Timpriye
Sylva of Bayelsa
state, Boni Haruna of Adamawa state, Michael
Botmang of plateau state,
Rasheed Ladoja of Oyo state . Other high profile cases of corruption include the ones involving
Professor Babalola
Borishade and Femi-Fani Kayode, former Aviation
minister, over the
fraudulent handling of N19.5 billion Aviation
International fund, Senator
Iyabo Obasanjo Bello and former health minister,
Adenike Grange, over misappropriation of N300 million meant for the
ministry, where are their cases today? I guess! It has been thrown to the
bush. They loot our money and take it to other countries while the people
are suffering and having emaciated bones. The followers are now been forced
to follow the foot step of their leaders because every
part of country is full of corruption.
Position in offices now depends on whom you know in government house
or the money you can pay in order to be listed in the senator’s slot
which has made merit to be sacrificed for flaw and crippling our societal values.
With the above points I mentioned I am not trying to confuse you but to
convince you that our leaders are responsible for the corruption
crippling our country Nigeria.
Thank You

Reference
Who is a leader - About.com
Okinba launko- end of the war( poem)
Business day newspaper
http://www.ajol.info /index.php/afrrev/article /viewFile/80255/70515- Africa
Research Review