The rule of law is more about enforcing existing rules than creating new laws. Any society that does not abide by some code of conduct whether in public or private matters tends to become chaotic, and virtually ungovernable.



This is precisely what happened when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) simultaneously went into deep slumber until being surreptitiously awoken with the coming of the new Government of President Muhammadu Buhari.



According to YuryFedotov, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “Corruption represents a major threat to rule of law and sustainable development the world over. It has a disproportionate, destructive impact on the poor and most vulnerable, but it is also quite simply bad for business”.

There is something disturbingly eerie about not enforcing the rules. I am quite certain that if you have lived in any of the big cities in Nigeria, you may have had cause to ironically question your sanity when you sit dutifully and patiently in your lane on a busy traffic day and you see what should ordinarily be the folly of ‘mad people’ driving against oncoming cars to beat the traffic. You can’t help fuming inwardly when they suffer absolutely no consequence, and as a result, car after car drive past you to partake in the maddening spree. The smart aleks, when challenged, cursorily pass their actions off by reminding you that “this is Nigeria”; whatever that is supposed to mean. That is where normality seems crazy and madness assumesthe new normal. The whole society eventually descends into a macabre dance of impunity. Conscience is thrown out, and on sale to the highest bidder.... http://itedgenews.com/2016/08/02/nigeria-gradually-enforcing-regulation/