The Failed War against Corruption: Is it Corruption fighting back or Hypocrisy fighting back?

The war against corruption is in coma. Those in bed with the administration are accusing the judiciary and the Legislature of sabotaging the effort of President Buhari in winning the war. Is that really the case? The common phrase they use whenever the government is defeated in court is that “corruption is fighting back.” How true is this?

My understanding is that “hypocrisy is fighting back” and it is doing that big time. Corruption has many components and many people have failed to appreciate this fact. A few examples will suffice:

When Gen. Buhari reversed his publicly declared intention not to contest the 2015 presidential election, he simply committed “character corruption” which drained a huge part of his integrity away from him. When Gen. Buhari told us that he borrowed money to purchase the nomination form and gave a picture of a man of limited economic means but declared huge estate to his name in his asset declaration form, this is another character corruption. In the two scenarios above, people hypocritically clapped and defended him.

When the Army Chief declared ownership of real estate in Dubai worth millions of Dollars, the President and the anticorruption agencies kept mute. The Chief of Staff to the President was accused of receiving over N500m in bribe from MTN, anticorruption agencies kept mute and we clapped. When the Secretary to the Government of the Federation spent over N2.5bn to cut grass in IDPs and awarded contracts to himself, the President and the agencies kept sealed lips. Hypocrisy won.

Nigerians may be docile but they are not fools. Nigerians would have rallied round the President to confront individuals or groups sabotaging his efforts if he had shown necessary political biceps to deal with those closest to him.

My conclusion is that what is fighting back is hypocrisy not corruption. If hypocrisy is dealt with, corruption will not have any ground to fight back.

Last Line: ignore those making noise all over the place accusing the judiciary and the legislature of sabotaging the anticorruption war. They will condemn the EFCC tomorrow if their political leaders are processed for corruption.

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The Failed War against Corruption: Is it Corruption fighting back or Hypocrisy fighting back?

The war against corruption is in coma. Those in bed with the administration are accusing the judiciary and the Legislature of sabotaging the effort of President Buhari in winning the war. Is that really the case? The common phrase they use whenever the government is defeated in court is that “corruption is fighting back.” How true is this?

My understanding is that “hypocrisy is fighting back” and it is doing that big time. Corruption has many components and many people have failed to appreciate this fact. A few examples will suffice:

When Gen. Buhari reversed his publicly declared intention not to contest the 2015 presidential election, he simply committed “character corruption” which drained a huge part of his integrity away from him. When Gen. Buhari told us that he borrowed money to purchase the nomination form and gave a picture of a man of limited economic means but declared huge estate to his name in his asset declaration form, this is another character corruption. In the two scenarios above, people hypocritically clapped and defended him.

When the Army Chief declared ownership of real estate in Dubai worth millions of Dollars, the President and the anticorruption agencies kept mute. The Chief of Staff to the President was accused of receiving over N500m in bribe from MTN, anticorruption agencies kept mute and we clapped. When the Secretary to the Government of the Federation spent over N2.5bn to cut grass in IDPs and awarded contracts to himself, the President and the agencies kept sealed lips. Hypocrisy won.

Nigerians may be docile but they are not fools. Nigerians would have rallied round the President to confront individuals or groups sabotaging his efforts if he had shown necessary political biceps to deal with those closest to him.

My conclusion is that what is fighting back is hypocrisy not corruption. If hypocrisy is dealt with, corruption will not have any ground to fight back.

Last Line: ignore those making noise all over the place accusing the judiciary and the legislature of sabotaging the anticorruption war. They will condemn the EFCC tomorrow if their political leaders are processed for corruption.

Well said.