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Corruption; Am I Corrupt? by Ubongusoro(m): 3:03pm On Jun 29, 2017 |
Nigerians are a very funny and jovial people
and most times I am amazed by our way of
getting over things. But, one problem that
Nigerians have been battling for a very long
time is CORRUPTION. Even before our
independence the corrupt tendencies were
already in Nigerians. Mind you, it is not like a
default setting, but, we've been enclosed by
corrupt practices.
Corruption is a form of dishonest or unethical
conduct by a person entrusted with a position
of authority, often to acquire personal
benefits, corruption may include bribe and
embezzlement.
SCALES OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA
Corruption can occur in different ways from
the normal checkpoint (Police/Petty)
corruption to the massive looting that is being
carried out by those in positions of power
(Grand), corruption.
1. PETTY CORRUPTION: Occurs at regular
intervals here in Nigeria, it is basically carried
out by officials of both government and
private establishments, the take undue
advantage of their offices to exhort money
from the poor masses before rendering
services that are demanded of them, examples
are the police force, nurses/doctors, teachers
and officers at various ports, many other
Nigerians are engaged in this act of corruption.
2. Grand Corruption: This refers to corruption
that occurs in the highest levels of governance,
form the Local Government Secretariat to our
Presidential abode, usually, it comes with the
subversion of the political, legal and economic
system in a state, this is also very common in
Nigeria, from the Power sector scandals to the
NNPC palaver, and the most recent Dasukigate,
etc.
3. SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION: This corruption is
primarily due to weakness of organizations, for
example, the weakness of our Police force,
road safety, Immigration and other agencies,
these weakness over the years has lead to a
corrupt infection that infects almost all who
are employed by these agencies.
4. POLITICAL CORRUPTION: This is the abuse
of public power, office or resources by elected
or appointed political office holders, for
personal gains, by extortion, soliciting or
offering bribes in other to have their way,
unfortunately, this is a very common
phenomenon in Nigeria. The are also other
scales of corruption but we shall consider the
following.
Political corruption is a persistent practice in
Nigeria, according to president Buhari,
Corruption is the greatest form of human
rights violation, since the creation of modern
public administration in the country, there
have been several cases of misuse of funds and
resources by political office holders. The rise
of public administration and the discovery of
oil are seen as the events that has lead to
increase in corrupt practices in the country. It
is estimated the we've lost about $400 billion
to corruption since independence.
DYNAMICS
Theories and philosophies abound for the
possible causes of the seemingly
insurmountable corruption in Nigeria. Some
blame greed and ostentatious lifestyle as
potential root cause of corruption. To some,
our society is the main cause of corruption,
our love for materialism and flamboyant living
is not also helping and I see this as a driving
force of corruption, for instance in Nigeria we
tend to celebrate the rich not minding the
source of his wealth, people can acquire
properties at will without having to state their
source of endings. The "make it by all means"
mentality has contributed wholesomely to this
menace, I postulated that we are the cause of
corruption in Nigeria, yes you! Because leaders
are chosen from citizens and the kind of
citizens you have reflect in the leaders you
have. If we cannot be honest in our little
corners but will crucify public office holders
are we not the same, Market women, who will
even swear while telling a lie to convince
buyers are you not corrupt, students who will
always shout our leaders are corrupt but
engage in various forms of malpractice are you
not also corrupt? Almost all Nigerians
encourage or aid corruption in one way or the
order and we need a very serious overhaul of
our systems form the highest to the lowest,
form The leaders to the lead, a massive
program that will discourage all forms of
corruption, a task force that seeks to change
the people's mentality while providing
opportunities, massive rehabilitation of all
corrupt culprits, a house to house sensitization
that the country has never seen, and hope for
a better country.
ARE YOU CORRUPT?
Comrd Ubong Usoro
Ubongusoro4@gmail.com |
Re: Corruption; Am I Corrupt? by blackboy(m): 3:16pm On Jun 29, 2017 |
The way Nigeria works and is set up corruption will continue to be a norm |
Re: Corruption; Am I Corrupt? by Ubongusoro(m): 3:45pm On Jun 29, 2017 |
It will take only divine intervention to stop corruption |
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