The Benin Republic is poorer than Nigeria, the citizens aren't as "enlightened" as most Nigerians living in the cities but they aren't lawless.

They are law-abiding!

You dare not beat any traffic lights in Cotonou.

Bicycles stop at traffic intersections...

If the Gendarmerie blow their whistle, you must stop; you will stop immediately.

You won't move because the consequences will befall you immediately.

Nigeria is the only place where people give all sorts of excuses for lawlessness.

From Igholo, Port Novo, Cotonou, Oidah down to Ilakondji, you will see orderliness, bikes remain on the bike lane on the express, they take responsibility, but Nigerians want a good country solely by the government and citizens are never at fault, everything and complaint is government!!!!!!!!!

In Lome, you can't have 4 passengers on your back seat in your car, all bike drivers put on a helmet, customers pay as high as 35k CFA for electricity monthly, but here we want everything free, we disobey all laws but cry at enforcement, we love our lawlessness but want a better country. ���

If we don't become better citizens, we won't produce better leaders because they will keep emerging from us.

We just want them to do everything, why must the government be arresting people for a pedestrian bridge instead of using sense?

Why throw dirt on road but expect it cleaned by the government

We think Responsibility is for the leaders only!!!!

The followers have no responsibilities!!!!

The majority of Nigerians just expect to find themselves in a safe environment while they remain insane

Change begins with you and me.

But the truth is better Nigeria will make better Nigerians.

Till the government and other institutions begins to function; nothing will change.
Corruption, bribery, nepotism, sex for grades, kidnapping, terrorism and so on must stop.

Police, customs, immigration, lecturers , civil servants must stop taking bribes and tips.

Government workers should stop expecting appreciation from public for doing their job.

Nigeria will not change until Nigerians changes and Nigerians will not change until our institutions becomes functional.

There must be consequences and punishment for every crime.

Yes, humans don't get better by themselves, laws and consequences enforced make them get better.

Everyone enjoys doing whatever they want once their is no consequence but these same set of people will behave if the system punishes any form of disobedience.

Interestingly, even foreigners misbehave once they get to Nigeria.

They do things in Nigeria they can’t imagine and get away with it.

They trample on citizens, rape our girls, bribe our politicians and ministers without consequences.

Our security personnel especially the police are their lapdogs.

Once they see money; they start wagging their tail and can kill fellow Nigerians for the foreigners.

All for money!

Again, you see my country men sit up and behave when abroad but throw caution to the wind once back in the country.

They know everybody has price from the police, customs, civil servants, judges, lecturers, doctors, nurses, security men and the list goes on.
Once they have the money, you can do what you want and get whatever you want in this country.

The Benin citizens are seen as law abiding because there's punishment for lawlessness and you can't escape it, no matter who you know or who you are.

Of course in Nigeria, if you catch a criminal in the act and take him to the police, the criminal will be O before you get home.

Such encourage the criminal to continue to be lawless?

If the lawless Nigerians should visit Benin Republic or any saner country, they sit up and behave.

This shows nothing is wrong with us, it is the system that we are simply responding to.
In conclusion, for Nigeria to change, our institutions be it police, customs, immigration, judiciary and so on must be functional.

We must stop worshipping money!
Everybody must be treated equally be it Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, hausa or any other ethnic groups.

Corruption, bribery, favoritism, nepotism and s on must die. Workers must be paid living wages and above all, there must be consequence for any infringement of the law no matter who you are.

The President, governors, Senators must not be exempted.

The finger that sinned must be punished.

Only then can we have the Nigeria of our dream.

Very well said.