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I admire what VeryDarkMan is doing to combat corruption in Nigeria. His efforts are commendable.

However, after careful analysis, I’ve come to realize that he won’t win this battle because the system is so deeply entrenched in corruption that even the most respected pastors or so-called men of God are complicit.

I want Nigeria to be free from corruption, but frankly, I’m tired of complaining.

The corruption I'm talking about is bribing yourself out of trouble or difficult situations and not stealing from others under false pretense.

So, I’ve decided to accept corruption as an indispensable part of life in Nigeria. Without it, the country as we know it would cease to exist.

Let us all take this approach:

1. Accept corruption as a natural way of life in Nigeria.

2. Focus solely on solving problems that will generate wealth for you.

3. Recognize that school and religion are distractions from achieving number 2 above early. Education is not a scam, but school is.

If we collectively adopt this mindset, three things will happen:

1. We will all become wealthy, leaving no one in poverty, which will, in turn, eradicate corruption.

2. If a police officer arrests you, you’ll find that he’s also wealthy. When you attempt to bribe him, he’ll scoff at the offer because he has more than enough money. He might even report you out of sheer disgust.

3. Once money is no longer the goal, you’ll realize that what you produce is your true currency. You can no longer hire someone to commit a crime like assassination, as even the younger generation will have their own businesses and no need for your money.

When a nation eliminates the need to worry about basic survival, corruption naturally fades away.

I know what you're thinking: "No economy will succeed if everyone is rich." That may be true, but imagine if at least 90% of the population were wealthy or above survival standard—watch corruption slowly die off.

As for the remaining 10%, they wouldn’t be extraordinarily rich, but they wouldn’t be in dire straits either. They’d be living content lives without the constant worry of how to make ends meet.

Nigeria used to resemble this scenario about 64 years ago when corruption was virtually nonexistent.

Now, imagine if all the time spent in religious and academic gatherings was instead used for informal education aimed at self-development and financial independence. We could elevate the wealth of 90% of Nigerians, leading to a thriving society.

After analyzing why corruption thrives in Nigeria, I’ve come to the conclusion that it stems from poverty and greed. Fighting it head-on is akin to embarking on a suicidal mission.

A corrupt billionaire doesn’t see himself as corrupt; rather, he considers himself smarter than everyone else.

If you try to disrupt his income, he’ll perceive you as envious. And if eliminating you is the only way to preserve his wealth, he will do it.

You see him as corrupt. He sees you as jealous.

And in truth, both perspectives are valid.

Those who benefit from him view him as wise, kind, and generous, while seeing you as nothing more than a bitter, jealous individual—even if you're wealthy yourself.

The poor who benefit from his riches will attack you, accusing you of trying to disrupt their lifeline. Meanwhile, his fellow corrupt billionaires will defend him, fearing that if you succeed in taking him down, they’ll be next.

You’ll find yourself isolated, fighting a battle against corruption with only a handful of impoverished people and a few uncorrupted wealthy individuals, who likely lack the resources and influence to help.

So, what’s left? There are only two real options:

1. Assassinate the corrupt elite or
2. Focus on your own production and accumulate wealth until the gap between you and them becomes irrelevant—when their money loses value because everyone else has it too.

For example, Tinubu is rich and powerful, but he can't pay E-Money to assassinate Obi Cubana.

Even if the sum offered was unimaginable, E-Money would laugh it off.

But if the same amount had been offered to someone like Portable when he was unknown and struggling, he would accept it without hesitation.

So, eradicating corruption becomes an individual or family responsibility. Each person must first achieve financial success and avoid having more children than they can afford to cater for.

When 90% of people are rich and corruption still lingers, it’s no longer a battle against poverty—it becomes a spiritual fight, but for now, it's not a spiritual fight, so stop wasting your precious time praying for Nigeria to be better.

In that case, where corruption still lingers after 90% are rich, you can relocate your family to a less corrupt country.

But when the orderliness becomes dull and boring in that new country and you want some drama and chaos, you return to Nigeria, where corruption, in a way, adds a layer of excitement.

Corruption or lawlessness, can even be enjoyable when you're wealthy. You’ll flaunt the rules, and if caught, simply pay your way out as it's done in Nigeria by the elite.

So, my advice: Focus on becoming rich by solving real problems. That way, we can collectively end corruption or, at the very least, enjoy it together instead of leaving it only to the elites to enjoy.

When corruption is accessible to everyone, it stops being corruption—it becomes a transactional system that anyone can afford.

To reiterate: If only the elite enjoy corruption, it’s truly corruption. But if everyone partakes in it, it becomes just another transaction.

So, my people, let’s transform corruption into mere transactions by striving for legal wealth and prosperity.

Once we’ve all reached this level, corruption will either die off or become so normalized that we no longer see it as a societal issue.

If we can't do this, then let's assassinate corrupt elites and the surviving ones will run out of the country for safety and those who see themselves as righteous or upright can take over power and reform the nation.

iLegendd:
I'm Beginning to Embrace Corruption

abba190:
Boss iLegendd abeg help my life, Nigeria is happening to me

Smithwilliams826:
If you are not ready to help yourself, no one can help you out.

Jman06:
You're not making sense in your thinking.
With corruption thriving in the country, there can never be equal distribution of wealth!

It'll only continue to drive the country into deeper mess. Killing, kidnapping and all kinds of evil would become rampant.

Our unborn generations would so curse this generation as their lives would be in deep mess

iLegendd:
You didn't read the full post. If you like don't go and solve a problem that'll fetch you money for life so that you can benefit from corruption.

You might end up like the first commenter above. Always begging and abusing innocent people online.

In the post, I said corruption that involves stealing from others is bad, but I'm beginning to see nothing bad in the corruption that'll take you out of problem because it's what the elite practice and we, the common citizens are complaining, yet we can't do anything.

I said I'm tired of complaining, so I'll join them in bribing my way out of trouble. SIMPLE.

My children won't suffer it because money or food won't be among their problems. This is why as a man, you need to consider the country you're in and plan yourself ahead so that you never lack money or food even during hard times.

With the kind of elites we have and nonchalant youths, corruption is permanent. Even VDM that is fighting these people, go to his page and see how the people he's fighting for are abusing him. They always claim to know better than him, but they're in their rooms doing nothing.

ednut1:
VDM is not fighting corruption. He is only chasing clout

abba190:
Boss iLegendd abeg help my life, Nigeria is happening to me

SuperOnyi:



Abba, you again?


Sir ilegendd, that's the goal now; poverty must be eradicated!
Yes, when everyone is making enough money to provide basic necessities, we will surely experience a decrease in corruption, however, a lot of people would just embrace what I call "Corrupted Capitalism."
I like what you did, it made your article sound so "virgin but veteran."

abba190:
let me be among your children abeg, let food no worry me, I have been hungry since morning 81 63 6233 37 opay. may God increase ur wealth

iLegendd:
Drop number let me do you 5k recharge card in front of that guy so that him go vex for me more. I have helped him before a couple of times, yet he keeps abusing me, so I stopped. I want him to continue abusing me. I'm even broke self, but let me send you my last 5k as card.

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SuperOnyi:


Woah, I really appreciate sir. Thank you.

iLegendd:
Check the number. One digit is missing. It's supposed to be 11.

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iLegendd:
Check the number. One digit is missing. It's supposed to be 11.

papyjaypaul:
Kurt Cobain - The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

iLegendd:
VDM is challenging it, but the youths are calling him a clout chaser. Some say he's not doing it well that they can do it better and more professionally, but they're hiding in their houses or abroad.

papyjaypaul:
Sowore is good with protests and activism just as Late Gani and Current Falana are good with checking the excesses of government, anything else to change that may boomerang but what do I know

We can see Keyamo.

The 3 people I mentioned failed woefully whenever they contested for any elective positions. Nigerians are used to their oppressors and like someone else to fight them and die for them, then they will still drink Stockholm Syndrome Syrup.
You cannot fight for who is not ready to be saved

It is in one of the fights that Gani got the cancer when he went to prison. Today, they want to tarnish Falana's name in a very dark manner, from Baba to Bobo.
I don't think Sowore can make a good leader, he is better in the parliament to keep others on their toes, that is if he doesn't change when he sees what sacrifice they're eating in the hallowed chambers. Sometimes na the food de choke.


Mr Falana will make a good prosecutor or AG but you can't deny him that skill he has built for more than 30 years. Sowore is good with protests, he has been doing it since Babaginda's time. He is also good with propaganda, as seen on SR. I have seen the way his media empire operates, I have seen many of his interviews and I see what he writes on social media. He will be more dangerous if given power than those he is criticizing. There is something about him that you can see that this person wants something for self. If OBJ was President, I can imagine he will make a Ribadu out of him. Look at Ribadu today. EFCC -> Presidential Candidate -> Governorship Candidate -> President NSA. The food de choke


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGb76k26ew

iLegendd:
You didn't read the full post. If you like don't go and solve a problem that'll fetch you money for life so that you can benefit from corruption.

You might end up like the first commenter above. Always begging and abusing innocent people online.

In the post, I said corruption that involves stealing from others is bad, but I'm beginning to see nothing bad in the corruption that'll take you out of problem because it's what the elite practice and we, the common citizens are complaining, yet we can't do anything.

I said I'm tired of complaining, so I'll join them in bribing my way out of trouble. SIMPLE.

My children won't suffer it because money or food won't be among their problems. This is why as a man, you need to consider the country you're in and plan yourself ahead so that you never lack money or food even during hard times.

With the kind of elites we have and nonchalant youths, corruption is permanent. Even VDM that is fighting these people, go to his page and see how the people he's fighting for are abusing him. They always claim to know better than him, but they're in their rooms doing nothing.

Jman06:
You must be magical to have known that I'm not doing things to make money for myself. FYI, I'm a healthcare professional and I'm making more contributions to society than you, while equally being rewarded financially for what I do.

Jman06:
You must be magical to have known that I'm not doing things to make money for myself. FYI, I'm a healthcare professional and I'm making more contributions to society than you, while equally being rewarded financially for what I do.

But the problem is not with making money to sort my individual needs! The problem is that corruption of any kind creates a dysfunctional society which rubs off on everybody no matter how much money you have. How do some of you reason sef

One of the reasons why Nigeria is in this messed up state is the fact that we write fantastic laws only for the sake of writing them while these laws are applied selectively against the poor masses. The political class and moneybags find ways to evade these laws and the consequence is that Nigeria has become a LAWLESS country which everybody is now suffering in one way or the other.

The point I'm trying to make is that HAVING MONEY DOES NOT SHIELD YOU FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF CREATING A LAWLESS AND CORRUPT COUNTRY. Everybody suffers at the end of the day!

Take for instance;

1. Many rich men in my village no longer freely travel to the village for fear of being kidnapped. This is because the kidnapping business is thriving since kidnappers are highly connected and can use money to buy their freedom even when caught.

2. Corruption has rendered our healthcare system comatose because monies meant to put things in order are being diverted by CMDs of hospitals who also sell job slots to highest bidder in a bid to make money. Now, imagine you that is a moneybag being rushed during an emergency to one of these hospitals and basic lifesaving stuff are not available or a quack doctor who bribed his way to the hospital is the one on duty and could not do much to help you. You'll agree with me that it'll take divine intervention for you to survive under such condition.

So, can you now see from the above examples that no one escapes the consequences of corruption on the long run no matter their economic class

iLegendd:
The healthcare industry is probably the 3rd most corrupt in the world. Some doctors were exposing all we need are natural remedy and exercise.

Even soursop leaf cures cancer, but most doctors will advise you against it because they want to put you under chemo and milk your family dry financially.

The American medical industry is a total fraud. Too many fake medicine in our Nigerian pharmacies with bloated prices.

My question is, since you want to erase corruption, why haven't you started from your field?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foj4sfQP3ek?si=M_CEeaUHRGPCOiAJ

Geovanni412:
Good point but....

Is it possible for the changes you want to occur under a democratic system of governance?

Jman06:
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illicit:
While I was in Lagos.
People break traffic rules and commit a lot of misdeamnours on a norm

When police grab u, they take u to station
They ask u, will u bail urself or you will allow them prosecute u like d law stipulates?

Na u go come dey price urself

If d policeman no dey collect bribe, na u go dey beg am make e collect

Jman06:
And how did you know I'm not working from my end to better my field I know that just like in other fields, the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria is suffering her share of the corruption but I am definitely not encouraging that we allow corruption to thrive in the industry, instead I'm doing alot of work at my end to put things right and I'm sure if every player in the industry have same mindset as I have, we would get rid of corruption in the industry very soon.

Henryfocoyo:
leave that guy, if dey like let everybody becomes rich dey will always be an assassination because dey will always be envious people and jealousy people too,
And everyone no go fit get the same level of money.
To Adeleke na cubana is broke