₦airaland Forum

Today, looking for an incorruptible person in Nigeria is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The most endangered species in Nigeria are the incorruptible men and women of integrity.

Majority of Nigerians are corrupt in their lifestyles from telling lies in conceit and deceit without conscience and without shame (and many of them live in denial of the truth) to celebrating and supporting crooks and rogues.

When it comes to corruption, all the tribes in Africa's most populous nation are guilty, but the three major tribes of Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo are the worst.
Many people say northerners were not corrupt until southerners spoilt them and taught them how to lie and steal after the Nigerian civil war of 1967-1970. Then afterwards, the Hausas and Fulanis joined the bandwagon of the crooks and rogues in both the public and private sectors.

The most incorruptible national leaders of Nigeria were northerners; Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria in the First Republic and Mallam Aminu Kano.
In fact, people who knew Sir Tafawa Balewa said he was incorruptible to a fault. He was too humble, gentle and noble. He was a paragon of nobility with dignity, integrity and probity.
It is almost impossible to find such an incorruptible political leader in Nigeria today.

The war against corruption cannot be won when majority of the crooks and rogues are still in the political leadership of the ruling class and ruling with the impunity of their immunity as political godfathers and office holders. And their beneficiaries are celebrating their ill-gotten riches everyday.
The masses follow them like dogs after their masters.
And waiting for the opportunities to have their turns to loot the national treasury.

The news reporters who should expose corrupt practices have compromised the principles of journalism and once you give them big brown envelopes and juicy appointments and contracts, they write eulogies of their corrupt benefactors and life goes on.

They say if you cannot beat them, join them.
Those who refuse to join them are targeted for demotion or even elimination to perish the truth.

The only solution to end widespread corruption is to expose every act of corruption without compromise and without partiality.
Religion and tribe should not divide us in the war against corruption at all levels.
Tribal bigotry and religious bigotry have done Nigeria terrible things. But majority of Nigerians have refused to learn lessons from the terrible mistakes of the past. And when we fail to learn from the mistakes of the past, we are going to repeat them.

Patriotism is the way forward in the war against corruption and examplary role models should be in the leadership of the youths in the national reformation and transformation of Nigeria to secure the future of our nation.

Our Education is Corrupt. Corruption in Religion started with Aminu Kano and Maitasine.

I thought the new sheriff (bubu) said he'll get rid of corruption.

The major looters in Nigerians are either Hausa,Fulani or Yorubas. There is not many igbos you can point.
Igbos has not been in position to loot since the end of civil war.

Sealeddeal:
The major looters in Nigerians are either Hausa,Fulani or Yorubas. There is not many igbos you can point.
Igbos has not been in position to loot since the end of civil war.

absolutely correct.
You mentioned two culprits but watch how the noice making sophisticated one will come for your head

Sealeddeal:
The major looters in Nigerians are either Hausa,Fulani or Yorubas. There is not many igbos you can point.
Igbos has not been in position to loot since the end of civil war.

Even before the civil war, there was no Igbo military head of state that was said to have looted.

GMbuharii:
absolutely correct.
You mentioned two culprits but watch how the noice making sophisticated one will come for your head

if they feel it is inaccurate, we can make a list of the people who have been looting. Even awolowo was charged for corruption and treason.

CSTR2:
Even before the civil war, there was no Igbo military head of state that was said to have looted.

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You can see the order in the original post.
By Igbo custom and tradition before Western Civilization, Igbos were not corrupt, because it was an abomination.
Even stealing a fowl was an abominable crime.
My uncle, Dr. Michael Okpara was incorruptible. No ill-gotten riches could be traced to him.

U mean this head of looters....

Abacha
Babaginda
Buhari
Obasanjo
Tinubu
Awo
O boy, dey are many