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From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 9:14 AM
To: USAAfrica Dialogue
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Buhari, Corruption Is Still Official In Our States, By Tony Osborg
"A Nigerian Professor once declared in a provocative manner "it is not just a fact that Nigerian government officials are corrupt, it is also a fact that in Nigeria, corruption is official!" To those who understand the historical interconnectedness of the unlimited abnormalities that have become a norm in Nigeria, they will simply agree that this professor aptly captures the reality of our present day Nigeria with those few words. Indeed, corruption has become an official way of life in Nigeria and that is one reason why many doubt the ability of President Buhari to tackle this challenge from a cause/bottom-top approach.
While Nigerians cry about the effect of corruption in the society, they obviously do not seem to know how it is perpetrated by those in government circles, thereby making it difficult for them to know how to tackle it. Today, I intend to do justice to this. What is the major source of corruption in Nigeria and how can it be tackled?
There is a unique kind of corruption in Nigeria which is actually the major method through which our government officials/politicians steal public funds without being detected? It is also because of this method that our courts are finding it difficult to indict them? How has corruption become official in Nigeria?"
Good read, great analysis. In Nigeria corruption is a crude form of taxation, a perverse revenue allocation mechanism. It generates business and revenue and employs people. Corruption drives Nigerians economy. Kill graft and if you don't replace it with sustainable processes you have killed Nigeria. I would say anecdotally that most Nigerians in Nigeria cannot survive without corruption. It is steeped in our culture and way of life. Go to any funeral or wedding and you will see that out politicians are the least of our problems. We are the problem.
- Ikhide
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