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CORRUPTION: TIME FOR DRASTIC ACTION

With the hurricane wind of corruption sweeping across Nigeria, it is time to shed our gentleman’s toga and deal squarely with the menace. This is the only way to prevent the canker worm from eating deeper; otherwise, the entity called Nigeria may soon be history.  Take the case of the N23.29b poll bribery for example.  The story was that the former Petroleum Minister, Allison Diezieni Madueke, obviously acting under the instructions of Ex-President Jonathan – although no one would mention it – had bribed Electoral Officials from INEC to deliver her mentor in the ill-fated 2015 Presidential Poll.  Then roll over to the staggering revelation from Honorable Abdulmumin, the suspended, House Appropriation Committee Chairman.  According to him, N10, 000 billion had been shared over the last one year under the guise of “administrative running cost”.  These shadowy men are still in office and even presiding over official matters!  This is the extent the country has deteriorated in terms of morals!  They still dine and wine as if the law is nonexistent in Nigeria!  If Salisu Buhari could be removed for “mere” certificate forgery; if Elizabeth Ette could be hounded out of office for “cheap” N635 million furnishing scam, there is no reason why any of the Principal officers in the House of Representatives should remain in office.

“They are simply representing themselves”, said Emeka Ezigbo.  “It is fraudulent, criminal and insulting to Nigerians”, he added.  But who will bell the cat?  “This is like what happens in no man’s land”, said Benson Omorodion.  With the plethora of corruption cases reeled out by EFCC, Nigerians are yet to hear of any conviction.  “Instead you hear of investigating officials collecting huge bribes and smiling to their banks”, concludes Benson Omorodion.

This is arguably the reason why Nigeria is under developed.  Meanwhile, compared to China, Nigeria, according to records started generating electricity in 1898; in 118 years, they have managed to generate and distribute only 5,000 MW or 5 GW annually.  China, on the other hand generates additional 20,000 MW or 20GW annually from solar alone.

Don’t bother to add what they are generating from Gas, Hydro, Coal, Wind and you may get Bio depressed.


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