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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