Forms of corruption In Nigeria
corruption in my country plays out in different forms.
which includes;
Bribery
Bribery is one of the most Common forms of Corruption and its almost like a norm in our society today.
A person that gives something of value to someone else to get a favour that he/ she doesn't deserve is a corrupt person and they are corrupt people everywhere who go about giving some government officials huge in order to secure some contracts and other Lucrative deals.
In the educational sector today, bribery has become the order of the day.
Students now sort out their courses by bribing lectures with money encouraging laziness, unseriousness and nonchalant behaviour among students.
Some students will never be present during lectures all through the semester and yet still come out with series of A's.
This is how deep bribery has gotten in our educational system.Nepotism - Nepotism which has to do with people with power or influence favouring their friends or relatives especially in giving of jobs is also a a type of corruption that is very common in the Nigerian society. It seems like if you dont have connection you are no body because it will be very difficult to secure a job or contract in a good establishment which is not supposed to be so.
Our leaders and government officials have made it difficult for people who are deserving to get decent jobs because they are always granting granting public jobs and contracts to their friends and families whether or not they have the right credentials or qualifications for that particular job. This is the reason why we have a trend in Nigeria where anybody can work anywhere regardless of what he or she studied in the university.
Vote buying - Nigerian being a Democratic state is supposed to Practice free and fair elections but reverse in now the case, politicians now go about giving out money to citizens so they can sell their votes to them.
Illegal Financing of Political parties - Some government officials hold and use funds and money meant for the betterment of the state to finance and promote politicial campaigns and political parties, some use public funds to purchase elections forms worth millions of naira like we see in Nigeria today. This ultmiately results to a bad economy in the long run.
Embezzlement - One government official single handedly collecting and holding an amount of money that can be used to carter a whole state. You can imagine.
Money that belongs to everybody.
The worst thing Is they are still not satisfied, they want more.Missue of Official position - When power is given people there is a tendency for them to missue it and do all manner of inappropriate things just as the saying goes Power corrupts And Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely.
Corrupt People do not care about their integrity. They are willing to give up their honesty and dignity for a personal gain/reward or money.
They are willing to kill people and take down anything that seems to be in their way. They want to live Good lives at the Expense of others.
These corrupt Politicians and government officials do not care about the poor masses, they do not care about anyone but themselves.
The question i ask myself everyday is;
Why are people so corrupt??
I only have one answer to that question.
Greed and selfish Desires
The act of corruption often comes as a result of Greed and selfishness, Greed for power and Greed for money.
These governmental officials are willing to abuse their power just to gain personal rewards.
Imagine one Person seating on a governmental seat for Decades as if he was born with it when they are many other vibrant young men and women that can handle such positions more efficiently.
Many Senators, Members of The House of Representative and Members of The House of Assemblies In Nigeria are perpetrator of this crime. They don't want to leave because of their Greed.
What about Government officials that burry Millions and billions of naira in empty soakaway tanks all because of Greed. Sounds funny but true.
If only people can be more selfless maybe corruption will be reduced.
How bribery and corruption has affected my country
- corruption is the reason why many people have lost their Trust in the Government/Public sectors.
- It promotes Politicial Apathy among citizens which is a lack of interest towards political issues. This is reason why many people like me would rather stay at home and see a movie instead of going our to vote on elections days because they believe their votes do not ount.
- Corruption is the reason why so many students in Nigeria are at home and not in their various schools learning. It is the reasons why Doctor's, Nurses, Teachers Police men and other professionals are not paid well.
- Because it Bribery and corruption many innocent people are in the prison for crimes they do know nothing about.
Bribery and corruption eats into the Nations wealth and impacts the Nations Economy negatively.
Is there a way out???
If only People can become less greedy and be more selfless and if only Justice would prevail then there will be a Way out.
For now we can only hope for a better Nigeria.
Thank you so much for stopping by and for reading, until next time
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