Corruption - 22-05-2018

Corruption is not a Nigerian problem. Right now it has become a global problem. I am not one of those who say the worst thing about their country, because believe it or not, things are not as bad as you think they are in Nigeria. If you think they are bad then perhaps you can take a cue from my son, who took me straight to the economic index on Nigeria and showed me how exponentially our foreign reserves are rising. A young teenager told me it is rising exponentially; we have no reason to disbelieve these figures. What is means is that, like it or not either your marginal or sectional interests are being covered by this political dispensation or not, some things are getting better. There are different types of corruption, you will know when you face corruption, but unilateral corruption is different from transactional corruption, which is different from extortive or coercive corruption, or collaborative or collusive corruption, which differs from grand or petty corruption, and you wonder where I am going? It makes a difference what kind of corruption is endemic in your society and that which you are facing.