Is Corruption Nigeria’s biggest problem?

Interesting statistics
500 148 95%

2017 Corruption %age of Nigerians

Taxonomies of Perception Index who have given a
Corruption Ranking bribe

Carnegie Transparency National Bureau

Source Foundation International of Statistics
Thoughts to ponder…
• …you cannot put a goat and yam together and say
that the goat should not eat yam – President
Goodluck Jonathan (2015)

• Corruption is indeed the glue that holds the fabric

of the Nigerian democracy/society together – David
Apaflo
 Rationale
• Nature of man – seeking to get an edge, to be liked
etc

• Culture – “remember me”

• Federal Character – Institutionalizes corruption

 Closing
• Corruption might be a symptom and not the root
cause.
• Story of two Nigerian Doctors
• I posit that Nigeria has a knowledge and a Vision
problem. “…perhaps, all sin is error, partial vision,
foolishness - Socrates.
• Simply put, if WE know better, WE can do better.