The Future is Another Country
For the early liberals – and to a large extent for subsequent generations – the fixation with corruption was due to its perceived undermining of the fundamental tenets of liberal economic thought.
Peace in Nigeria will only succeed if it is more profitable than corruption.
On the international scene, Nigeria is now regarded as a country in which integrity and transparency are alien and where no transactions occur without “scratching the back” of the personnel in charge. From the federal to the local level of government, there has been phenomenal increase in the incident of corruption and bad governance which has consistently threatened political stability in the country.
Before they even learn the details, adherents already know the outcome of real world events. The white guy will be the good guy, no matter what.
The Activist History Review invites proposals for our May 2018 issue, “Corruption.”
What we have now is not a president with scandals, but a scandalous presidency. We do not wonder that the president is now personally under investigation, but only how it could have taken so long.
