Nigerians, or let me put it more specifically, many Nigerian youths donβt necessarily hate corruption; they hate being excluded from its benefits.
We condemn corruption when it works against us, but quickly justify it when it puts something in our own pockets. We shout βcorruption!β when someone else is benefiting, yet call it βconnection,β βsettlement,β βsharpness,β or βhelping yourselfβ when it benefits us.
The real problem is not just corrupt leaders. It is a society that has gradually normalised corruption at every level.
Until we learn to reject corruption even when it favours us, changing the people in power alone will never change the system.
Nigerians, or let me put it more specifically, many Nigerian youths donβt necessarily hate corruption; they hate being excluded from its benefits.
We condemn corruption when it works against us, but quickly justify it when it puts something in our own pockets. We shout βcorruption!β when someone else is benefiting, yet call it βconnection,β βsettlement,β βsharpness,β or βhelping yourselfβ when it benefits us.
The real problem is not just corrupt leaders. It is a society that has gradually normalised corruption at every level.
Until we learn to reject corruption even when it favours us, changing the people in power alone will never change the system.