Power and corruption.
There's always this bit of corruption and injustice buried in every human. It takes your will power and orderliness to always keep it in check.
Often times, a little bit of power is enough to bring this hidden trait out to the public. Most humans in different position of power are prone to exhibiting and indulging in acts of corruption.
Corruption, doesn't only exist among the political class. Corruption exists in all levels of power, from the family, to a little social organization, to the academia and to the political sphere.
Corruption, according to the english dictionary, is the act of impairing integrity, virtue or moral principle while power is the ability to coerce, influence or control.
Corruption, like every other thing, starts small. A clear example is in an organization involving five to ten people who contribute funds under a thrift platform. The director, if he's corrupt, can decide to take from the contributions without the knowledge of the members.
Corruption is today, becoming very rampant in places of power in the academia.
A lecturer would fail his students on purpose, just so that they can come and sort their way through.
The academia, which was supposed to be very clean as it is the backbone of every society is now infected with corruption.
Another area in which corruption is very rampant is the political sector.
Unfortunately, you can't seperate nigerian politics from corruption. Corruption, over the years has become a pillar of democracy. Men in power, even in the lowest level of authority, engage freely in corrupt practices.
A local government chairman would wait to be bribed by the contractor before he gives out a construction project that was already given by the state government. This shows a long line of corruption from the contractor to the local government body and most times, to the government.
Corruption, to most people, is now a way of life. It has eaten deep into the fabrics of the society and into the minds of the people. Re-orientation has to be carried on on the youths, especially those in rural areas.
The youths are the leaders of tomorrow. They have to be taught and shown the right path so that when the assume positions of power, they wouldn't indulge in corruption as their predecessors did.
Power is not synonyms with corruption, our people needs proper orientation and godly mindset.
