THE OTHER SIDE OF CORRUPTION

There is one driving force behind corruption: Desire. So long as man has desire for anything, it becomes something he is prepared to have at a price. Reverse that and the same thing is also linked to the gratification he is ready to sell his conscience and principles for.

Yet no man is free from desire. It is only a question of relative level and relative hold of what is desired on his mind.

Some have high appetite for sexual gratification; another has great desire for wealth and all that comes with it; yet another set desire power or fame or both; yet another set could give anything for good health; children of their own; decent accomodation; delicious meals; in fact there are even people who crave pure air, very clean and spotless environment.

The list is actually endless. So the truth is that if any man is not corrupt yet, he has not found himself in a situation where he has to choose between what he truly desires and so called path of righteousness.

Yet there is no society that can survive for long if  corruption is predominant and indeed, has become the past time from top to bottom.

Like it is now in present day Nigeria. So what can be done to counter it?

Simple. Aim to redirect the same desire that leads to corruption in Nigeria to becoming desire that leads to acts of economic production.

Simple to put across but yes, very hard to practice. But the foundation can be laid if incentives and rewards are introduced for acts that lead away from instant gratification which corruption offers.

One common denominator for satisfaction of desire is money. Restructure the system to reward those who contribute exceptionally with money and recognition, and with time more and more people will stop thinking like rent takers and more like innovators and producers.

This is the flip side and challenge the cancer called corruption offers. And it can be tapped only by leaders who neither are self righteous or addicted to corruption.

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