Lack of security is a well known problem in our society today. The general understanding of our people and the politicians in particular is that the distribution of police men everywhere is security. This can explain why most of our wealthy people go about with police escorts, but, this is not security.

The collection of good information, use and the proper dissemination of the information gives rise to absolute security network. Need I mention that, the collection of the bio data of everyone in the state and the declaration of all assets and properties of all, will provide a data base and a good security information network for the state. More so, it will provide good intelligence for the police to effectively do their work.

Corruption has eaten into our conscience as people are no longer open and honest. It has become difficult to see the difference between public relations (PR) and price for services rendered, free will gift and bribery. People now negotiate the kind of appreciation to be offered to them before hand.  It is even worse with the church people that are supposed to be real Christians, instead they justify what they are doing with bible quotations interpreted wrongly to suit their purpose. 

So we categorize corruption into five solid headings:

1.I M

2.Lack of quest for excellence     

3.Lack of job creation

4.Inappropriate use of the ministries

5.Compromise and the use of contracts for the settlement of political allied and supporters

I M  is an acronym for ‘ima nmadu’. This is a slogan generally accepted as part of our culture and  this can be implied  with some proverbs like ‘onye nwa nne ya no n’eligwe a naghi a ga oku nmuo’ . However, this issue is generally sweet when it favours you, but not palatable at all when you find yourself qualified without knowing anybody or without having connection. The way and manner we handle contracts, employments and appointments in our state is quite appalling and this is why, it’s all about who you know or how much you can pay to have the job, as a result a careful check on our employees reveal that almost 80% of them are square pegs in round holes and so we can’t boast of productivity and more so no quest for perfection.

Lack of quest for excellence is a negative tendency every positive minded person must resist. This is so because, when the contention of an employee is that he/she was employed because of his/her connection ,then comes  lack of quest for excellence and productivity.

In the same manner, when the contention of a contractor is that he is connected with the contract awarder or he paid through his nose to secure the job. Here his priority is to maximise profit and not to impress anybody and by so doing there’s lack of quest for perfection and productivity.

However, when you secure a job on merit, after a tough selection process, your goal here will be to showcase your good hand work so that you can still outwit others next time and bag the job.

Lack of job creation When the sincere priority of the one in power is job creation, he must definitely shun corruption of ‘Ima madu’ or collection of money (kick back) to award contracts. This is so because  the recognition of the little cottage industries around and provision of jobs for them creates liquid cash circulation and enhancement of the economy. 

When a job that can be done locally is given out on contract just to compensate or favour an individual, this act gives rise to cutting corner  by the contractor. And so he goes where he can have it done alone so as to maximise profit and by so doing the jobs created will be for those in the  place, state, or country where the job is being  done.

The ministries are the work force of the state. We have always heard and seen strikes come and go, but we never hear about productivity. This is so because to a very large extent they are barely working, not really doing what they are supposed to do, you know, an idle mind is the devil’s workshop.

Come to think of it, the state has government press with so many people employed  and they are all being paid every month, but when government has a programme, the printing works are contracted out, the food they will eat in that same programme will be contracted to a caterer. Meanwhile the state has home economics department of the ministry of agriculture. The possible explanation of this  is ,either that the employees are not capable to deliver the services or  that the  interest of the government is to collect  kick back or to settle a political allied or supporter with those contracts.

When the priority of the government is to use contract to settle their supporter or political allied, then the real priority of the contract awardee   becomes maximisation of profit for an already done job. As such, he may even bag seventy percent 70% of the entire contract money and leave the poor actual contractor to manage with the remaining thirty percent 30%. Usually the contractor has to make ends meet out of the 30% left for him and so  knowing  the compromise between the Awardee and  the government, he goes on to build a substandard job because, nobody will question him over the quality of the job. This is why capital projects in our state have become a recurrent expenditure.

YOUTHS, they say are the leaders of tomorrow, but in this our beloved state, we wonder when this assertion shall come true, seeing all the elders in all facets of life sitting tight and where necessary falsifying  their age in other to remain relevant even when their reasoning  and health is failing them. This is so because of corruption and the inequality in the distribution of the common wealth of the state.

This situation has been so because, the youths have been relegated to the background and reduced to errand boys that will be used to do the dirty work of political turgery and enthrone an elderly person for some paltry sum. In turn the elder will appoint two or three of them and the others will go back wasting, regretting and finally some go into smoking weed, others yahoo yahoo, others still go into cultism and worse so in to kidnapping. 

For how long are we going to live like this ?

DO YOU KNOW?  THAT THE YOUTHS IS THE POWER HOUSE OF EVERY GREAT NATION. 

THEY ARE IN THEIR PRIME TIME, WHEN THEY ARE AT THEIR BEST. 

THEY ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE BEEN ENDOWED WITH THE NECESSARY DELIVERY ENERGY, WISDOM AND ULTIMATELY FEAR OF GOD.

DO YOU KNOW? THE YOUTHS ARE THE RIGHTFUL PEOPLE TO SEAT ON THAT THRONE.

YOUTHS!!!  WHY EAT THE SCRUMBS OF YOUR RIGHTFUL FOOD.

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The time is ripe now for a youth leader to come on board, because it takes a wounded person to treat or heal another wounded person. You need to shun corruption as you come along with us. If anybody offers you money for you to vote him, collect it and eat, but don’t eat away your conscience. We are all connected and whatever thing one does affects others.

We must save our society. The call is on now, get involved.

Having understood the root cause of our problems, it becomes obvious that the one to really take care of them must be one with zero tolerance to corruption, highly disciplined and ultimately possess the fear of God.

At this point, it becomes necessary to enlighten you on the appropriate way things can be done in this our lovely state. The kind of government that can really turn around the tides is:   

The government that will enthrone spirituality and holiness.

That will use the right and qualified people to do the work and contracts where necessary.

That will be selfless and pro active.

Finally, a government that will appoint  labour leaders, trade unionists, teachers union leaders, ASU union leaders, NASU union leaders, workers union leaders, keke union leaders etc  as SA’S (senior advisers), so that at all times, everybody will be carried along with the vision of the government. Peace be with you, as you come with us.

Tell somebody about this.