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@OpenFundingNG This is an important and fundamental question. There remains some debate over whether corruption is inherently harmful to social and economic development, or whether it is a necessary evil as countries develop and grow 1/
@OpenFundingNG Needless to say, I don't see the 'necessary evil' argument as very convincing, especially when corruption is pervasive that its corrosive effects are manifested in in such a broad based way. This is the situation in Nigeria. 2/
@OpenFundingNG Corruption (which really we should be thinking about in terms of its many, varied forms) broadly saps the collective benefits of economic growth and prosperity by concentrating them in private hands (rather than in the form of public goods) 3/
@OpenFundingNG In Nigeria's case, corruption is killing economic and social development, pure and simple 4/end
