Let me paint a typical scenario of systemic corruption in Nigeria. The government is about to reconstruct a road. Road identified, linking town A with B. The minister or commissioner goes to the ministry of works to inform the civil servants of the project to be done.
The civil servants from the perm sec, directors, engineers, surveyors etc have to validate the project. They are the ones to measure the length/ width etc. The road which is 30kms in length after measurement by civil servants become 38km. Road padding and contract inflation..
The cost of the padded 8km is their gain in the ministry. From top to bottom, they set up to share the proceed of the corrupt act. The minister or commissioner cannot physically measure or inspect all the roads that require attention and by law he must work with the ministry.
Contractor gets to site and discovers that road A is actually 30km, civil engineers from the ministry will immediately tell him to keep his mouth shut if he wants to complete the project. The minister or commissioner has over 50 roads in his desk so he can't be everywhere.
The monitoring team from the ministry takes over like hawks. The powerful perm secs and directors run the show. Apart from padding and inflating the contract sum, they begin to demand for bribe. Minister as well in some instances must be compensated by contractors.
The contractor is pressed to dance to their tune. Often times they will cut corners to please every party.
The minister sends his personal staff who is on 200k salary to visit the site and write reports. When he gets there, the civil servants offer him N1m to shut up..
The minister sends his personal staff who is on 200k salary to visit the site and write reports. When he gets there, the civil servants offer him N1m to shut up..
He goes back to inform the politician who appointed him that all is well. On site community leaders go to the site to demand development fee from the contractor. They ask him for all sorts..from bottles of ogogoro, cows, borehole, cars and cash. He must settle..
In all of these, no one is thinking about the country. The politicians, the civil servants, the contractors and the community itself.
Personal gains under the guise that 'it's govt money'
This is the system we have become used to.
Personal gains under the guise that 'it's govt money'
This is the system we have become used to.
An unfortunate system where everyone is a saint but the society doesn't reflect it.
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