Topic: POWER OF CORRUPTION - page 2. (Read 454 times)

Corruption has been rooted in us for so long that it can't be reshaped now. Greed is the core root of corruption which equally means that we all have our inbuilt corruption that is quiet exposed as soon as we come in contact with the catalyst. and what are the catalyst of corruptions? there are so many e.g power, money etc so we can't concluded one catalyst as the cause of corruption in any country.

The country we are has taught us to be corrupt. Immediately a child is being born into this nature, he/she don become a corrupt being. I'm not saying other countries are not corrupt but ours is much because part of what we teach in our day to day activities is corruption. Greediness, selfishness and our impatient are the cuase of our corruption. I pray this reduce in this our country soon

Corrupt person is like a steam engine waiting for gear to accelerate. Power to a currupt person is just the gear, that is why many in the position of power uses it the way they like,I can therefore say that curruption, now is in stages since is like gear some use gear one, some gear 2 while some three base one their ability. Already Bible said the heart of man is full of evil and curruption to every Nation is bad,therefore can't be removed from the evil Bible said heart of man is made of.all I can say is that it take personal decision to escape the power of curruption when ever the opportunity comes.

Op as you talk am na so e be, power no corrupt, na people naim corrupt. Because the same power wey Dem give Hon Dickson wey make am owe people salary for over 3 months, naim Dem still give Hon diri and e never own one single months. Na just who you be naim you go display if power enter your hand. Some persons go use am wisely while other go try to use am manipulate the system to their own favour. Na true say power sweet but some persons dey wey be say power no go fit controll their behavior at all, the way Dem dey from start na so Dem go still dey after they have been induced with power .

According to di former president of Nigeria OBJ said, power sweet. And why power is sweet because he was using the power to do what was not good to himself and government use power to cover themselves and steal public funds. And if you remember weti Thomas Hobbes said, him say, "human beings e dey perpetual in power and dat only ceaseth wen di person die". And dat means power is corrupt. And what is power is corrupt? It is when a leader use  di power to do something that is not good for the public. And indirectly, di excess used of power in the country. In Africa the real political power that's giving to the leaders is not used but the corrupt power is the one they are using.

Me i no believe this one way some persons dey talk say power and other things dey cuz corruption at all. In times of talking about corruption you guys should think back in the early days when our four father was killing their selfs all because of power just to be so so and so in one community. Will let you know. because of how that community is infected with corruption. So it's not by power but it's because of how the human heart has been infected with bad habits and ideas.

Okay example. Imagine a man telling his fellow man that has a power to steal money from the community benefit. Now tell me what you will call this one. Power or corruption. So corruption lead to power, money and sex.

Na only for University way power dey lead to corruption. Way lecturer go tell you say without money you no fit pass e course because them get power to become lecturer. So there is a big difference between those 3 words.

See make I tell you, power and influence no dy make person corrupt, but e dy bring the true colors of someone. Make we take during naira scarcity as example now, during that time, their are some set of people wey dy always complain of the government, but during naira scarcity, the pos people come even wicked pass government, because small power enter their hand, during that time na only like 5% of pos people dy take a fair price as charge.
So my brother it all boils down to who the person be, because power dy reveal the true colors of people.

You are not wrong but this thought of yours can't be termed to everyone because human nature varies and differ to some extent and I believe not everyone will fall to this corrupted mindset of given the things you listed but to a large extent I do understand that the human nature is filled with greed but even at that the nature of upbringing and morals matters because that can change his mentality of corruption mind

Rightly said, every of our actions comes from our mind, what we think and decide to act. Money is good same with power this should even make a person more humble knowing fully well that any much acting around poor people will only yield envy and bring in negativity.

A humble person will always remain humble, sometimes it becomes a game play of the mind acting humble and of integrity just to get to a particular position and hold power.

Me i no believe this one way some persons dey talk say power and other things dey cuz corruption at all. In times of talking about corruption you guys should think back in the early days when our four father was killing their selfs all because of power just to be so so and so in one community. Will let you know. because of how that community is infected with corruption. So it's not by power but it's because of how the human heart has been infected with bad habits and ideas.

Okay example. Imagine a man telling his fellow man that has a power to steal money from the community benefit. Now tell me what you will call this one. Power or corruption. So corruption lead to power, money and sex.

Na only for University way power dey lead to corruption. Way lecturer go tell you say without money you no fit pass e course because them get power to become lecturer. So there is a big difference between those 3 words.

Op this your matter how I want take explain naim it longooo, I dey hear when people they criticize people on power some time I will laugh because person wey dey watch match naim they see players error past even the player. Just put the person wey dey watch and see his mistake go triple you wey him condemn waiting power they do strong oo example we naija they shout make the youth rule ,leads just look at one of the youth on humanitarian minister how the matter be as power enter. Corruption is just like blood why power is the heart pumping the blood for curruption to cease when power is involved is like the person in power have killed the heart through integrity and degnity any more than integrity make curruption dominant.

Na when man get power you fit tell who man be if man be good or bad. Power dey bring the real self of a man , that is why you can see a man when he has nothing he can be very loyal and respectful buy once this man don get money and power you will see everything about the man Don change, all the humility and respect he use to show to people you will hardly find it in him. Power is something very powerful that some people can't control ,they over use it whenever they have access to it.

Them don talk this matter on several occasions say money dey only unmask person but e no dey change person. Every human get an inborn carracter but then no dey show am out except say something happens before you go know wetting dey are made off. So just like every body get gull blader wey dey make person Angry, naso e also be for corrupt mind. Wetting go help that kind mind na self control.


[/quote] e dey like say na you really understand watin I dey talk, now I no talk say if you give everybody money, power or Access to sex the person most corrupt I no talk so yes very true say e get people you will give all that and still them go still dey good, please understand me what I am saying is that person wen don already get the corruption inside am but dey pretend once him get any of this three thing na then you go know him really self. That was why I said ‘power only reveals the corruption in a person’

you just ended up contradicting yourself.



[/quote] it you read my words very well and understand am you go see say I no talk say na everybody those 3 things dey control I said if you want to know a person true self give them this things that’s to say they are people that can overcome them so you are just saying the same thing I just said in your own understanding.

Them don talk this matter on several occasions say money dey only unmask person but e no dey change person. Every human get an inborn carracter but then no dey show am out except say something happens before you go know wetting dey are made off. So just like every body get gull blader wey dey make person Angry, naso e also be for corrupt mind. Wetting go help that kind mind na self control. Because if you no learn self control, na your emotion go rule you.

Your points seems to be correct but also, it cannot not be truly correct because we humans are different and have  different notions towards different things. Not everyone is corrupt and been given power does not mean it will show your true colors of being a corrupt person. Power is not a source of generating wealth, and those that generate wealth through power they have can be called corrupt leaders. Some people don’t look like corrupt individuals but when given power they show their true self, this is true for some people and also false for some people. Money, power and sex cannot ascertain the type of person one is, your true nature will prevail one day with or without that.

To an extent, I may seem to agree with your ascertions, but to a very large extent, I may like to disagree too. Saying this means that I believe there's no generality in what you said. Sometimes, people become tempted to power and as such they go into things they never thought they could through the influence of others. On this case, I fit talk say, the person mind been don almost they corrupt but na the opportunity to join the corruption na hin him been they lack, so as he saw the opportunity in the individuals surrounding him, or his colleagues, he grabbed it well by joining them.

Another reason why I been talk say I go disagree with you be say, there's what we call; SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION or in another words, ENDEMIC CORRUPTION, and that's the kind of corruption that happens within the weak system of an organization. Most of these corruptions take place in the public sector rather than the private sector.

In the kind of corruption, it is like a cabal or cartel system where it runs through ranks of the organization in an organized manner mostly orchestrated by the top officials or the government in itself to loot out funds from the organization. You don't need to have intentions to be corrupt before you're drawn into it, especially when you get promoted to such ranks. This time around it's not an individual thing and it in such cases that you're given the thin option to join the system or resign with immediate effect in the event that you refuse or frustrate the syndicate.

Power is accompanied with corruptible corruptions which has the influential potentials to dominate ones personal being or interests but it requires pernal wisdoms to uphold the toxication to take charge over ones obtained power.

I do not believe everyone who is given money and power will be corrupt.
When someone is not honest in their doing, no strong moral principles governing them in life, they can be easily influenced by those 3 factors you mentioned.
The truth is the ones that are corrupt are those ones that do not have any atom of integrity in them. Integrity is inbuilt, if you do not have, you don't have it. Power, money can't take that away from you.

you just ended up contradicting yourself.

Everyone has his own tendencies depending on his upbringing and beliefs system. Their are people that are born rich and  whose parent instilled in them good morals that never had any issue coping with wealth and so regardless of the money, power or sexual privileges that comes their way, they don't easily get moved by it.

Power and vices like the ones you pointed out mostly affect those that have not had it before and that have been craving for such privileges secretly without anyone knowing it, ones they get opportunity to access those privileges, people might feel that they have changed become of money or power not knowing that it is the inability to funding their desire that made them look calm.

I know power and money comes with it own spirit and that if you are not careful, regardless of your belief system or standard of upbringing, it would throw you off your feet but their are people that will stand their ground regardless of the privileges you present to them because of what they believe in.

Don't underestimate the power of belief system, e get people when even if you give them heaven and earth or bring strippers full ground for their front, as long as them believe say those things an vanity, e no go move them aswr