June 25, 2015 at 08:25PM

WHY BUHARI HAS TO HURT US IN ORDER TO SAVE US The task to redeem this country is an onerous one because there are bush rats' in almost every institution . We who want Buhari's government to tackle corruption, we who want Buhari's government to take us to next level must be prepared to change our values, discipline and appetites. I start with the Press cum media houses because charity must start from home. Many Editors have become so used to the largess from corrupt politicians that they see it as entitlement. Many reporters and correspondents have become so used to fat envelopes of various sizes and colours that they see them as perks of office. In a very few newspapers can a story sail through without someones palms greased. Yet we are supposed to be the watch dogs of the society. What obtains in media houses obtains in the judiciary where clerks and registras are more powerful than lawyers and where justice is more often bought than deserved. It obtains in the universities where admissions are bought handouts are bought and degrees are bought. It obtains @ our boarders where officials stop needles while allowing camels to pass through. 🗽🗽 It obtains in the market place where different levels of fake products are marketed as genuine. Yea, the extravagance of Aso Rock must be curtailed from the budget for food and entertainment to the sizes of personal aides and assistants; from the fleet of Presidential planes to Presidential limousines. The allowances of the legislatures must be drastically reduced from non-existing personal aides to constituency allowances. The bloated civil service must be trimmed and those who do an hour's job and demand a day's pay must sit up or ship out. Bogus overseas trips and training must be curbed. Contracts must be monitored and the system of allocating money for the same contract every year must be a thing of the past. Payment of taxes must be enforced especially among the elite class and political class and the proceeds judiciously utilised. The political class must stop being parasitic and contribute to the economy. The expectations are high and the job difficult, but it would be a near to impossible task if we did nothing about the culture of impunity and entitlement that is so pervasive in the society. We also cannot make the omelette we so desire without breaking a few eggs. written by Okorowu Martin (CHE) 07038306570.
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