MentorAfrica: FACE OF CORRUPTION - LA FACE DE LA CORRUPTION

MentorAfrica: FACE OF CORRUPTION - LA FACE DE LA CORRUPTION: In my interaction with youths, I give them questionnaires before our meetings to sensitize them and gauge their perspectives before the mee...

FACE OF CORRUPTION - LA FACE DE LA CORRUPTION

In my interaction with youths, I give them questionnaires before our meetings to sensitize them and gauge their perspectives before the meetings to enable us have effective discussions. One of the questions is “Corruption has a face, where do we find it? A) it is faceless B) it is masked C) it is in me D) it is in others”.

It is amusing to see that a very hitch percentage tick the C option. However, in real life experience people always point to others when they talk about corruption. I now understand that until you bring people to think in their own quiet moments they do not come to terms with the fact that they might be a part of the problem. Everybody automatically thinks of politicians when they hear the word “CORRUPTION” meanwhile in our society, it is found in every thread of the fabric. This a society where people think that doing their job is doing you a favour so you have to “motivate them” or “facilitate” the process before they can do the job for which they are paid. It amazing how a clerical officer in the ministry expects to get something before bringing out a file that his/her boss has requested for. It has become so bad that even health workers who are dealing with matters of life and death expect to be “motivated” before they attend to a patient. Every office one enters, workers expect to be “motivated” before the carry out their legitimate duties. If you think it is only in the public sector, think again. The private sector is giving the public sector a run for its money.

Bringing politicians and other officers to book is excellent but until we get to the roots and do something about the psyche of the younger generations who think CORRUPTION IS A WAY OF LIFE, we are not going in anywhere anytime soon.

Dans mon interaction avec les jeunes, je leur donne questionnaires avant nos réunions afin de les sensibiliser et de mesurer leurs points de vue avant les réunions afin de nous permettre  des discussions efficaces. Une des questions est «La corruption a un visage, où la trouvons-nous? A) il est sans visage B), il est masqué C), il est en moi D) il est dans d'autres ".

Il est amusant de voir qu'un pourcentage très attelage cocher l'option C. Cependant, dans la vie réelle expérience de personnes pointent toujours vers les autres quand ils parlent de la corruption. Je comprends maintenant que jusqu'à ce que vous amener les gens à penser dans leurs propres moments de calme, ils ne viennent pas à accepter le fait qu'ils pourraient être une partie du problème. Tout le monde pense automatiquement des politiciens quand ils entendent le mot «corruption» Pendant ce temps, dans notre société, il se trouve dans chaque fil de la toile. Cette une société où les gens pensent que quand ils font leur travail ils vous font une faveur donc vous deverez les «motiver» ou «faciliter» le processus avant qu'ils peuvent faire le travail pour lequel ils sont payés. Il est incroyable de voir comment un employé de bureau dans le ministère attend d'obtenir quelque chose avant de faire sortir un fichier que sa / son patron a demandé. Il est devenu si mauvais que même les travailleurs de la santé qui sont aux prises avec des questions de vie et de la mort attendent d'être "motivée" avant d'assister à un patient. Chaque bureau qu'on entre, les travailleurs attendent à être "motivée" avant l'exercent leurs fonctions légitimes. Si vous pensez qu'il est seulement dans le secteur public, détrompez-vous. Le secteur privé rivalise maintenant le secteur public.

Punir les politiciens et d'autres officiers  est excellente, mais jusqu'à ce que nous arrivons à les racines et faire quelque chose à propos de la psyché des jeunes générations qui pensent que la corruption est un mode de vie, on ne va pas nulle part où dans sitôt.

MentorAfrica: PARTNERING FOR DEVELOPMENT

MentorAfrica: PARTNERING FOR DEVELOPMENT: Working with youths and focusing on national reorientation and development, I feel a sense of obligation to help them understand how societ...

PARTNERING FOR DEVELOPMENT

Working with youths and focusing on national reorientation and development, I feel a sense of obligation to help them understand how society works. In Nigeria, a lot of citizens do not understand a great percentage of the goings on in government which means a majority of them work on assumptions. If we can get the youths to understand things like Private Public Partnerships, it could help to prepare them for future leadership positions and what they would need to do to get things working better. This could also help them to communicate more purposefully when they want to express their concerns to those in authority.

Yet to be completed BRT project in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria

Abandoned projects have become a recurrent decimal in the Nigerian environment, some are revisited and completed at some point while others are left to litter the landscape. This is a very sad situation to which successive governments have failed to find a lasting solutions. These constraints have led to a huge infrastructural deficit in every sector of society especially noticeable in the areas of basic needs. One of the very prominent area of abandonment is road construction.

Roads are left uncompleted and they practically become death traps as incoming administrations would rather start other road projects in area of their political interests. Contracts are constantly reviewed due to ever rising inflation and inability of government at times to meet compensation demands.

Public procurement is allegedly fraught with corruption by political actors, poor planning and bureaucratic bottle necks. Proper implementation of Private Public Partnership can act as a bridge to this infrastructural deficit. This a partnership where the private sector collaborates with the public sector to achieve a common objective. They come together to join forces; financial, technical, operational/management etc and also share the risks in order to carry out infrastructural development.

Good governance can provide a conducive atmosphere for this partnership which would result in efficient management of resources and remove undue burdens from future generations. Proper accountability by political actors aided by clarity, openness in decision making and a strong policy framework are foundations for the success of the PPP.

With the required structures in place, this is a partnership that could help government overcome inadequate infrastructure that constrains economic growth. The private sector brings in different skills and credibility that will encourage financial investors to bring in funds to help government overcome poor funding problems, weak analysis and challenges of infrastructural maintenance and durability.

MentorAfrica: SWIM TO THE BOAT 5 - NAGEZ VERS LE BATEAU 5

MentorAfrica: SWIM TO THE BOAT 5 - NAGEZ VERS LE BATEAU 5: The issue is not that people do not know that they need a way (the boat) to get to where they are going, the challenge is how to get into t...

MentorAfrica: DREAM.ACT.LEAD... INTRODUCTION Pt. 2

MentorAfrica: DREAM.ACT.LEAD... INTRODUCTION Pt. 2: According to William Shakespeare, “life is a stage” and our vision is to make the youths understand that on the stage of this nation the...

DREAM.ACT.LEAD... INTRODUCTION Pt. 2

According to William Shakespeare, “life is a stage” and our vision is to make the youths understand that on the stage of this nation they have vital roles to play, are indispensable contributors and active participants in her destiny. They must be able to critically look at issues from various perspectives in order to exercise sound judgment, know about their rights and care about their welfare as well as that of their fellow citizens.

No one can empower another without first being empowered themselves. That is what building human capacity is about. It means that we will have self-confident, independent youths with strong character that can take on the enormous challenges that we face in this nation, to bring her to the fulfillment of her existence.

Consequently, what we desire to do in this book is answer five questions that we believe will help the youths understand who they are and to show them that they have what it takes to move this country and continent to the next level. (1)What do I have to give? Everyone is an important brick needed to have a complete and beautiful nation, your vision is a necessary contribution to the development of society. (2)Why should I be interested in what is going on? We must realize that a good society is a collective responsibility of all its citizens. (3) Why should developing leadership qualities concern me? Every sphere of life needs a leader, not only in politics; and until we develop the leader in us, we can become clogs in the wheels of development.

(4) What if I do not get a job? The shift from what I would call “education for the stomach” to living a life of impact is absolutely necessary if we are going to have any meaningful development. (5) How do I prepare for relationships that will help me accomplish my life’s purpose? Many a life’s journey have been derailed or completely aborted by entering into relationships with the wrong people.

It is our sincere belief that readers of this text will be able to make well thought-out decisions as they find answers to these pertinent questions that will help them contribute their quota to the development of this nation, Africa and the world at large.  To arrive at her God ordained destiny, Nigeria needs you!