By Jerome-Mario Utomi.
The current climate of opinion in the country that looks upon corruption in public offices as a threat to the society calls for celebration on the part of the government. But this celebration is also viewed as superficial by some commentators as the purported achievement only exists in the frame. The reason for this position as advanced is simple and comes in double fold.
First, many believe that the corruption fight as orchestrated by the federal government is more of a well said rather than a well-done phenomenon. The second point is the feelings of some Nigerians that the original vision behind the onslaught against corruption was sharp but the current goal of the fight is blurred.
An effort to bridge these opposing views will necessitate an objective evaluation of the entire process with special emphasis on the strategy used so far. This inward recalculation exercise becomes imperative as the beauty of every strategy can only be pictured in the result.
With the above in mind, history becomes the only credible source of information needed to bridge this understanding disparity. That needed history and solution I have situated in the actions and inactions of Lee Kwan Yew, the pioneer prime minister of Singapore. A man that within a short space moved Singapore from the third world to first world economy.
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Corruption Fight And The Lee Kwan Yew Example.
The current climate of opinion in the country that looks upon corruption in public offices as a threat to the society calls for celebration on the part of the government. But this celebration is also viewed as superficial by some commentators as the purported achievement only exists in the frame. The reason for this position as advanced is simple and comes in double fold.
First, many believe that the corruption fight as orchestrated by the federal government is more of a well said rather than a well-done phenomenon. The second point is the feelings of some Nigerians that the original vision behind the onslaught against corruption was sharp but the current goal of the fight is blurred.
An effort to bridge these opposing views will necessitate an objective evaluation of the entire process with special emphasis on the strategy used so far. This inward recalculation exercise becomes imperative as the beauty of every strategy can only be pictured in the result.
With the above in mind, history becomes the only credible source of information needed to bridge this understanding disparity. That needed history and solution I have situated in the actions and inactions of Lee Kwan Yew, the pioneer prime minister of Singapore. A man that within a short space moved Singapore from the third world to first world economy.
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Corruption Fight And The Lee Kwan Yew Example.
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