Nigeria needs a revolution in its rulers’ approach to governance but it also needs a revolution in the people’s approach to citizenship. Assuming it is acceptable to be dishonest in business dealings simply because “everyone else is doing it” will get Nigeria nowhere; likewise will accepting the rule of the mediocre because “that’s just the way it is”.

Nigeria won’t progress while corruption is ‘just the way it is’ | Remi Adekoya | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

I’m not too familiar with Nigeria, but I can certainly imagine that this may well be the case. It definitely is in one country I’ve had a bit of experience with recently: Nepal.

10/10/11 at 10:55pm