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SUMMARY
The nature of the Nigerian state with its biasness towards tribalism serves as a fertile ground for corruption. The average Nigerian who occupies a federal position sees it as an avenue to give employment to people from his tribe even if some of these people are not qualified. He uses his position to carry out some developmental projects in his community while deliberately refusing to do the same in some other communities. His calculation is that when he leaves office eventually, The will have an appreciative community to retire to. He also uses his position to embezzle as much money as possible. When, if at all he is eventually caught, his appreciative community gives him all the supports he need by using propaganda, intimidation, threat, alleged tribal victimization to force the federal government to drop the charge against him or at least be liberal in punishing the accused. The corrupt individual who should really be in prison returns to his kinsmen a hero and may even be lucky to have a street named after him for his “contribution to the development” of his community. A very good example is that of former governor of Delta State of Nigeria, James Ibori who is in a British jail at the moment facing trail for money laundry and embezzlement of public fund while he was governor of Delta State for eight years. His community back home sees him as a “hero” despite all the financial atrocities he committed in Nigeria.
