BRIEF HISTORY OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA

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BRIEF HISTORY OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA 🔰

  1. 1960-1966:
    Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa- no public funds stolen.

  2. 1966
    Major Gen. Aguyi Ironsi- no public funds stolen.

  3. 1966-1975:
    Gen. Yakubu Gowon- little stealing of public funds began gradually.

  4. 1975-1976:
    Gen. Murtala Muhammad- zero tolerance for corruption and indiscipline.

  5. 1976-1979:
    Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo- Military egg heads started owning huge properties, oil Blocs running into Millions of dollars.

  6. 1979-1983:
    Alhaji Shehu Shagari- looting galore by Ministers, party functionaries and other government big wigs.

  7. 1984-1985:
    Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari- zero tolerance for corruption and indiscipline.
    Some corrupt politicians bagged 200 years jail terms.

  8. 1985-1993:
    Gen Ibrahim Babangida- freed all jailed politicians; liberalized the architecture.
    In one fell swoop about $12 Billion varnished.

  9. 1993-1998:
    Gen. Sani Abacha- over $25 Billion looted in four turbulent years.

  10. 1998- 1999:
    Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar- about $2 Billion looted in 11 months.

  11. 1999- 2007:
    Chief Olusegun Obasanjo- His Bank account said to have grown from N20,000 after leaving prison to Multi-Billion dollars with choice properties across major cities. $16 Billion allegedly meant for electric power projects vanished. Another N300 Billion [$2b] for roads disappeared.

  12. 2007-2010:
    Alhaji Umar Yar'Adua- reserved and sick. Looted funds have not been traced to his regime.

  13. 2011-2015:
    Dr. Goodluck Ebelle Jonathan- in 2011 elections about N2.6 Trillion disappeared.

Over $31Billion stolen in 2yrs.

Another $2.6 Billion was stolen in 2015 elections.

More relevations on stolen public funds during his tenure are still emerging.

Source: The Sunday Sun May, 15, 2016. Page 22.0.). Amina Dabo.

  1. 2015 - date. PMB. Integrity, Zero tolerance for corruption, recovery of looted funds....

It is well with Nigeria.

Please give it wide publicity till it gets to them directly or indirectly

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