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.
      He is called the father
      of corruption.
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 is 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 revelations on
      stolen public funds
      during his tenure are
      still emerging.
      His regime in terms
      of corruption cannot
      be described in
      words.
14. 2015 - date. PMB. 
         Integrity, Zero
         tolerance for
         corruption, recovery
         of looted funds....
         This is why the
         enemies of the
         nation hate him.   
         Who is he to take
         away their rightful
         yams?
         May we never have
         Goats in charge of
         our yams again.
         It is well with
         Nigeria.
         Please give it wide
         publicity till it gets
         to them directly or
         indirectly.
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