"Former vice mayor of China’s Lyuliang City sentenced to death for corruption"
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Victor Okafor
Jul 8, 2019, 11:16:43 PM7/8/19
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Friends:
Below is the only viable solution to bureaucratic corruption in Nigeria:
Since African governments, including Nigeria’s, have taken a liking to Chinese loans, development grants, economic partnerships, etc., they should also learn to copy her example on how to deal effectively with bureaucratic corruption. As I see it, nothing short of the death penalty can curb bureaucratic corruption in Nigeria!
I convinced, without any doubt whatsoever, that nothing short of the death penalty can contain the scourge of bureaucratic corruption which has eaten do deeply into ALL facets of Nigeria's public life at the federal, state and local government levels, that only the fear of death can checkmate it. As you know, that malignant cancer exists within all three branches of governance—the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. You may not fail to agree that bureaucratic corruption is the principal cause of the grassroots’ want and penury in the Republic. In general, Nigerians love life a lot; and, so, dangling the death penalty before their eyes will induce such fear that public money will come to be seen as a sacred cow—the untouchable or what in the Igbo language will become known as “akwukwo onwu” (that is, the piece of paper that brings death).
Public servants will not need any international trips to Dubai for workshops on how to resist the urge to divert public money to their private coffers.
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Victor O. Okafor, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Department of Africology and African American Studies
Eastern Michigan University
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Emeagwali, Gloria (History)
Jul 9, 2019, 3:06:19 PM7/9/19
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Ok but how do we know that this is not political.Xi has been going against rivals and critics for a while. Remember Bo Xilai and his wife.Some think that he was seen as a powerful political threat-
and corruption a spurious claim.
Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award-
New York African Studies Association
and corruption a spurious claim.
Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award-
New York African Studies Association
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Audrey Heitmann
Oct 10, 2019, 5:13:39 AM10/10/19
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The former Vice Mayor of China's Lyuliang city received the death penalty after taking more than one billion dollars in bribes. The author of this initial post suggests that Nigeria's government has already adopted some of China's values, thus they should follow the same practice and use the death penalty as a means of punishment for bureaucratic corruption. They claim that this will positively influence government leaders and workers, and keep them from touching the public's money. Nigeria's government faces serious issues in all three branches, so I understand wanting to use a severe punishment, yet I'd argue that violence only causes more violence.
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Audrey Heitmann
Oct 10, 2019, 5:13:39 AM10/10/19
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The former Vice Mayor of China's Lyuliang city received the death penalty after taking more than one billion dollars in bribes. The author of this initial post suggests that Nigeria's government has already adopted some of China's values, thus they should follow the same practice and use the death penalty as a means of punishment for bureaucratic corruption. They claim that this will positively influence government leaders and workers, and keep them from touching the public's money. Nigeria's government faces serious issues in all three branches, so I understand wanting to use a severe punishment, yet I'd argue that violence only causes more violence.
On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 10:16:43 PM UTC-5, vokafor wrote:
Audrey Heitmann
Oct 10, 2019, 5:13:39 AM10/10/19
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The former Vice Mayor of China's Lyuliang city received the death penalty after taking more than one billion dollars in bribes. The author of this initial post suggests that Nigeria's government has already adopted some of China's values, thus they should follow the same practice and use the death penalty as a means of punishment for bureaucratic corruption. They claim that this will positively influence government leaders and workers, and keep them from touching the public's money. Nigeria's government faces serious issues in all three branches, so I understand wanting to use a severe punishment, yet I'd argue that violence only causes more violence.
On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 10:16:43 PM UTC-5, vokafor wrote:
On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 10:16:43 PM UTC-5, vokafor wrote:
Audrey Heitmann
Oct 10, 2019, 5:13:39 AM10/10/19
to USA Africa Dialogue Series
The former Vice Mayor of China's Lyuliang city received the death penalty after taking more than one billion dollars in bribes. The author of this initial post suggests that Nigeria's government has already adopted some of China's values, thus they should follow the same practice and use the death penalty as a means of punishment for bureaucratic corruption. They claim that this will positively influence government leaders and workers, and keep them from touching the public's money. Nigeria's government faces serious issues in all three branches, so I understand wanting to use a severe punishment, yet I'd argue that violence only causes more violence.
On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 10:16:43 PM UTC-5, vokafor wrote:
On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 10:16:43 PM UTC-5, vokafor wrote:
Audrey Heitmann
Oct 10, 2019, 5:13:45 AM10/10/19
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The former Vice Mayor of China's Lyuliang city received the death penalty after taking more than one billion dollars in bribes. The author of this initial post suggests that Nigeria's government has already adopted some of China's values, thus they should follow the same practice and use the death penalty as a means of punishment for bureaucratic corruption. They claim that this will positively influence government leaders and workers, and keep them from touching the public's money. Nigeria's government faces serious issues in all three branches, so I understand wanting to use a severe punishment, yet I'd argue that violence only causes more violence.
On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 10:16:43 PM UTC-5, vokafor wrote:
On Monday, July 8, 2019 at 10:16:43 PM UTC-5, vokafor wrote:
Audrey Heitmann
Oct 10, 2019, 5:13:45 AM10/10/19
to USA Africa Dialogue Series
The former Vice Mayor of China's Lyuliang city received the death penalty after taking more than one billion dollars in bribes. The author of this initial post suggests that Nigeria's government has already adopted some of China's values, thus they should follow the same practice and use the death penalty as a means of punishment for bureaucratic corruption. They claim that this will positively influence government leaders and workers, and keep them from touching the public's money. Nigeria's government faces serious issues in all three branches, so I understand wanting to use a severe punishment, yet I'd argue that violence only causes more violence.
By Audrey Heitmann
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