Why people in government are corrupt and why nothing could change (3), By Sunday Adelaja

Until we each vigorously pursue the shift in values, we will never be able to accomplish much as a nation. The task of collective national reorientation must begin at the level of the inculcation of the right values. We want to project ourselves as a nation in our children and youth, through families, schools, media, religious organizations and government policies. Most importantly, every Nigerian must decide that the social sins highlighted by men like Mahatma Ghandi must be eradicated in the country. They are: wealth without labor, pleasure without conscience, science without humanity, knowledge without character, politics without principle, commerce without morality, and worship without sacrifice. More so, crimes and misdemeanors should be punished to have a deterrent effect on others. Hard work should be rewarded and only men and women of integrity should be elected/appointed to leadership positions.

Is Nigeria ready to move from Third World to First World?

One leader that Nigerians like to refer to and quote lately is Lee Kuan Yew from Singapore. Nigerians like to use the example of how Singapore grew from a third world country to a first world nation in a generation. Unfortunately, these teachers and demagogues usually don't tell us how Lee Kuan Yew managed to achieve his feat. Lee Kuan Yew, like no other man, understood the importance of changing a nation's value system before trying to make that nation a great nation. He understood that nations and peoples are not great by virtue of their wealth; they are great only by the wealth of their virtues.

So, with urgency, Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore embarked on a journey to aggressively impose a divine value system on society. He did this by inculcating in the culture of the people a strict system of sanctions. Singapore's penal system is matched only by some Muslim nations in the Middle East. Briefly, let's take a look at some of the sanctions in Singapore society. Incidentally, even though some of these sentences were established decades ago, they are still respected by the people of Singapore today because for forty years they were enforced by Lee Kuan Yew. So when we admire the state of Singapore - its progress, its stability, its wealth, its prosperity and its strong value systems, we must know that these things do not fall from the sky, they must be introduced and enforced by someone. A. So that must be the role of a leader of the remnant. Lee Kuan Yew was a remaining leader who understood the importance of value systems in building a nation.

Are we ready to become Singapore?

Here are some penalties for civil disobedience in Singapore:

If you are caught chewing gum, you are penalized. You pay a $1,000 fine or a year in jail. If you cross the road at the wrong place, you will be penalized for not acting according to the truth. You pay a fine of $200. If you are found throwing bottles or paper on the ground, you are either jailed or heavily fined $800. If you are caught spitting or defecating in public, you could face jail time or a heavy fine. If you are caught throwing a cigarette butt, you will be penalized with a similar penalty. $1,000 as a first offender and $5,000 for a repeat offender. If you are caught with illegal drugs, you are sentenced to death Eating on public transport or smoking at an outside bus stop carries fines ranging from $500 to $1,000. If you're caught vandalizing, like doing graffiti, you're caned - up to 24 shots to your bare butt. If you use the public restrooms and don't flush after yourself, you will be caned. If you walk around undressed or naked, even in your own home, you will be heavily penalized. If you hug in public without permission...