A post showing Nigerian Senator Adams Oshiomhole allegedly living flamboyantly and spending lavishly on a South African adult star triggered serious backlash online. In a country grappling with economic hardship and persistent corruption concerns, many questioned the optics and accountability of a sitting senator publicly flaunting luxury. The debate centered on transparency, public trust, and the ethical expectations placed on elected officials.
Amid the reactions, one controversial take stood out: “Corruption is actually only bad when it’s not favoring you.”
This mindset is deeply dangerous. It normalizes corruption by reducing it to personal benefit rather than collective harm. Corruption is destructive regardless of who it benefits—it robs citizens of resources, weakens institutions, and entrenches inequality. Treating corruption as acceptable when it “favours you” reflects moral bankruptcy and is precisely why accountability struggles to take root.
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