Whether rightly or wrongly, Bayelsa is seen as a state where corruption is monumentally endemic. It is also seen as a way business is being done. Corruption is the acceptable weapon of sealing deal, securing contract, facilitating business and ensuring you get whatever it is you are looking for. And what is done in ‘the glory of all lands’ that is fast becoming ‘the corrupt base of all lands’ will stun many Nigerians. Some examples will illustrate this point.

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Yenagoa—ONE of the basic needs of man in modern times is electricity. The need for energy, as exemplified by the industrialized world’s demand  for oil from the developing  countries, is one of the pointers to this.

Oil, which Nigeria has in abundance, is needed to meet the advanced world  energy needs. Ironically, here in Nigeria, even though countries that get electricity supply from her are celebrating years of uninterrupted power, ours is notorious for power outage, prompting some concerned citizens  to view the problem  as ‘sign of resource curse.’

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In fifteen months, he has traveled to other federating states more than 45 times (with Abuja as his local destination of choice). In the same period, he has been out of the country the equivalent of four months. At this rate, he is likely to surpass all his predecessors combined. What’s more, since he was brought back to office, he has yet to appoint State Commissioners, and has yet to realize he has an economic and political system to govern.

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“In Bayelsa State the poor have no voice; the rich and the powerful have no conscience; and the government is aiding and abetting in the rape and molestation of its own people.”

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The title of this piece is borrowed from a short story by Leo Tolstoy, Russian author of well-known classics, War and Peace and Anna Karenina. This particular story, published in a collection of the same title is one of the standard readings at the Aspen Institute Nigeria Leadership Seminar, a highly subscribed programme that is dedicated to reflections on leadership issues, and the training of young leaders in various professions.

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Entry into force:       14 December 2005, in accordance with article 68 (1) which reads as follows: "1.This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. For the purpose of this paragraph, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those

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Some argue that the following conditions are favorable for corruption:

• Information deficits
• Lack of government transparency.
• Lacking freedom of information legislation. The Indian Right to Information Act 2005 has "already engendered mass movements in the country that is bringing the lethargic, often corrupt bureaucracy to its knees and changing power equations completely.

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Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. Its capital is Yenagoa. The language spoken here is Ijaw; however, like the rest of Nigeria, English is the official language. The state was formed in 1996 from part of Rivers State and thus, it is one of the newest states of the Nigerian federation.

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