Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- In every public discourse about Nigeria's challenges, the word "corruption" echoes the loudest. It has become the go-to culprit, the umbrella term under which all our woes are conveniently parked. While corruption is undeniably a malignant force that has drained the country of dignity, wealth, and global respect, it is dangerous to allow it to overshadow a host of other equally destructive practices that are silently undermining our collective progress. If Nigeria must rise economically, socially, morally, and institutionally, we must broaden the lens of accountability and wage war on every menace, not just corruption.

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