Nigeria's economy is one of the largest in all of Africa, “ironically, the country [has] also some of the poorest people in the world with as many as sixty-nine percent of the population. the population living below the poverty line” (_________). This quote provides an insight into how corruption contributed to the destruction of the country. In Nigeria, the government takes no responsibility when the people who support it do wrong. The primary role of government is to protect all the people of a region; Unfortunately, Nigerian government leaders have not done so in recent years. Nigerian government leaders, including the president, have repeatedly made public statements against allegations that solutions to related problems are needed