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Is It Easy To Become Rich In Nigeria Without Doing Something Illegal?

Okay, lets not say rich alone.. Let me say financially stable or rich.Can one become financially stable or rich in Nigeria without doing any thing shady?I look around me, everyone I know that is doing well financially is doing something illegal. Even the people who have jobs or businesses, including artisans and self employed people.Those who work as salary earners are making extra money from the company illegally. The artisans like Mechanics and Plumbers etc are putting extra money on materials and parts to make something extra. Mr. Lawyer and Mr. Judge are doing their own, collecting bribes and defending criminals. The businessman nkor? He is trying to outsmart and outplay his customers. The Igbo man at Ladipo selling spare parts will form alliance with mechanic to scam you and share the proceeds. The Yoruba guy that is a web designer or app developer will lie to you that hosting is $250, meanwhile he bought it at $21 with crypto on Namecheap.Don't lets talk about the airport. Everyone working at the airpot, from the carpark to checking and boarding will frustrate your life until you bribe them.Go to Ikoyi Registry, those women swearing the oath will not let you go until you drop money in their basket and tell you to your face they will not give you your certificate until you drop money.They say content creation is the new money making machine in Nigeria. But content creators will collect adverts from shady companies and deceive you to patronize them.Try to do business without mixing any illegality, the govt will frustrate you with bad light, bad road and high tax. Your business dies a natural death.Yahoo Yahoo nkor? Everywhere you turn to is full of Yahoo boys. If you ask them, they will tell you they cant survive with a job of 80k per month. With 80k job when will they get married, buy a car or build a house or even take care of their parents? If you tell them not do Yahoo, the will turn to the street pointing guns in your face and rob you in broad day light.If you say you wont do anything illegal in Nigeria, you will seem to be struggling. You might not be able to meet up with bills and family demands.I know quite well that there are people who have made good money in Nigeria and are doing so well financially without engaging in illegal activities, but the percentage is very very low, so low that when you look around you, among the thousands of people you know, you will hardly find one person.So, can one easily become financially free in this country without going the illegal route?