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Consistent Criteria

  “Diverse weights are an abomination to the LORD, And dishonest scales are not good.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭ 20:23 ‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/pro.20.23.nkjv As endemic as corruption appears at home, institutions and in the state, it is initiated and powered by the mindset on inconsistent criteria. Unfortunately, failed programmes in all these institutions feed on the inability of the system to enforce a strict implementation of consistent regulations and policies. And as long as conflict of interest is respected against the uphold of established criteria, corruption continue to thrive at home, institutions and in the state. When the scriptures declare that diverse weights are abomination to the LORD, the condemnation did not differentiate the chain of supply from the chain of demand. It is important to note that both the givers and takers of dishonest scales are condemnable before the LORD. Although diverse weights does favour some sets of people, and they are considered good or i...