Corruption Syndrome and the SDGs

Abstract

It is worrisome to observe that corruption has surged to unprecedented levels in the continent and sub-continent. This unfortunate state of affairs apart from significantly contributing to the impoverishment of the West African region has in no mean measure exacerbated inequality in the sub-continent by widening the gap between the elite and the general populace. Adopting a qualitative methodology, the authors leveraged secondary data sources to critically evaluate the issues embedded in the discourse. Key among the findings of this research is the fact that though West Africa's development is inhibited by a multiplicity of factors, the corruption syndrome plays a very significant role in the developmental quagmire she experiences, and can truncate her attainment of the SDG's. The authors recommend that the various states in the sub-region form a common front adopting the platform of the ECOWAS to unitedly combat this scourge headlong.