The State, Bureaucracy And Corruption In Nigeria

Arowolo, Dare Ezekiel

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“…The influence or pressure of communalistic living of Africans and the extended family system, and pressure to meet extended family obligations, is one of the causal factors of corruption among elected officials (Dike, 2003). Similarly, the Nigerian extended family places enormous pressure on the civil servant, forcing him to engage in corrupt practices and nepotism (Arowolo, 2010). Likewise, it is a common practice to see Nigerians come out to defend or show solidarity with a kinsman who is undergoing prosecution or accused of corrupt practices as ethnicity is often widely identified as the motivating factor for such acts (Ololajulo, 2016: 165).…”

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“…The poor reward system is another serious factor (Dike, 2003), with absence of dignity for labour, public office holders are further given more reason to abuse their offices. Nigeria's reward system is, perhaps, among the poorest worldwide as national priorities are misplaced, meritocracy is discouraged while mediocrity is promoted (Arowolo, 2010). Factors must be put in place to incentivise dutiful service and jettison sharp practices.…”

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Combating Corruption in Nigeria: A Case Study of Public Prosecution under Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023)

Okechukwu,

Aderinto,

Lawal

2024

AJSD

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The menace of corruption in Nigeria has lingered on for years, the conscious awareness towards this malady has gained prominence over the years, to the extent that the main opposition party, All Progressive Congress (APC), ascended to power in the 2015 General Elections, emerging victorious at the polls with anti-corruption campaign, echoed by the change mantra. This study dissected the much-anticipated fight against corruption in the eight years of Muhammadu Buhari’s APC led administration; it unravels that the principle The menace of corruption in Nigeria has lingered on for years, the conscious awareness towards this malady has gained prominence over the years, to the extent that the main opposition party, All Progressive Congress (APC), ascended to power in the 2015 General Elections, emerging victorious at the polls with anti-corruption campaign, echoed by the change mantra. This study dissected the much-anticipated fight against corruption in the eight years of Muhammadu Buhari’s APC led administration; it unravels that the principle of rotation of power with its patron-client network and identity politics are enablers of corruption in Nigeria. Similarly, it is posited that plea bargain constitutes a huge hindrance to the successful eradication of corruption in Nigeria, just as the poor reward system for career public office holders constitutes a challenge to the fight against corruption in Nigeria. The study concluded that the Buhari administration’s fight against corruption, although had Nigerians filled with hopes from inception, could not achieve much in the end with the anti-corruption Caesar (Ibrahim Magu) removed in what appears as a power play. We recommend the establishment of institutional mechanisms to prevent corruption, review of reward system for public officers, creation of credit system to facilitate citizens’ immediate access to meeting their needs, prosecution of civil/public servants who are complicit in corrupt practices, and compensation of whistleblowers, among other measures.

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Combating Corruption in Nigeria: A Case Study of Public Prosecution under Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023)

Okechukwu,

Aderinto,

Lawal

2024

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“…It operates under different arrangements based on the system of government in different nations. Some countries operate single-tier system, where one local government exercises all the powers and performs all the functions, others multi-tier structural framework, where two or more local governments share responsibilities for providing a range of services to the citizens in a defined area (George, 2010;Bamidele, 2013).Thus, whatever is the mode of government, local government has been essentially regarded as path to, and generator of national integration, administration and development (Arowolo, 2008). And the reasons for its creation anywhere in the world stems from the need to facilitate developments at the grassroots (Agba, Akwara, & Idu, 2013).Local government is not autonomous and this has affected and still affecting its effectiveness in service delivery in the country..…”

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Structural Challenges and Local Government Administration in Nigeria

Afegbua

Osakede²,

Nkomah

2018

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This paper examined the structural challenges and local government development in Nigeria. Local governments system in Nigeria, has taken different forms from one period to the other. There were series of reforms in the Nigerian local government system aimed at addressing the structural deficiency inherent in the third tier of government in Nigerian federation. Suffice it to say that, the development of local government in Nigeria is almost becoming an illusion as local governments faced with multifarious structural challenges which serve as impediments to its development. The study that relied on secondary data sources through a comprehensive review of relevant literature on the subject of discussion. The paper identified constitutional crises, undue political interference amongst others as major constraints to local government development in Nigeria. The paper submits that there is need to restructure the present local government system in Nigeria by going back to multi-tier local government in the 1950’s. Areas of contribution to its development were also identified and conclude that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria should be amended to enable State Governments and the various State Houses of Assembly loosen their firm grip on the local governments in order to allow the local government authorities take initiative that will enhance its growth and development.

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Corruption Syndrome and the SDGs

Akpabio,

Dike,

Okoro

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Examining Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals

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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.

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The State, Bureaucracy And Corruption In Nigeria

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Combating Corruption in Nigeria: A Case Study of Public Prosecution under Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023)

Combating Corruption in Nigeria: A Case Study of Public Prosecution under Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023)

Structural Challenges and Local Government Administration in Nigeria

Corruption Syndrome and the SDGs

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