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Corruption And Criminal Act In Nigerian Public Sector
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The
Nigerian police Authority have and will continue to be one of the prime
mores of development in different parts of the world and their
importance and impact on daily activities of citizens cannot be over
emphasized. Before the independence of Nigeria in 1960, public relations
practice was not popular because only a few Nigerians know what it was.
In Nigeria, public relation was introduced on 1st January, 1944 with
the establishment of the first ever public relations office in the
country though it was not popular. The lack of adequate knowledge of
public relations as a career and the absence of public relation
programmes for understanding its practise hindered many Nigerian
organisations until recently, when the Federal Republic of Nigeria
promulgated Decree No.16 of June,1990,establishing and upholding the
practice of public relations in Nigeria.
The origin of the police is a
product of social crisis in the society. The word Police is derived
from the Greek word “polis†meaning that part of non ecclesiastical
administration having to do with the safety, health and order of the
state. Policing and police work did not start as a paid profession. It
started as a noble, incorruptible and distinction. It was the justices
of the peace system, which corrupted the parish constable system. The
1960 constitution established the Nigerian police force as a federal
force charged with the responsibility for maintenance of law and order
throughout Nigeria. However, the constitution did not prevent the
regions from establishing their own local police force. The command of
the Nigerian police force was under the inspector general of police
(IGP) while those of the regions were under the command of commissioners
of police. Recently, the Nigerian police force (NPF) dropped the force
in its name and now answers the Nigerian police. Do not be suprised to
read the Nigerian police in place of the Nigerian police force.
The
Nigerian police is grouped into departments A-F; “A†department takes
care of administration personnel promotion, dismissal, transfer and
posting, medical budgeting, pay and accounts, public relations and
printing etc “B†department and “F†have their own respective duties,
our major concern is “A†department where public relations belongs or
categorised.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Here, the
unfortunate aspect of CORRUPTION AND CRIMINAL ACTin Nigeria is that
there are enabling laws to fight it but the leadership find it difficult
to enforce these laws. The menace of CORRUPTION AND CRIMINAL ACTleads
to slow movement of files in the offices, police extortion eg “In
collecting twenty naira from bus drivers causing traffic congestion and
even road accidents if any of the drivers refuses to give them money,
they will start shooting guns to deflate their tyres. The funds
allocated for their welfare disappear into this air. Thus, it is
believed by many in the society that CORRUPTION AND CRIMINAL ACTis
endemic in all government. CORRUPTION AND CRIMINAL ACTis found in
democratic and dictation politics, feudal, capitalist and socialist
economies.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The primary purpose of this study is to ascertain the effects of CORRUPTION AND CRIMINAL ACT in the Nigerian public sector. The survey method of descriptive research was used for the study. The main instrument used in data collection for the study was a questionnaire and its responses were detailed in frequency tables and percentage which was used to analyse the data.The result of the analysis and interpretation revealed that bureaucracy has too much innovation and not rigidity, it sees human fe ... Continue reading---
