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Impact Of Corruption On The Socio-economic Development
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The main problem of the study is to examine the impact of
corruption as it affects the socio-economic development in Ikot Ekpene
local government area of Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria.
It has been
observed that the local government which is known to be veritable
instrument for socio-economic and rural development can no longer
perform their statutory functions despite the high allocations received
from government. This explains why basic social amenities and
infrastructural facilities such as pipe-borne water, electricity, good
roads, health care services and education are still lacking in most part
of the rural areas as Ikot Ekpene community where majority of the
polulace live.
Also, the unbearable situation at the rural areas
(Adatak village, Ikot udo oboro, mbiaso, Amayam, Ikot atasung etc) made
youths to keep moving to urban cities where they will enjoy these
facilities that are lacking at the rural areas thereby compounding the
extent of social problems in the urban cities.
Consequently, many
scholars attempts to explain why local government which is known as the
agent of socio-economic development in Nigeria are not living up to
their expectations. In his view, ugwu (2001), attributed the problem of
local government administration in Nigeria to political and bureaucratic
corruption which often takes the forms of inflation of contract
figures, improper remittance of internally generated revenues (IGR‟s),
ghost workers syndrome, contract awards and their subsequent abandonment
; payment of huge sum of money to political godfathers, embezzlement
and
misappropriation of public funds.
Others observed that most
public office holders in Nigeria especially at the local government
level, their interest in politics is not to serve the public but to
amass wealth for themselves through award of high contracts and reckless
abuse of cash advances contrary to the financial regulations of the
councils.
The consequences of these acts has been total insecurity,
poor economic management, abuse of human rights, ethnic conflicts,
capital flight, poverty and the enormous wealth inequality. In Ikot
Ekpene local government area, this is deeply rooted in political
corruption, it has remained a major challenge against Ikot Ekpene's lack
of appreciable socio-economic development especially in the rural
communities given it rich endowment in both human and natural resources.
It is against this background, the researcher embarked on this
study to investigate the main problems affecting the performance of Ikot
Ekpene local government area of Akwa Ibom state. The study will also
consider the causes and effects of corruption as it affects
socio-economic development in the study area and suggest what could be
done to curb corrupt practices in the council area of study.
What
are the causes and effects of corruption as it affects socio-economic
development in Ikot Ekpene local government area of Akwa Ibom state?
Does embezzlement of funds affects the performance of Ikot Ekpene local government administration?
Are the administrators diverting the attention of development at the local level of governance in Ikot Ekpene?
What
are the best ways of mitigating the problem and effects of corruption
in Ikot Ekpene local government area of Akwa Ibom state?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the Impact of Corruption on the Socio-economic Development in Akwa Ibom State, with specific attention on Ikot Ekpene local Government Area. To achieve the stated objective, the study adopted a descriptive and survey design method and thus, data were collected from both the primary and secondary source. The hypotheses of the study were subjected to statistical test using the chi – square tool and analyzed within the limit of available literature. Findings revealed and a ... Continue reading---
