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The Challenges Of Corrupt Practices In Nigeria
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This word “Corruption†has become a global phenomenon and no country is
completely corrupt free. However, corruption is apparent in some
countries than others because those countries with less corruption have
learnt to manage corruption than others by putting the necessary checks
and balances in place and curbing the opportunities of corruption while
others have either not figured corruption out or lack the political will
to do same. The use of public power and resources in a manner that
advances individual, factional, ethnic, religious or other limited
interests at the expense of more broad based social, national or global
needs is corruption because power and public resources are appropriated
towards private purposes and gains. The, bribery, extortion, patronage,
nepotism, and other practices grouped together as corruption. Corruption
is so widespread that each country has developed its own terminology to
describe these practices; egunje or essu in Nigeria, mordida in Mexico,
arreglo in Philippines, baksheesh in Egypt, dash in Kenya, pot-de-vin
in France steepening in The Netherlands, tangente in Italy among others.
All these phrases or slangs as it were, are used to refer to bribe such
as money or a favor, oered or given to a person in a position of trust
to influence that person's views or conduct. Corruption is not a novel
concern in the world today. Volumes of literature have already been
written about this intriguing topic globally and tons of conferences
have been and are still been organized to address this menace. It is an
everyday occurrence in countries throughout the world, whether developed
or under developed.
1.2. Statement of the problem
As we all
know corruption is the greatest enemy to the development of any nation.
Corruption has been a major issue in the African continent but is at its
alarming rate in the West African sub region especially Nigeria. That
Nigeria is not too developed today and has witnessed a lot of negative
happenings can be majorly attributed to corruption. Transparency has
been lacking in our operations as a nation and especially her leaders
and this has led to severe and alarming under performance and corruption
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