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Effect Of Corruptive Practices On Sustainable Grassroots Development In Nigeria
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1.2 Statement of Problem:
Literature reveal that despite the
establishment of various anti-corruption agencies like the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and
Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and Code of Conduct Bureau and
Tribunal (CCB) to wage war against corruption in Nigeria, its magnitude
appears to be on the high side.
Corruption has impaired hard work,
diligence and efficiency. It has caused incalculable damages to the
social and political development of Nigeria and the grassroots in
particular. It subverts honest selection processes and distorts prices.
Furthermore, it weakens institutions, hampers investment and retards
sustainable economic development. More importantly the resources that
should be used for developmental purposes are being diverted from the
society to private or personal use. This accumulation of the nation’s
economic resources for personal benefits had variously contributed to
the leakage of capital from Nigeria for illegal deposits abroad.
The
prevalence of these activities in various aspects of our lives has a
tremendous adverse effect on the quality of life of this country, our
living standards and national psyche. Corruption brings a nation no
good. The resources meant for water supply, roads, education, health and
other basic and social services that are captured and stolen by a
handful of Nigerians through corrupt acts stultify economic and social
development hence creeping poverty all over the place (Ekwueru &
Daminabo, 2008).
In other words, it has a crowding out effect on the
growth and development of the country. It’s contributing effects on
poverty and absence of infrastructural development at the grassroots is
the more worrying. Nevertheless the extents of these negative effects
are yet to be measured and quantified. It is against this background
that this study seeks to examine the extent and the magnitude of the
effect of corruptive practices on sustainable grassroots development in
Nigeria and draw up policy recommendations for the eradication of
Corruption in Nigeria.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The major
objective of this study is to examine the effect of corruptive
practices on sustainable grassroots development in Nigeria. Other
specific objectives include;
1. to examine the effect of bribery and corruption on developmental projects at the grassroots level in Lagos State.
2. to find out if poor salary scheme and weak law enforcement mechanisms promote corruption in Nigeria.
3. to find out if administrative fraud in Iba LCDA constitute a barrier to effective resource mobilization and allocation
4.to find out if corruption leads to poor service delivery in Iba LCDA
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