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Public Perception Of The Activities Of Economic Financial Crime Commission (efcc) In Curbing Corruption
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The
issue of the upsurge of corruption in Nigeria undoubtedly remains one of
the most pressing and unresolved problems facing Nigeria as a nation.
The prevalence of corruption and corrupt practices in Nigeria
particularly among the leaders is absolutely deplorable and troubling,
considering its astronomical damages on Nigerian polity (Dike, 2002).
The peril of corruption could be felt from the slow movement of files in
offices, police perennial extortion points along our major and indoor
roads and tollgates, slow traffics on the highways, port congestion,
queues at the passport offices and gas stations, ghost workers syndrome
and election irregularities. The chaos caused by corruption in this
country could be recognized even by a newly born baby (Obayelu, 2007).
The funds allocated for their welfare disappear into the thin air. Thus,
it is believed by many that in the society that corruption is a bane of
Nigeria.
Consequently, the issue keeps reoccurring in every academic
and informal discussion in Nigeria. Some writers on corruption argued
that corruption is endemic in all governments, and that it is not
peculiar to any continent, region, ethnic and racial group. In a
statement made by Dike, (2002) and Obuah (2004), corruption cuts across
faiths, religious denominations and political systems affecting both the
young, the old, man and woman alike.
Corruption is found in
democratic and dictatorial politics; feudal, capitalist and socialist
economies. Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist cultures are equally
bedeviled by corruption. Corruption and corrupt practices did not begin
today; the history is as old as the world history. Ancient civilizations
have traces of widespread illegality and corruption (Lotterman, 2002).
Thus, corruption has been ubiquitous in complex societies from ancient
Egypt, Israel, Rome, and Greece down to the present (Lipset and Lenz,
2000). This does not, however, mean that the magnitude of corruption is
equal in every society; some countries are more corrupt than others.
Since
corruption is not new, and since it is a global phenomenon, it is not
peculiar to Nigeria. However, corruption is pandemic in Nigeria as well
as in several other African, and Asian nations; the leaders as well as
the followers are equally corrupt. Consequently, it has defied all the
necessary medicines. It is however, against the background of this study
that an attempt is being made to investigate the public perception of
the role of EFCC in curbing corruption among political leaders in Ikeja
local government area of Lagos State.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The major objective of (EFCC) Economic Financial Crime Commission is the issue of upsurge of corruption in Nigeria. Nigeria law enforcement agency fight against financial crime such as Fraud (419) and money laundry the research examined the impact of (EFCC) the pressing of resolved problem facing Nigeria is corruption practice among the leaders.As a case study it’s also examined the challenges of corruption as a development institution and legal change. Political corruptions I the abuse o ... Continue reading---
