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Public Perception Of The Activities Of Economic Financial Crime Commission (efcc) In Curbing Corruption
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1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The
quest to curb corruption and corrupt practices in order to achieve
improved economic discipline in Nigeria remains a daunting task which
requires strong political will, institutional reforms, and formation of
international partnerships. Several arrest, prosecution and recovery of
public properties have been made and yet corruption goes on as if
nothing has happened. However, the policy of preventing or protecting
public sector corruption is better than the curative approach of curbing
the problem posed by corruption. Many Nigerians were of the view that
the fighting corruption in Nigeria seems to be selective while some
other individuals believed that officials of the Economic and Financial
Crime Commission (EFCC) shield some criminals from arrest while others
believe that some people can perpetrate corruption without being
detected. Some political leaders of the country dodge prosecution in
order not to be tamed besides; these officials of Economic and Financial
Crime Commission (EFCC) are perceived as being unethical by many in the
society making the public lose confidence in the quest to curb
corruption and corrupt practices by EFCC (Obuah, 2004).
The political
will to tackle corruption is best demonstrated through leadership by
example, enforcement of leadership of conduct/ethics, and whenever the
occasion presents itself, willingness to prosecute and punish those
leaders who are guilty of corruption and or proactively protest and
empower those who blow the whistle on corrupt insiders and key political
allies is often swept under the carpet. There were incidences of
bribery scandals among the officials of the EFCC all which constitute
problem to the success of the team.
However, it is for this seeming
fact that this study attempts to investigate the following; what is the
societal perception of the role of the EFCC in curbing corruption among
our leaders? What is the rationale behind the establishment of the
anti-corruption institution (EFCC) in Nigeria? Why the quest to curb
corruption in Nigeria as a whole is problematic? How ethical are the
EFCC officials in the course of their duties? What are the challenges
facing EFCC in curbing corruption? What efforts are being put in place
by the State Government to intensify the effectiveness of the EFCC in
Ikeja area of Lagos State?
1.2 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
This study is guided by the following research questions:
1. Why is corruption and corrupt practices among political leaders endemic?
2. How efficient and effective is the EFCC in the quest to curb corruption among the political leaders?
3. What challenges the EFCC officials face in curbing among political leaders in Ikeja area of Lagos State?
What
role does the Lagos State government play in assisting the EFCC in
bringing the leaders to book in Ikeja local government area and Lagos
State?
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