Volume 11, Issue 1, October 2014, Pages 151–157
Oladayo Nathaniel Awojobi1
1 MA Student, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Badensche Strasse 52, 10825, Berlin, Germany
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Political corruption has been blamed for the continued underdevelopment of Nigeria. Despite the creation of two anti-corruption agencies, corruption still strives in Nigeria. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of corruption on national development in Nigeria fourth republic. The study relied on secondary source of data collection. From the findings of this paper, corruption takes place in the executive and legislative arms of government. Furthermore, the study pinpoints how corruption by the political class hinder development in Nigeria. Finally, the study outlines some suggestions to prevent corruption in the government circle in order to move the country forward.
Author Keywords: Democracy, Developmet, Fouth republic, Financial corruption, Political corruption, Undervelopment.
Oladayo Nathaniel Awojobi1
1 MA Student, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Badensche Strasse 52, 10825, Berlin, Germany
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Political corruption has been blamed for the continued underdevelopment of Nigeria. Despite the creation of two anti-corruption agencies, corruption still strives in Nigeria. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of corruption on national development in Nigeria fourth republic. The study relied on secondary source of data collection. From the findings of this paper, corruption takes place in the executive and legislative arms of government. Furthermore, the study pinpoints how corruption by the political class hinder development in Nigeria. Finally, the study outlines some suggestions to prevent corruption in the government circle in order to move the country forward.
Author Keywords: Democracy, Developmet, Fouth republic, Financial corruption, Political corruption, Undervelopment.
How to Cite this Article
Oladayo Nathaniel Awojobi, “Political Corruption and Underdevelopment in Nigerian Fourth Republic,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 151–157, October 2014.
