INTRODUCTION
Country is classified among poor countries in the world. Added to this is the fact that
economies in Africa” with a real GDP of 58.4 billion dollar and a population of about the
truism that corruption is a surest route that hinders development in any society does
evidence may abound that corruption could aid development; no such evidence could be
for eradicating the scourge than good. This is evident in the fact that despite Nigeria’s
abundant natural resources the incidence of extreme paradoxes of widespread and endemic
poverty and hunger in the evidences across the globe demonstrate that corruption is an
anathema to development (Otite, 1986). However, despite this assertion, there is a
widespread held opinion condemning corruption in all ramifications and hence, worldwide
out cry and call claimed to any root most especially developing state (Nigeria inclusive).
Compelling (khan, a).Furthermore, evidences in Nigeria have shown that corruption does
more harm not need contention. Though, in some quarters, it is argued that corruption could
trigger about 54% of the population earns less than $1 per day. It needs to be stated that the
living (Ali, 2008). Statistics had also shown that “Nigeria is among the four largest midst of
plenty is a manifestation of corruption enmeshed in deteriorating condition of 140m” (Ibid).
SOLUTIONS
The following recommendations are some of the probable solutions to this scourge of
corruption:
[Link] or launching national reorientation programs o educate people on doctrines.
Leadership, as the dictum says, has to be by example and as such the Indiscipline, War
Against Indiscipline and Corruption are some of the steps, Programs, agencies and
measures taken to tackle corruption. Why these efforts did not yield fruit or failed to achieve
the desired outcome in the past is that the leaders who introduced these programs distance
themselves from its tenets and the negative impacts and the need to eradicate corruption in
all facets of Nigerian’s public life. MAMSER, National Orientation Agency, War Against
Doctrines of such programs must be enforced right from the top to the bottom.
[Link] of erring individuals or people found to be involved in any corrupt techniques.
Since corruption is a relationship of “give and take” both the giver and practice of if found
culpable should be punished. This goes with forfeiture of assets and property acquired
illegally. If deemed expedient by the court, anybody convicted must be also be given long
term imprisonment. This will serve as deterrent to others. This requires strengthening and
tightening of prosecution the receiver must be prosecuted. No one receives bribes, if nobody
offers it.
[Link] Regeneration: This involves value re-orientation which de-emphasize the use of
money or wealth for recognition and relevance and, political contests. The influence of
money as a factor in politics must be curtailed and discouraged, people should be
encouraged to vote for people’s qualities rather than money. Religious leaders’ consistency
and vigor in their campaign against corruption the agents of socialization, in this regard,
should not be underplayed. This is because they are the vehicle for mobilization of potential
human resources and must be intensified, encouraged and promoted. The indispensability
of the role of agent of change of behavior and value re-orientation.
[Link] the police in the war against corruption should include training and must be
capable of tracking, discover, expose and prove beyond reasonable doubt investigation
process should go in tandem with current realities as it methods investigation and forensic
accounting, adequate remuneration and motivation. The retraining of management and staff
officers in fraud and other financial crimes any corrupt allegations.
CONCLUSION
An effective action against corruption has to involve effective sanction, greater political
transparency as a means of removing secrecy under which corruption flourishes. Much is
yet to be seen from the passage of the Freedom of Information Act. Above of any social
corruption entirely but its magnitude and cases can be minimized or reduced. This stage
problem deserves a societal focus, attention and efforts. To this end, all members of the
other moral virtues that would Nigeria a better place for all.
Members towards a tradition of honesty, excellence, truth, reputation, good name and
conclusively, it is noteworthy to acknowledge that it is impossible to eliminate Nigerian
society has the responsibility to educate, mobilize, enlighten and sensitizing it could be
referred to as negligible or tolerable corruption level.