| Abstract: |
In spite of the abundant material and human resources Nigeria is endowed with, nothing seem to work, Health care, politics, education, infrastructure, aviation, tourism, economy, governance, security and all sectors of the economy are dysfunctional and the citizenry squirm under the yoke of reeking, seething, grinding, excruciating and ravaging poverty. The country’s retrogression from a donor nation and the pride of Africa in 1970’s to this despicable level of scorn in the 21st century as the World’s capital of poverty is attributed to corruption. It is the desire to find out the reasons for and how institutionalized corruption is perpetuated that motivated this scholarship. The study, among other things defines Corruption, identifies reasons for corruption, explains the effects, and deconstructs Osundare’s The State Visit, based on Marxist tenets. Findings from the study showed that governance in Africa is for self enrichment and the common wealth is squandered through contractocracy, borrowing, inflation/over-costing of contracts and other means shrouded in obscurity within the political establishment. The study ends with some recommendations: The rule of should be enforced at all times, contracts should be followed to their logical conclusion, Anti- Corruption agencies should be empowered and given free reins to work, the immunity Clause in the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria as adopted should be expunged from it. Erring political office holders should be made to face the wrath of the law if found culpable. |
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