The Family and Corruption Management in Nigeria
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2010
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Journal of Social and Policy Issues
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Fight against corruption is emerging as one of the key concerns in Nigeria in recent times. More than ever, efforts to control corruption have risen considerably among actors like the government, civil society groups, academics and the general public as part of the process of ensuring broader good governance agenda. In a bid to curb this menace, several steps have been taken by past and present administrations towards institutionalization and enthronement of accountability and transparency and transparency through policies formulated and agencies established to combat various forms of corruption in Nigeria. No doubt, this overwhelming recognition of corruption as a problem and the expressed commitment to control is, is an indicator that the acceptance of corruption as normal way of life in Nigeria is unacceptable. But in spite of governments' anti-corruption measures and incessant claim of "zero-tolerance" for corruption and several other anti-corruption measures of civil society advocacy groups. Nigerians and other keen watchers of unfolding activities in the polity are still agitating for enduring panacea to a menace which has constrained development of the national economy, and inhibited good governance with adverse effect on, trust and ethos of democracy in the country. To ordinary Nigerians, events before the recent democratic rule and preceding eras, have shown that the 'monster' called corruption has grown uncanny resistance to several efforts made to tackle it in the country; hence the urgent need for enduring panacea to the problem. Corroborating the broad consensus that corruption is a problem that requires crosscutting task to prevent its spread, this article examines definitional consideration of corruption, negative impacts of corruption on the populace, economy and finally recommended re-affirmation and strengthening of institution of the family (a bedrock or foundation on which other anti-corruption measures should rest) as a pathway towards corruption reduction in Nigeria.
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Family, Corruption, Corruption Management, Nigeria