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Corruption and Insecurity in Nigeria. a Comparative Analysis of Civilian and Military Regimes by Terry Andrews Odisu (Paperback / softback, 2016)

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Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, language: English, abstract: The paper looks at the cases of corruption and insecurity in Nigeria and identifies the regime under which the problems are more prevalent, using descriptive method of data gathering. Too many people who are in public offices through appointment or flawed elections in civilian regime see politics as a meal ticket. This encourages corruption probably because the politicians and the electorate are primitive and terribly unenlightened. The quest for material acquisition has reduced politics to warfare, leading to insecurity of lives and property. The story is different under military regime whereby the degree of corruption is lower; absence of electoral violence. Among others, it is recommended that politicians found guilty of corruption or electoral violence be given a life jail term or capital punishment as it is done in Asia. Corruption and insecurity have been adversely affecting socioecomic development in Nigeria since independence. In the first republic, corruption was so prounced, and coupled with the political violence in the Western region, the military had to intervene in 1966. The story of Nigeria after independence is that of corruption. The predatory elites are to blame. They go into politics because of the urge for primitive accumulation of wealth. This has reduced politics to a zero-sum game. When politics becomes a do or die affair, as encouraged by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, the end result is violence/insecurity. According to Fagbadebo (2007), the Nigerian State is a victim of high level corruption, bad governance, political instability and a cyclical legitimacy crisis. Consequently, national development is retarded, and the political environment uncertain''. Political opponents are seen as enemies. Thus, mere ideological difference has become enmity in Nigeria. Thugs are recr

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GRIN Verlag
ISBN-10
3668252556
ISBN-13
9783668252554
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Terry Andrews Odisu
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Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Subject
Politics: General & Référence
Type
Textbook

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Colour Illustrations
Date of Publication
12/07/2016
Country of Publication
United States

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