The State and Bureaucratic Corruption in Nigeria

    Abstract

    The study investigates the state and bureaucratic corruption in Nigeria. Corruption has become the word on the lips of many in the world today, most especially in the developing countries where poverty, oppression, poor human relations, diseases and nepotism thrives. Corruption has become completely institutionalized, entered into the realm of culture and the value system in Nigeria. Bureaucratic corruption has become severely endemic to public life as well as to the public sector system. Indeed, corruption remains the greatest threat to the attainment Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and even to the continued existence of the Nigeria state. Therefore, this paper examines the state and bureaucratic corruption in Nigeria and argues that the continued survival of the Nigeria state is currently in jeopardy as a result of the unchecked growth and progression of corruption which is becoming more complex by the day. The study examines the concept of bureaucracy, state, corruption and bureaucratic corruption. The study also unveils the causes of bureaucratic corruption. Using Bureaucratic theory to interrogate the discourse, it however adopts a secondary source of data collection to gather the needed information. The study finds out that lack of political will, political interference and poverty are some of the factors causing bureaucratic corruption. The findings also show that the colonial legacy, militarization of bureaucractic appatatuses, political instability, skewed federal arrangement and the Euromodel laid the foundation for a centralized, inefficient bureaucratic system of government. Consequent upon the above, the study recommends the need to strengthen the state institution, asset  declaration and regular training amongst others. And also recommend that there is a need for Nigeria to have a people’s constitution, where social and economic benefits are clearly spelt out

    Keywords: State, Bureaucracy, Corruption, Bureaucratic Corruption, Nigeria.

    DOI: www.doi.org/10.36349/fujpam.2024.v3i02.006

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    author/John, A.K., Eneanya, A.N. & Ologbenla, D.K.

    journal/FUJPAM Vol. 3, No. 2 

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