The impact of corruption on democracy and development in Nigeria

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Title:	The impact of corruption on democracy and development in Nigeria
Author:	Ogunfolu, Olatokunbo
Year:	2010
Periodical:	East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights (ISSN 1021-8858)
Volume:	16
Issue:	2
Pages:	379-394
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	election law corruption administrative agencies
Abstract:	This paper analyses the impact of corruption on the electoral process in Nigeria and establishes that a flawed electoral process produces a distorted form of democracy. This has played itself out in half-finished contracts, or abandoned hospital, road, or portable water supply projects, and dilapidated schools. The paper further examines the impact of corruption on the implementation of the Electoral Act, 2006, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The paper establishes the impact of corruption on the quality of life of 70 percent of the Nigerian people, who wallow in abject poverty amidst abundant oil revenues. The paper concludes that a strong and independent judiciary is a sine qua non in the establishment of equitable democracy and people-centred development in Nigeria. It concludes that the anti-corruption agencies and INEC must be independent of the executive in order to function properly and secure a fair electoral process that would ensure development. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]