Corruption Galore and The Development Initiatives In Nigeria

Abstract

It is the aspiration of every independent nation to attain some degree of development over a certain period of time but of course to achieve such, planning through deliberate formulationand diligent implementation of development policies is the wheel to success, since development cannot occur naturally or by accident. This study examined the Nigerian development initiatives from the first to the fourth National Development Plan and subsequent developmental agendas of each regime but more importantly, how corrupt practices had stolen, killed and destroyed the primary aims of each plan. A review of corruption cases in Nigeria political sphere revealed the extent at which corruption had made development becomes a mirage in Nigeria. Glaringly, the study unveils that Nigeria remains an underdeveloped country mainly as a result of unabated corrupt practices in all sphere of governance and non-governmental establishment in the country and thereby it proffer workable solutions to combat this wicked menace.