THE IMPACT OF WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION TO THE ECONOMY OF NIGERIA

THE IMPACT OF WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION TO THE ECONOMY OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Corruption in Nigeria has deeply entrenched/ingrained in the national ethics, politics, civil society, public and private sectors and has been deeply permeated by a pervasive and debilitating culture so much that it is best regarded as been institutionalized, until the recent fight against it. The longtime reign of corruption in the country has impacted negatively on economic growth and has decayed or deteriorated our cultural values in the state. This study examined the impact of corruption on economic growth. The total population for the study is 200 staff of ministry of economic development, Lagos state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made up data analysts, economists, senior staff and junior staff was used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies