POLITICS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE IN NIGERIA: A FIRST TERM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMSSION
POLITICS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE IN NIGERIA: A FIRST TERM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMSSION
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2009
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KARI, A.G. Umar
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (E. F. C. C) evokes a canvass
of rainbow perceptions among Nigerians: it means different things to
different people. While to some it is the much-awaited and celebrated nemesis
of scammers, fraudsters and corrupt public officials, to others it is a veritable
tool for waging private wars against real and imagined enemies and political
opponents of government. This paper is based on an empirical study of the
performance of the E.F.C.C between 2003 (when it began operation) and
2006 (the end of its first term). The paper critically X-rays the philosophy,
structure, functions and performance of the controversial corruption -
busting body in the face of the varied opinions Nigerians hold about its
activities.
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Published by the Department of Sociology,
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai,
Niger State, Nigeria.
Volume 1, No. 2, December, 2009.
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Department of Sociology, University of Abuja.