National Assembly and Anti-Corruption Crusade in Nigeria: Myth or Reality, 2011-2019
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https://doi.org/10.51699/ijcm.v11i.119Keywords:
National Assembly, Corruption, Anti-corruption Crusade, Whistleblower, BillAbstract
The Legislature is an important institution of government in a democratic political system. The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria bestows on the Legislature enormous power in regard to the anti-corruption crusade. But the widespread corruption in Nigeria has made some scholars to ponder on the effectiveness of the Nigerian National Assembly in anti-corruption crusade? Therefore this study sought to examine the role of the National Assembly in the anti-corruption crusade. The objectives of this study are: to examine if Nigerian legislature is essential in the anti-corruption crusade; to examine if Nigerian legislature has contributed significantly to the anti-corruption crusade and to examine if the absence of political will among Nigerian legislators is a problem inhibiting the anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria. The study adopted content analysis. Documentary ideas as expressed in textbooks, journal articles, magazines, the Internet and Newspapers were analyzed and utilized. Although the National Assembly made some effort in relation to the anti-corruption crusade by introducing anti-corruption bills such as; The Whistle Blower Bill, Witness Protection Bill, Anti-money Laundering Bill, Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matter and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Bill, paradoxically, the study discovered that the members of the National Assembly were only concerned with their interest and not the interest of the public that voted them into the various position in the National Assembly. The study identified corruption as the reason why the National Assembly was unable to offer robust legislation. It was therefore recommended that the National Assembly must fight against corruption by first setting a good example to others.
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