Corruption and Development in Nigeria: A Study of Ondo State

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Published May 31, 2021
DOI https://doi.org/10.15294/lrrq.v7i2.45573

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Kelly Bryan Ovie Ejumudo
Department of Political Science, Novena University
Tobi Becky Ejumudo
Department of Business Administration University of Benin

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This study investigates corruption and development in Nigeria using Ondo State as a case study. Four null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The design of the study was a descriptive survey. Three hundred (300) staff were drawn from the six selected ministries using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument used for data collection was the corruption and development questionnaire. The data were analyzed using chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between corruption and development in the road infrastructure sector in Ondo State. The study also showed that there is a significant relationship between corruption and development in the education sector in Ondo state. The study equally indicated that there is a significant relationship between corruption and development in the agriculture sector in Ondo State. The study also showed that there is a significant relationship between corruption and development in the health sector in Ondo State. The study recommended among others that the Nigerian government should not be selective in its application of the anti-corruption laws as enshrined in the legislation that created the anti-corruption agencies irrespective of the culprit’s stature or position in the society. The study also recommended that there should be a change in the public sector get-rich-quick as well as service mentality and practice in such a way that it will bring about the genuine commitment by the government at all levels to the provision of social services to the citizens.

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Ejumudo, K. B. O., & Ejumudo, T. B. (2021). Corruption and Development in Nigeria: A Study of Ondo State. Law Research Review Quarterly, 7(2), 153-166. https://doi.org/10.15294/lrrq.v7i2.45573
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Vol 7 No 2 (2021): L. Research Rev. Q. (May 2021) "Dimensions of Legal Certainty in Transnational and Cybercrimes"
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RESEARCH ARTICLE

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Author Biographies

Kelly Bryan Ovie Ejumudo, Department of Political Science, Novena University

Prof. Kelly Bryan Ovie Ejumudo, is a senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Novena University, Nigeria. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students at the university. His core areas are public administration and environmental and development studies. Some of his publications such as Institutional Decay and Religious Proliferation in Nigeria: A Critical Examination (Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2013), Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Nigeria: The Desirability and Inevitability of a Pragmatic Approach (Developing County Studies, 2013), and Youth Restiveness in the Niger Delta: A Critical Discourse (SAGE Open, 2014).

Tobi Becky Ejumudo, Department of Business Administration University of Benin

Tobi Becky Ejumudo is a Lecturer at Department of Business and Administration, University of Benin, Nigeria. Some of his works have been published on several journals, such as Organisational Design and Organisational Effectiveness in Ecobank Nigeria Limited in Delta State (RSC, 2020), and Corporate social responsibility (CRS) system and practice of Chevrom Vigeria ! Limited in the Niger Delta (Raziskave in razprave, 2015).

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