Overcoming Nigeria’s Challenges of Corruption and Opacity in Governance Overcoming Nigeria’s Challenges of Corruption and Opacity in Governance Jide Ojo ii Overcoming Nigeria’s Challenges of Corruption and Opacity in Governance Overcoming Nigeria’s Challenges of Corruption and Opacity in Governance ISBN NO: 978-978-975-620-9 @ Jide Ojo 2019 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo-copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owners. First published 2019 For enquiries:
[email protected] Printed by Legacy Company/Publishing & Multimedia Co. Ltd. For: Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) iii Overcoming Nigeria’s Challenges of Corruption and Opacity in Governance Preface T his book, “Overcoming Nigeria’s Challenges of Corruption and Opacity in Governance” is one of the project activities I am implementing under the Anticorruption and Accountability Project being coordinated by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) Kano, with funding support from MacArthur Foundation, Nigeria. There is no gainsaying that opacity in governance promotes corruption and as such all means must be explored towards achieving greater transparency to promote good governance. While legal means, such as arrests and the prosecution of corrupt leaders may be pursued as means of deterrence, civic engagement and education, through informed commentary, news analysis and sensitisation of the public also play key roles in the fight against corruption and bad governance. Hence, this book is my modest contribution to the public discourse on how to find lasting solutions to the nagging challenges of corruption and the lack of accountability in our politics, elections and governance.