AN APPRAISAL OF NIGERIAN MEDIA AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR ERADICATING CORRUPTION (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL RADIO CORPORATION OF NIGERIA’S EFFECTS IN OBASANJO’S ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE).
ABSTRACT
This research work has investigated the media as an instrument in eradicating corruption using Obasanjo’s Anti-corruption Crusade (A case study of the federal Radio operation of Nigeria) The objective of this work among other things was to find out the problems that follow corruption and also to find out solutions to the problem based upon which hypothesis were formulated. The research work was carried out by using primary and secondary data like interview method, Questionnaire, personal observation and the review of related literature. The literature reviewed includes the journals magazine, textbook periodical, Newspaper, lecturers, seminars. Response from the respondents show that the major problem in Nigeria is corruption like illegal award of contracts lobbying syndrome, indiscipline like brown envelop, god-fatherism, unpatriotic ailment, fraudster bad name and bloody practices etc. which prompted president Obasanjo to launch crusade against corruption after the military regime, bringing them to book for prosecuting and punishment due for any offence committed without fear or favour of personality whereby he used federal Radio corporation of Nigeria for quick enhancement.
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