Strategies for combating corruption in Nigerian fourth republic and the way forward

Corruption is a great ailment to the development of any nation, its impact has hamper polity, socio-economic system and national development. This tragedy has created space for both policy makers, stakeholders and researchers to think over the reliable strategies for combating such menace. The study adopted the qualitative techniques through used of interview and focus group discussion in obtaining data from the informants and the data was duly analyzed using Nvivo software version 9 that came up with some models in accordance with the informants response. The study reveals that there were strategies (anti-graft and their associates) for combating corruption in Nigerian fourth republic. This made them to have (prevention, investigation, enforcement, and prosecution etc.) as strategies in fighting corruption in Nigerian fourth republic. The paper suggests that holistic approach shall be adopted, political will, adequate funding and autonomy shall be offered to the anti-graft agencies in dealing with corrupt scandals in public domain.

Keywords: Corruption, Strategies for Combating Corruption, Anti-graft agencies, Nigerian fourth republic.