Why there is high level of corruption in Nigeria, Omobitan, LASU DVC
THERE is high level of corruption in the country because there is lack of trust in the society wherein the ruled do not believe in the rulers and everybody doing things for his or her personal gains. This was stated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Lagos State University, LASU, Prof. Olufunsho Omobitan, while delivering the 97th Inaugural Lecture of the institution. The title of the lecture was: The logic in corruption and development: Is corruption bad? Is development good? Credence and perception. According to him, “transparency matters a lot and determines individuals’ levels of trust in the government and various individuals at large,“ and called for more transparency in the public and private lives of people. Omobitan opined that poverty and corruption are interrelated and that corruption determines the poverty level in a country, while poverty also results into more corrupt practices. Proferring solutions to how corruption and poverty could be tamed, he said: “Polic...