Election Finance and Corruption In Nigeria

Election Finance and Corruption in Nigeria discusses public sector corruption a major bane of democracy particularly in emerging democracies.While the scourge of this cancer is being reasonably contained in most advanced democracies it is spreading in emerging democracies. To say that public sector corruption is a serious threat to democracy in Third World countries is an understatement.Using Nigeria as a case study this book investigates why public sector corruption is on the rise in Third World countries. The electoral process is identified as the engine room of democracy. Likewise funding the electoral process is recognized as the lynchpin of the electoral process itself.In this book I proceed to argue that the source and type of funds used to power the electoral process directly impacts the type of democracy emanating therein. My aim is to sanitize the corruption-ridden electoral process in Nigeria.