Financial Crime And Whistle Blower Policy In Nigeria Under Buhari’S Administration
Paul C. Ezinna, Ph.D
Institute of Maritime Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.
Ike Christian Chukwu
Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Ngozi, O. Ihejirika
Department of Public Administration and Local Government, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Keywords: Financial crime, Corruption, Whistle-blower Policy, Public interest, Personal interest
Abstract
The study examined financial crime and whistle blower policy in Nigeria, under Buhari’s administration. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The building-block of interpretation for the study is the theories of two publics and psychological egoism. The concern of the study is to determine if the whistle-blower policy under Buhari’s administration was able to curtail financial crime in Nigeria. The study among others discovered that when it comes to governance, one thing that will significantly reduce financial crime in Nigeria is a restructured political system with a well institutionalized rule of law. As part of the recommendations, the study suggested a merit and integrity based reward system that encourages citizens to be patriotic in their civic responsibility, such as whistle blowing.