Corruption constitutes a serious setback for socioeconomic progress in the
Nigerian public sector. Human Right Watch (HRW; 2007) noted that corruption is
prevalent in all levels of Nigerian governments. Corruption weakens the government’s
ability to promote sustainable goods and service delivery and good governance to the
people. Lou (2007) argued that corruption causes millions of people to be trapped in
poverty and misery and breeds social, economic, and political unrest. It prevents citizens
from getting the effective public services they deserve from their government. Similarly,
Khan (2008) noted a general agreement in academia that unrestrained corruption in
government is detrimental both to economic growth and social development.