Factors Militating Against the Performance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Nigeria, 2003-2020

Barile Jonathan Gonee and Prof. Fidelis Allen
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Barile Jonathan Gonee: Department of Political and Administrative Studies University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Prof. Fidelis Allen: Department of Political and Administrative Studies University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 8, 166-171

Abstract: The EFCC was established by the Obasanjo civilian administration in 2003 to tackle the wide spread corruption in the system. Since its inception, the Commission has been in the trench, taking on the monster call corruption. But as the saying goes;†Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown†. The commission is faced with myriad of challenges some are internal while others are external. The aim of this article is to highlight some of the challenges that the EFCC faces as it carries out the arduous task of riding the nation of corruption. The paper made use of secondary data and uses the Institutional Corruption Theory as the theoretical framework for its analyses. It was discovered in course of our investigation that the EFCC is not resting on its oars in spite of the stupendous challenges that it faces. We have listed some of the challenges of the commission and have also made some vital recommendations that if implemented, would help the Commission to overcome those challenges. After all said and done, the political will to implement the recommendations still rest with the government of the day.

Date: 2022
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