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    MISAPPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY THE MILITARY AND DEMOCRATIC REGIMES IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES
    (Lapai International Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 2017) Lukman Adebayo Oke; Oladipupo Muhrtala Tijani; Omolara Ojulari
    The promise and potential of the Nigerian economy has remained unrealized notwithstanding the country’s resource endowment. What ails the Nigerian Nation? This paper argues that leadership failure through downright corruption of Nigerian political institutions have much to do with the country’s dismal performance in tackling widespread inequality and poverty reduction. Non-accountability for public funds is damaging the fabric of citizenry, the structure of families, quality of life and even the very future of the country. It is in this context that this paper develops the Theory of using the American Dream Theory, this monograph sets out the stock of political corruption activities in Nigeria from early dependence days to contemporary period. The monograph also sets out a number of reforms to further democratize the Nigerian Nation and Enhance public accountability. These include, that office holders must make public all the investments in companies and trusts for which they are the ultimate beneficial owners. In principle, stricter riles must be in place to curb the power of redistributive transfers, and the strengthening of social protection schemes to provide a new framework for social accountability and reforms to institutions of democracy. In this realm of the Freedom of Information Act, investigative journalism should continually embrace the challenge of investigative techniques to expose the cancer of corruption which has held down human development and arguably worsen security situation.