COLLAPSE VALUES AND THE CRISIS OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA
Livingstone Inegite Godknows and Edum Samson Andrew
Volume 13 Issue 1
Abstract
This study investigate how collapsed societal values has led to the high level of corruption in our society. The mixed method of research design was used in this study. The target population in this study consisted of a total of 245 respondents drawn from traditional rulers, the elderly in society, government officials, security agencies, members of the clergy, civil society organization and anti-graft agencies. The stratified random sampling was first used in the selection of the initial sample size. Thereafter, the purposive technique was finally applied in the selection of the respondents for the structured questionnaire. The questionnaire and structured interviews were used in the collection of data. The qualitative data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and percentage while the qualitative data was analyzed using thematic framework. The theoretical framework used in this study was Emile Durkheim theory of social solidarity. The study findings from the data analysis reveals that corruption is increasing in the society because of the high moral degeneration. It also reveals that the incorporation of Nigeria into the global economic system has resulted to the collapsed of the cherished values. Based on the result of the research, the study recommends values re-orientation of members of the Nigerian public and the initiation of special rewards for patriotic Nigerians Keywords: Values, Collapsed Values, Corruption. Societal Values
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