Corruption in the Nigerian Public Service Nipping It in the Bud

About the Book

This publication is a modest contribution to ongoing efforts to stamp out corruption in the Nigerian public service.

The book not only critically X-rays the public service, highlighting the devastating effects of sharp practices in the system, but also proffers suggestions on how to nip this cankerworm that is eating deep into the very marrow of our nation’s polity in the bud.

About the Author

Emmanuel O. Iwobi is a professional accountant and a consummate career civil servant who retired from the Federal Civil Service in December 2012. Educated in Nigeria and Britain, Mr. Iwobi graduated in accounting and data processing at the Teesside College, Middleborough, England, on Federal Government scholarship. He worked briefly with the Barclays Bank, now Union Bank, before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983. He also served variously in Nigerian embassies in Niger Republic, Australia, and Canada, where he headed the Account Units. He also headed the accounts department of the Pilgrim’s Board in 2004. Mr. Iwobi retired on directorate grade at the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), where he headed the audit unit of the commission in Nigeria, UK, and the USA. He is presently a finance and public affairs consultant.