INTRODUCTION

The evolution of the whistle blowing policy of the federal government came as a result of the deepening financial crises confronting the nation which is the effect of the high level of corruption reflected in in the theft and diversion of public funds for personal enrichment at the detriment of the poor and vunerable and the economic state of the nation. A definition offered by the World Bank views corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain. While agbu (2003) describe it as the theft of state Asset or Diversion of State resources for private use. Aluko  proffered   nine forms of corruption  which include Fraud , Embezzlement , Favouritism  ,Nepotism,   Political corruption (grand) , Bureaucratic corruption (petty) , Electoral corruption , Bribery  , (Aluko, 2009:5)  .The consequencies of Corruption exact  a  lot of negative impact on every aspect of  the nations development: social, economic and political (Igbuzor, 2008).According to  Ikubaje (2004) The effect of corruption  has raised a global concern  because of  its effect on individual, institutions, and nations (Igbuzor, 2008).The Lima Declaration, states  the impacts of corruption to  include: the subversion of the rule of law, retardation of development, economic rights of the poor and vulnerable, destruction of the of the moral life of the people  , violation of the social and undermining of democracy, and denial of society, particularly the poor, denial of the benefits of free and open competition (Igbuzor, 2008).

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