Corruption Framing And The Antidotal Policies: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria’s Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administrations

IseOlorunkanmi, Ojo Joseph and Bamgbose, Olatunji Joshua and Kodi, Edoro Emmanuella and Akinojo, Ibukun C. and Babalola, Daramola Precious (2023) Corruption Framing And The Antidotal Policies: A Comparative Analysis of Nigeria’s Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administrations. International Journal of Innovative Social Sciences & Humanities Research, 11 (3). pp. 29-37. ISSN 2354-2926

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Abstract

Corruption is an endemic problem in Nigeria. Successful governments have attempted to tackle the problem through policies that were either preventive or punitive. This article examined the framing of corruption by the administrations of both Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari, examine the policy response of each administration to fight corruption; and examine different policy approaches of each administration as well as the effectiveness of the policies. It employed secondary sources of data collection. The data analysis was done using content analysis. The study’s findings reveal among others that the two administrations framed corruption differently and that informed their policy outlook. The study concludes that corruption is a cancerous ebola that have continued to consume the physicians as not government in Nigeria have not been enmeshed in one corruption scandal or the other

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