“This book is a product of two seminars on the theme of ‘money and politics’ held by IFES at the University of Jos and the University of Ibadan in May 2006. It addresses the dimensions of political corruption in Nigeria that has begun to attract the attention of various stakeholders in the Nigerian electoral process. Since the return to electoral politics in 1999, and particularly after the 2003 general elections, Nigeria’s political parties have been criticized by the media,
academics, observers and the electorate for corrupt and unbridled use of money in politics. The anti-corruption initiatives of the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo provided a suitable environment for some civil society groups to engage governments and other stakeholders on the issue of corruption and its effect on governance. There exists an awakened consciousness in Nigeria about the danger of political corruption including political finance malpractices. However, the question remains whether the rise in consciousness
translates into new social values and attitudes for stakeholders government,
election management bodies, political parties, civil society in the electoral process and in the way they interact with money and politics.”
