Robin Hood Approach to Solving The Menace Of Corruption: The Nigeria Version
Abstract:One of the greatest unresolved challenges facing humanity in the twenty- first century is the issue of corruption. Several attempts have been made to unraveled the mystery behind the insatiable urge to accumulate wealth and steal from the public treasury at the expense of trust, standards and collective survival. Millions of people have prematurely lost their lives due to corrupt practices as exhibited by their leaders in both private and public capacity. Against this background, the Robin Hood philosophy of forcefully taking or stealing from the rich for the benefit of the poor with a view of providing the poor with the basic needs of live is akin to the recent development in Nigeria wherein there is a proposed economic amnesty bill for treasury looters. The proposed bill emanating from the House of Representatives seeks to pardon the treasury looters as long as the proceeds of the loots are invested in Nigeria. Whereas, the proponents of the bill are of the view albeit erroneously that passing the bill into law will aid in the fight against corruption and by extension improve the economy, it appears the proposed bill is just another way of legalizing, institutionalizing and rewarding corrupt officials in Nigeria. This article therefore is an attempt to interrogate the proposed bill and the philosophy behind it with a view of critiquing the bill while proposing a more better and practical ways of fighting corruption in Nigeria without compromising standards.
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