EFFECT OF CORRUPTION ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA FROM 2015 - 2021

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the effect of corruption on the socio-economic development of Lokoja, Kogi state. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. A survey method was adopted for the study, and 399 sample respondents were selected and administered a questionnaire to obtain primary data. The data was analyzed using frequency and percentage. The results obtained showed that, to a very high extent, corruption is the bane of infrastructural decay in Lokoja, Kogi state. Based on the findings, it was recommended that to tame the surge of corruption in Lokoja, Kogi State, and the general population should be re-orientated to a better value system. This is because Lokoja, Kogi state has for long been living on the survival of the fittest and the grab-whatever-comes-your-way mentality