AN EXAMINATION OF THE RESPONSE OF YORUBA TRADITIONAL RELIGIONAND CULTURE TO THE ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE IN THE CONTEMPORARYSOCIETY

Corruptionisacankerworm,whichhasnotonlyeatendeepintothefabricsoftheNigeriansocio-economic,politicalandreligiouslives,butalsosoiledthecharacterandpersonalityofeveryNigerianwithoutyetanyhopeforsolution.Thetraditionalsocietieswerenotpersesacrosanctofthisepidemicastherewereelementsofcorruptionhereandthe...

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Main Author: Ojelabi, Isaac Kehinde (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Mayanjuola Publ 2020
In: Religions' educator
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-112
Further subjects:B African Religion
B Corruption and Nigerian Society
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Summary:Corruptionisacankerworm,whichhasnotonlyeatendeepintothefabricsoftheNigeriansocio-economic,politicalandreligiouslives,butalsosoiledthecharacterandpersonalityofeveryNigerianwithoutyetanyhopeforsolution.Thetraditionalsocietieswerenotpersesacrosanctofthisepidemicastherewereelementsofcorruptionhereandtherebutthemagnitudeanddimensionwerenotsopronouncedintraditionalsocietiesbecauseoftheinseparableattachmentthepeoplehadwithreligionwhichpermeatedallspheresoftheirlives,whichmadethemdissociatethemselvesfromanythingevil,corruptandabhorredinsociety.Giventheaboveposition,thewriterscallforallNigerianstobemorereligiouslyconsciousandadoptaliveofmoralrectitudeasthoseinourtraditionalsocietiesinordertogetpresentNigeriansocietycleansedofitscorruptanddecayingqualitieswhilemoreeffectivesanctionsshouldbemetedtoanyindividuals(s)orpublicofficer(s)foundwantingindischargingpublicduties as an antidote against corruption.
ISSN:1115-5035
Contains:Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator