A frontline account of how to fight corruption, from Nigeria's
former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.In Fighting Corruption
Is Dangerous, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has written a primer for those
working to root out corruption and disrupt vested interests.
Drawing on her experience as Nigeria's finance minister and that of
her team, she describes dangers, pitfalls, and successes in
fighting corruption. She provides practical lessons learned and
tells how anti-corruption advocates need to equip themselves.
Okonjo-Iweala details the numerous ways in which corruption can
divert resources away from development, rewarding the unscrupulous
and depriving poor people of services. Okonjo-Iweala discovered
just how dangerous fighting corruption could be when her
83-year-old mother was kidnapped in 2012 by forces who objected to
some of the government's efforts at reforms led by
Okonjo-Iweala--in particular a crackdown on fraudulent claims for
oil subsidy payments, a huge drain on the country's finances. The
kidnappers' first demand was that Okonjo-Iweala resign from her
position on live television and leave the country. Okonjo-Iweala
did not resign, her mother escaped, and the program of economic
reforms continued. "Telling my story is risky," Okonjo-Iweala
writes. "But not telling it is also dangerous." Her book ultimately
leaves us with hope, showing that victories are possible in the
fight against corruption.
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