POLITICAL CORRUPTION AND SYMBOLISM IN ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZIS HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
ABSTRACT
Political corruption refers to a government official's illegal use of power for personal benefit. The study was carried out to examine the Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chimamanda Ngozis Half of a Yellow Sun. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to examine the issues were readers find it difficult to identify the presence of symbols in Nigerian fiction and investigate the ways to prevent political corruption and effect the change. Investigation revealed that political corruption is the abuse of political powers by the government leaders to extract and accumulate for private gain. Corruption has eaten deep into the system and has destroyed lives and communities and undermines countries and institutions. The legacy and practices of corruption in different level of ethnic groups leads to war which leaves painful memory behind. This research will help inform readers who have interest in political corruption and symbolism with the help of using Half of a Yellow Sun by Adichie Chimamanda and Okey Ndibe's Arrows of Rain. This work will expose how the governments corrupt the society, what happened before, during and after the Biafran War and military rule and how it affected the live of the masses. This research concludes that though the coming of the British to colonise us brought civilization and also divisions among the ethnic groups which led to war. War leads to destruction of lives and properties, it should therefore be avoided.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
Political corruption refers to a government official's illegal use of power for personal benefit. One of the hallmarks of a corrupt political system is the abuse of government power in order to target political opponents and the use of force by police. In developing nations like Nigeria, corruption is at the foundation of most economic, political, and social problems. Discrimination has also happened due to a lack of accountability as well as the transfer of public resources to private hands. Corruption in politics can stem from a variety of factors, including inefficient political systems, inadequate political funding, and a lack of resources. There is still a lot of secrecy in official documents, which is why the freedom of information and public engagement in government bills currently before Nigeria's National Assembly must be passed.
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Research questions, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.
1.2 Background of Study
Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality is considered political corruption. Most economic political and social problems in under developed societies like Nigeria emanate from corruption. Some of these problems include lack of accountability, diversion of public resources to private ownership, different types of discriminations, ethnicity. There are many causes of political corruption such as ineffective political processes, ineffective political financing, and poverty. A lot of secrecy still pervades government document and this underlies the need for the passage of the freedom of information bill presently before Nigeria's National Assembly, also law public participation in Government to mention a few.
The pervasive corrupt practices have been blamed on the colonial masters. According to this view, the nation's colonial history may have restricted any early influences in an ethical revolution. Throughout the colonial period most Nigerians were struck in Ignorance and poverty. The level of corruption raised serious alarm that attracted the concern of both Nigerians and international community which rated Nigeria as one of the most corrupt countries. Although, the government embarked upon anti-corruption measures but were not sincerely and properly implemented such that the expected objective and goal were not achieved; the problem was rather aggravated. Since then, corruption has continued to militate against national development.
In Nigeria corruption is a problem that has to be rooted out. Owusi (2002), however in his book, The Root Causes of Corruption in West Africa, was of the view that;
Corruption is made up of opportunist manipulation or branches of existing laws and regulation for advantages. He emphasized that; Our inordinate desire for wealth, power prestige and high status and its desirous consumption of scarce, expensive and prestigious import commodities is no doubt one of the roads to corruption in the society.
Over the years, the country has seen its wealth withered with little to show in living conditions of the average people. As with many other African nations, Nigeria was an artificial structure initiated by former colonial powers which had neglected to consider religious linguistic and ethnic differences.
The causes of Nigeria Civil War were diverse although, in his memoir, journalist Alex Mitchell blames involvement of the British, Dutch, French and Italian oil companies whose battles for the rich Nigerian oil fields started the Civil War and kept it going. Nigerian’s political problems also started from the manner in which the British took over power, administered and abandoned government and people of Nigeria. The British administrators did not make effort to weld the country together and unite the heterogenous group of people. Though many technologies we have today are due to their enlightenment.
Northern leaders however, fear that independence would mean political and economic domination by the more westernized elites in the south, preferred the perpetuation of British rule. As a condition for accepting independence, they demanded that the country continue to be divided into three regions with the North having a clear majority.
The politicians and military rulers blame one another for a bad government no one agrees that the other is better than himself. Emeka Nwabueze is of the opinion that, the question is not whether we should wage war against corruption or not, my quarrel is that the fight should be waged within the context of the constitution. Several opinions hold that Nigerian political and economic underdevelopment since independence has been as a result of pervasive corrupt practices in both private and public fields: Nepotism which means favouratism granted in politics or business to relatives regardless of merit.
Therefore, in Nigeria where the research was carried out, the activities that was conducted is to know the Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chimamanda Ngozis Half of a Yellow Sun.
1.3 Statement of Problems
Investigation revealed that political corruption is the abuse of political powers by the government leaders to extract and accumulate for private gain. Corruption has eaten deep into the system and has destroyed lives and communities and undermines countries and institutions. The legacy and practices of corruption in different level of ethnic groups leads to war which leaves painful memory behind. The attempt to create a common understanding has led to the research of this study.
1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study
The aim of the study is to examine the Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chimamanda Ngozis Half of a Yellow Sun. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows:
- To examine the issues were readers find it difficult to identify the presence of symbols in Nigerian fiction;
- To investigate the ways to prevent political corruption and effect the change;
- To identify the cause of political corruption and its consequences; and
- To proffer solution to the above stated problem of political corruption effect.
1.5 Research Questions
The study came up with research questions so as to be able to ascertain the above stated objectives. The specific research questions for the study are stated below as follows:
- What are the ways to prevent political corruption and effect the change?
- What is the problem of political corruption effect?
- What is the cause of political corruption and its consequences?
- What are the issues were readers find it difficult to identify the presence of symbols in Nigerian fiction?
1.6 Significance of Study
This research paper will help inform readers who have interest in political corruption and symbolism with the help of using Half of a Yellow Sun by Adichie Chimamanda and Okey Ndibe's Arrows of Rain. This work will expose how the governments corrupt the society, what happened before, during and after the Biafran War and military rule and how it affected the live of the masses.
This study will be of immense benefit to other researchers who intend to know more on this study and can also be used by non-researchers to build more on their research work. This study contributes to knowledge and could serve as a guide for other study.
1.8 Scope of Study
The scope of the research is focused on the Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chimamanda Ngozis Half of a Yellow Sun.
1.9 Limitations of the Study
During the course of this study, many things militated against its completion, some of which are:
- Time Constraint: The time frame given to accomplish this project was very short due to school academic calendar and it was carried out under pressure which made the researcher not to implement some necessary features.
- Research material: availability of research material is a major setback to the scope of the study.
- Frequent power failure: This made the researcher append more money on fuel to ensure sustainable power.
- Financial Constraint: Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet).
1.10 Research Methodology
The main sources of this project are the factual analysis of the two novels Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie and Arrows of Rain by Okey Ndibe. Other sources of research are from the library, texts, the internet, Journal and reviews of related texts.
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
The review of relevant literature is the main topic of this chapter. A literature review covers theoretical and methodological contributions to a certain issue in addition to the state of knowledge at the time of writing. It provides information about the state of the art in relation to the subject you are writing about. It examines the body of work on the chosen subject. The literature evaluation in this study comprises the …
Procedure for Downloading the PDF (Docx) Material
Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chimamanda Ngozis Half of a Yellow Sun can be downloaded by requesting the full set of materials at the project or seminar cost. The document will be sent via Microsoft Word (MS-Word) format via WhatsApp (e-mail) following payment confirmation.
| Seminar Material Cost ₦3,000 | Project Material Cost ₦5,000 |
Request Complete Material
 | Click here to request the Complete Material via WhatsApp including;
|
Disclaimer for Complete Material Utilization
The displayed research work titled "Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chimamanda Ngozis Half of a Yellow Sun" is stated as a research guideline towards accomplishing your assigned project / seminar research work. All the research materials on this website are ONLY for research purposes and should be used as a guideline in developing your research work. For no reason should you copy word for word as projectlist.com.ng will not be liable for any who copied the material. By ordering the complete research guideline, it signifies that you've accepted our terms of service.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Can the material for “Semantic Analysis of Nigerian English Expression” be used as a guide for Linguistics and Communication Project?
Yes it can be used — Semantics is a sub-discipline of linguistics which focuses on the study of meaning. The study was conducted to semantically analyze the Nigerian English Expression. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows to assess the level of intelligibility to typically Nigerian English expressions, carry out a semantic analysis of identified English expressions and identify the elements that constitutes uniquely Nigerian English expressions. The expressions context are made up of forty (40) established English expression interpreted based on meaning and level of intelligibility which access whether they are typically Nigerian English expressions or not. In presenting the data, table were used, this enabled the researcher to present the meaning and intelligibility assessment of the selected Nigerian …
Is the topic “Online Motor Vehicle Licensing System” recommended for Computer Science (CS) Project?
Yes it is highly recommended — Motor vehicle administration is a composite process and revolves around the management and the control of motor licensing. Vehicle licensing is the payment of a fee for the use of motor vehicle on public roads. Vehicle licensing in Nigeria began over 100 years ago starting from the colonial administration and the records then was manually kept which did not help in raising efficiency of the general automotive services. Motor vehicle licensing system on the other hand is a phenomenon that is still estranged to the Nigerian terrains. Though many western countries e.g. United States of America and some Asian countries have implemented online licensing in one form or the other; it is yet to gain popularity in this part of …
Can this topic “Design and Implementation of a Multilingual Chat Application” be used for Computer Science (CS) Project?
Yes it can be utilized for research — Instant messaging has brought an effective and efficient real-time, text-based communication to the Internet community. The main aim is to Design and Implement a Multilingual Chat Application. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to design a multilingual chat application, incorporate all the languages in Nigeria into the chat application so that anybody who speaks any language of Nigeria origin can use it, and evaluate the existing literature of instant messaging and access the already made multilingual chat application and improve on their deficiencies. The methodology adopted in this study is the structured system analysis and design methodology (SSADM) which is a technical approach for analyzing and designing an application or system by applying object throughout …
Can the material for “Public Service Performance in a Dysfunctional Environment” be used as a guide for Public Administration (PA) Project?
Yes it can be used — The study was carried out to examine the Public Service Performance in a Dysfunctional Environment using Rivers State Television as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to investigate the factors affecting public service workers’ performance and examine the challenges facing the Nigerian public service towards effective service delivery in a dysfunctional environment. Investigation revealed that the problem with the public service in developing countries is synonymous with one another, a visit or engagement with the Nigerian public service has been popularly characterized with criticism, it has in most cases left empirical experience of inefficiency, ineptitude, ineffectiveness, staff lackadaisical attitude, red tapism and corruption. The research design used in this report is descriptive …
Can the material for “Quality Assurance Standards and Their Enforcement in Private Nursery and Primary Schools” be used as a guide for Education Project?
Yes it can be used — The core function of Quality Assurance Standard is to ensure compliance of private and public schools to the standard requirements of educational system in Nigeria, the research project investigated compliance in Quality Assurance Standards and how they are enforced in private nursery and primary schools in Sokoto metropolis. The research project has addressed four research questions. The population of the research consisted of all the teachers and head teachers in private nursery and primary schools in Sokoto metropolis. The total number of these schools is 169, the sample is made up of 100 teachers and 20 head teachers, selected from the total number of private nursery and primary schools in Sokoto metropolis. Questionnaires were used in data collection. The instruments were …
Can the material for “Service Achievement Performance Standard and Good Customer Satisfaction” be used as a guide for Business Administration and Management (BAM) Project?
Yes it can be used — This study was carried out to assess how to achieve service performance standard and good customer satisfaction. This was done using the hospitality industry, specifically Monty Suites in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The research was approached using a cross-sectional survey. The researcher used questionnaires to collect primary data from the respondents using closed ended questions which gave the researchers a chance to get specific answers towards their research. The study revealed that each method of Quality Control has an impact on Customer Satisfaction. The Quality Control method with the highest impact was Statistical Quality Control which shows that it has great influence on the quality of output by the employees and had a great influence on ensuring customers are served within …
Is the topic “Design and Implementation of a Computerized Coronavirus Diagnosis and Reporting System” recommended for Computer Science (CS) Project?
Yes it is highly recommended — Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infection which is as a result of a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus Infection. The aim of the study is to design and implement a Computerized Coronavirus Diagnosis and Reporting System. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows to develop an application software that will create flexible and relatively easily maintained systems for Coronavirus diagnosis and prevent unauthorized access to information and misuse of the app or its processes. The motivation that led to the implementation of the proposed system is that the challenge of structural neglect of healthcare infrastructure across all spectrums throughout the federation as a result of decades of underfunding by all tiers of government …
Can this topic “Genetic and Morphological Diversity in Zea Mays” be used for Plant Science Project?
Yes it can be utilized for research — This study was carried out to examine the Genetic and Morphological Diversity in Zea Mays. In achieving this aim, the specific objectives were set out as follows to determine: the genetic and morphological Diversity in Zea Mays, and Morphological Traits, Cluster Analysis, and Correlation of Traits in Zea Mays. Genetic resources are the most valuable and essential basic raw material to meet the current and future needs for genetic improvement of any crop. Maize (Zea mays L.) is the second most important cereal crop grown in Sierra Leone after rice, the country’s staple. The crop is cherished by Sierra Leoneans and is grown in homesteads in the uplands during the raining season and inland valley swamps in the dry season. …
Can the material for “Design and Implementation of an Online Library Management System” be used as a guide for Computer Science (CS) Project?
Yes it can be used — A library management system software package is designed especially to handle book-keeping tasks and students entry and exits period. The aim of this study is to design software that will Design and implement an Online Library Management System. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to Control the inflow and outflow of stock/materials in the library, store books using IDs assigned to each book, assist in the management and record library stocks and give account of borrowed and un borrowed books. The motivation that led to the implementation of the proposed system is as a result of poor determination books due and overdue, lack of comprehensive database for book stocked in the library and verifiable borrowed …
Can the material for “Public Relation and It’s Impact in the Banking Industry” be used as a guide for Banking and Finance (BF) Project?
Yes it can be used — The study based on public relation and it’s impact in the banking industry (a case study of GTbank Kaduna branch). The study adopted survey research method using questionnaire as the instrument for gathering data. In writing this project, the research begin with a general introduction of the subject matter, statement of the general problem, as related to the organization rationale or objectives of the study, the scope of the study, limitations of the study and definition of terms. Review of related literature of the scholars are also highlighted in notable areas. Other areas of interested study include the methodology of the entire research work, this include methods or approaches used, instrument used, research population and sample size, sampling procedure employed, …