POTENCY OF LANGUAGE IN VALUE RE-ORIENTATION: IMPLICATION FOR ERADICATING CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA
Afe, C. T. & Obi, O. E.
Department of French, College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti
Department of French, College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti
Email – obi.oghenefejiro@coeikere.edu.ng
Correspondence: Obi, O. E.
ABSTRACT:
Corruption is the cancer at the heart of many of our challenges in Nigeria. It destroys jobs and holds back development, costing the country’s economy billions of naira every year. It impoverishes the masses as every corrupt government siphon fund and prevents hard working people from getting the benefits that are rightfully theirs. Since language is the most effective instrument in communication in social activities, political interaction and cultural transmission, its potency in curbing corruption cannot be undermined. Consciousness of virtues, good values, integrity and honesty will only be functional, when it employs the weapon of language to meet its target audience (corrupt people). It can also re-orientate the society on its ethics and values that are useful in eradicating corruption. This paper examines the potency of language and value re-orientation in the eradication of corruption in Nigeria. It also explains the forms and the causes of corruption in Nigeria.
Keywords: Potency of language, value- re-orientation, corruption, Nigeria.
