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FIGHTING CORRUPTION IS DANGEROUS BY NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA

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Corruption can siphon desperately needed resources away from development, but as some anti-corruption advocates have found, taking on vested interests can come at a great personal risk to their livelihoods—or even their lives. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s new book, Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines, draws on her years as Nigeria’s Finance Minister to provide practical lessons on the difficult, sometimes dangerous, always-necessary work of fighting graft and corruption. This 173-page book – 8 chapters -  was first published in April 2018. That Nigeria is endowed with enormous potential for greatness is a fact no one can dispute. From rich, vast land and water resources to a perfect climate, everyone seems to agree that Mother Nature was in a good mood when she created Nigeria. What has, however, remained an object of global bewilderment and the subject of sad discourse is why the most populous black nation on earth has not fulfilled its promise. Corrupti