Anti-Corruption2000Fourth Republic (Obasanjo II)· Act No. 5, 2000

Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000

Establishment of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

Standard citation

Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 (Act No. 5, 2000), Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The political & economic reality at enactment

The political and economic reality

Nigeria in 2000: who was in charge, the cabinet of the day, the GDP, and the crises that defined the period of this Act's commencement.

President · Fourth Republic

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

1999–2007· PDP

National reality

Return to civilian rule, 29 May 1999. Telecoms deregulation (2001) — GSM revolution. Paris Club exit, October 2005 ($30 bn debt relief, Okonjo-Iweala). Pension Reform 2004. EFCC established 2003.

Crises of the period

Third Term agenda defeated 2006
Niger Delta militancy intensifies
ASUU strikes; Sharia introduction in 12 northern states

GDP (World Bank)

$59 bn (1999) → $166 bn (2007)

Cabinet (selected portfolios)

Finance
Adamu Ciroma (1999–2003); Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (2003–06)
Education
Tunde Adeniran; Babalola Borishade; Fabian Osuji; Chinwe Obaji; Oby Ezekwesili
Health
Prof. ABC Nwosu

Sources · Federal Gazette 1999–2007 · CBN · World Bank WDI

Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.