Global Journal of Management and Business Research, B: Economics and Commerce, Volume 20 Issue 1

© 2020. Dr. Abomaye-Nimenibo, Williams Aminadokiari Samuel. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ ), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: B Economics and Commerce Volume 20 Issue 1 Version 1.0 Year 2020 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 Constructive Trust: The only True Potent Weapon to Fight Corruption among Public Officers in Nigeria By Dr. Abomaye-Nimenibo, Williams Aminadokiari Samuel Obong University Abstract- This paper treats the topic which seeks to know whether Constructive Trust could be a powerful weapon against corruption among public office holders and Examines the functions of public service and the code of conduct for public servants in Nigeria and to ascertain the provisions of the relevant laws. The Public sector, represent the realm where the government operates for the benefits of the citizenry of any nation. On the adjacent is the private sector where an individual or group of individuals operates. The public service is a typical bureaucratic organization made up of public servants who are recruited based on their skills and qualifications with expertise. Apart from the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has a whole section for the public service regarded generally as the grand norm and a Revised Public Service Rules, We also have the 2006 public servants rules all of which has to be obeyed and followed unabated. The study, therefore, adopts the descriptive analyses. Keywords: constructive trust, powerful weapon, corruption, public officers, equity, estate, criminal code, fraud, vendors of land, mortgages, mortgagors, acquisition of property. public service. GJMBR-B Classification: JEL Code: E69 ConstructiveTrustTheonlyTruePotentWeapontoFightCorruptionamongPublicOfficersinNigeria Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: