Transparency International (TI)
has denied that it recently rated the country as second most improved country
in the fight against corruption.
has denied that it recently rated the country as second most improved country
in the fight against corruption.
President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan had said in his Independence Day broadcast yesterday that the global
corruption watchdog had endorsed and praised his administration’s war against
corruption.
Jonathan had said in his Independence Day broadcast yesterday that the global
corruption watchdog had endorsed and praised his administration’s war against
corruption.
He had said: “We are fighting
corruption in all facets of our economy, and we are succeeding.
“We have put an end to several
decades of endemic corruption associated with fertiliser and tractor
procurement and distribution.
decades of endemic corruption associated with fertiliser and tractor
procurement and distribution.
“We have exposed decades of
scam in the management of pensions and fuel subsidy, and ensured that the
culprits are being brought to book.
scam in the management of pensions and fuel subsidy, and ensured that the
culprits are being brought to book.
“In its latest report,
Transparency International (TI) noted that Nigeria is the second most improved
country in the effort to curb corruption.”
Transparency International (TI) noted that Nigeria is the second most improved
country in the effort to curb corruption.”
However, when contacted, the
agency denied that it ever listed the country as such.
agency denied that it ever listed the country as such.
“Transparency International
does not have a recent rating or report that places Nigeria as the second most
improved country in the fight against corruption,” it said in its response.
does not have a recent rating or report that places Nigeria as the second most
improved country in the fight against corruption,” it said in its response.
It said its most recent
indexing of Nigeria’s corruption activities was in the 2011 Corruption
Perceptions Index, which measures perceived level of public sector corruption
in the country.
indexing of Nigeria’s corruption activities was in the 2011 Corruption
Perceptions Index, which measures perceived level of public sector corruption
in the country.
In that index, Nigeria scored
2.4 on a scale where 0 means highly corrupt and 10 means very clean. It was
ranked 143 out of 183 countries.
2.4 on a scale where 0 means highly corrupt and 10 means very clean. It was
ranked 143 out of 183 countries.
The rating, TI added, was
actually a dip in performance for Nigeria as the country was rated 134 out of
183 countries in 2010.
actually a dip in performance for Nigeria as the country was rated 134 out of
183 countries in 2010.
At the time of filing this
report, efforts made at reaching the president’s media aides proved abortive as
calls and text messages sent to their phones’ were not returned.
report, efforts made at reaching the president’s media aides proved abortive as
calls and text messages sent to their phones’ were not returned.
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