Nigerians, in the course of last week, woke up to another damning report by the international corruption watchdog, Transparency International, in its 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report, in which Nigeria was ranked 149 out 180 countries in the world.
The country was also adjudged the second most corrupt country in West Africa, only surpassed by Guinea-Bissau and the 13th most corrupt on the Aftican continent.
The 2020 CPI also showed a worsening in the nation’s corruption rating since 2015, as the Buhari administration’s best could only manage 25 points out of a possible 100.
The 2019 TI report had ranked Nigeria 146th out of the 180 countries surveyed, scoring 26 points, while in the 2018 report, the largest country in Africa ranked 144 out of 180, pointing to the fact that corruption had worsened in the country.
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The Presidency says Nigerians are to blame for the country’s poor ranking on Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index in which Nigeria scored 25 out of 100.
In the rating released last week, Nigeria was also named the second most corrupt nation in West Africa and ranked 149 out of 180 countries.
Senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity Garba Shehu said on Monday on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme that it was an indictment on Nigerians, and not on the Buhari administration.
He said, “I’ll tell you that this one by TI is not a judgment on Buhari or his administration or its war against corruption, I will tell you that this one is a judgment on Nigerians because if you look at the indices they used at arriving at these conclusions, they used eight indices, six of which showed Nigeria as being more or less Nigeria in the same position.
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The Presidency through its spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu has blamed Nigerians for the country’s poor ranking on the 2020 Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International.
The latest report showed that Nigeria scored 25 out of 100, named the second most corrupt nation in West Africa and ranked 149 out of 180 countries.
Shehu who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, said the report is a reflection of corruption by Nigerians and not by the Buhari administration.
“I’ll tell you that this one by TI is not a judgment on Buhari or his administration or its war against corruption, I will tell you that this one is a judgment on Nigerians because if you look at the indices they used at arriving at these conclusions, they used eight indices, six of which showed Nigeria as being more or less Nigeria in the same position.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says Nigeria's poor rating on the 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International is not a true reflection of the country's anti-graft war.
Mary Addah, Research and Programs Officer for Ghana Integrity Initiative
The Research and Programmes Officer for Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Addah, says there is more room for improvement with respect to Ghana’s fight against corruption.
This comment comes after Ghana scored an average mark of 43 out of 100 on the 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International performing better than 39 other Sub-Saharan African (SSA) including Benin, Lesotho, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia, etc.
This shows an increase from 2019’s score of 41 pacings the country at the 75 out of 180 countries/territories included in this year’s index.
Ghana’s score of 43 placed her 10th in SSA with Seychelles ranking highest with 66 points followed by Botswana with 60, Cabo Verde with 58, Rwanda with 54, and Mauritius scored 53 as the top five countries.