IT Drops Nigeria On The 4th Rung On The Corruption Ladder

• Nigeria has dropped again in the latest Transparency International corruption ranking.

• Nigeria scored 24/100 points in the 2022 ranking but fell from 150th to 154th place among 180 countries evaluated.

• The CPI is TI’s tool for measuring the levels of corruption in the systems of various countries around the world.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria has again dropped to four spots in Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ranking, released on Tuesday.

Nigeria scored 24/100 points in the 2022 ranking but fell from 150th to 154th place among 180 countries evaluated.

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The CPI is TI’s tool for measuring the levels of corruption in the systems of various countries around the world.

A country can score maximum points 100 points, and the least is zero. Zero signifies the worst-performing government, and 100 is the best-ranked.

The latest ranking may indicate that President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption has yet to yield enough results.

Many consider the Buhari administration’s pardon granted to two jailed former governors – Joshua Dariye of Plateau State and Jolly Nyame of Taraba State – in 2022 as a significant setback in the country’s anti-corruption efforts.

As the two former governors were pardoned in April 2022, the Supreme Court affirmed their convictions and sentencing, and they had yet to serve half the length of their jail time.

Also, corruption has continued to permeate the public and private sectors despite the government’s efforts to deter the menace.

Transparency International Chair, Delia Rubio, said governments worldwide have failed to progress against corruption.

Rubio called for all governments to work for all people, not just an elite few.

“Corruption has made our world a more dangerous place. As governments have collectively failed to progress against it, they fuel the current rise in violence and conflict – and endanger people everywhere.

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“The only way out is for states to do the hard work, rooting out corruption at all levels to ensure governments work for all people, not just an elite few,” Rubio stated

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