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Nigeria Drops In TI’s Corruption Ranking

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Nigeria on Tuesday dropped on the latest Corruption Perception Index, CPI, ranking released by Transparency International (TI).

The country, which scored 24 out of 100 points in the 2022 raknking, fell by four places on the chart.

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

Buhari’s administration came under criticism for granting the pardons of former governors Joshua Dariye of Plateau State and Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were jailed for corruption.

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.

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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. 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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