Presidency would be embarrassed after
Transparency International , a global civil society
organisation that leads the fight against
corruption , denied claims by the president that
Nigeria is rated second, next to the United States,
in the fight against corruption .
In his Independence Day Address to the nation,
President Jonathan had quoted Transparency
International as rating his administration’s fight
against corruption as second only to America.
According to him, “In its latest report,
Transparency International noted that Nigeria is
the second most improved country in the effort
to curb corruption .”
In a similar vein, on Sunday, during the 52nd
Independence Anniversary Interdenominational
Church Service, held at the National Christian
Center Abuja, President Jonathan had also said,
“On corruption, Transparency International that
has never spared Nigeria, admitted in its latest
rating that Nigeria is second to America in her
commitment to fight of corruption… God willing
we shall overcome it”.
However, Transparency International had in
response to an email from Premium Times,
denied the claim stating: “Transparency
International does not have a recent rating or
report that places Nigeria as the second most
improved country in the fight against corruption.”
This information, it was reported, had brought
about some tough time for the media aides of
the president. Apparently, they have not properly
done their homework, or the president is being
too ambitious in trying to impress on the people
his achievements, or – and we hope this is the
case – Transparency International DID rate
Nigeria as such and there is some kind of mix up.
The more curious ones will go one and check the
website of the organization to see for themselves:
http://cpi.transparency.org
Source: Sun
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