Nigeria: Olaniyan - How Corrupt Is Nigeria?

13 January 2015
opinion

HOW corrupt is the government of President Goodluck Jonathan? The answer may vary depending on who is interpreting the latest global corruption index from Transparency International. According to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2014, Nigeria is up eight places to 136 out of 175 countries ranked by the index. The government has unsurprisingly interpreted this to mean that Nigeria is "winning the war on corruption under President Goodluck Jonathan's watch."

The government has also said in a rather celebratory tone that, "It may not be immediately apparent to those who do not understand the dynamics of applying creative techniques in upturning an age-old habit that has cost this country a lot in terms of financial resources; but to those like the officials in Transparency International knowledgeable in the nuances of fighting corruption, a lot of grounds have been covered."

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