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Nigeria ranked among most
corrupt nations
By EMMA EMEOZOR
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Nigeria has been ranked among most corrupt nations in a Corruption
Perception Index (CPI) report released by Transparency International
on Tuesday. Nigeria tied with three other Sub-Sahara African countries
with a score of 2.5, ranking 130 in the world and 27 in the region.
The 2009 edition score 180 countries, the same number as the 2008
CPI. The ranking immediately put Nigeria in the category of most
corrupt nations as countries that score 3.0 or above are perceived
as relatively less corrupt. CPI is a measure of domestic and public
sector corruption. The other countries in the same bracket with
Nigeria are Mauritania, Mozambique and Uganda.
Botswana ranked 37 in the world and 1st in the region with CPI score
of 5.6. It was followed by Mauritius (CPI score:5.4) and Cape Verde
(CPI score: 5.1) while Somalia came at the bottom of the rung, ranking
180 in the world and 47 in the region with CPI score of 1.1, followed
by Sudan (CPI score:1.5) and Chad (CPI score:1.6).
The report says “of the 47 countries reviewed in the region
(the same as in 2008), 31 scored less than 3 (out of 10) indicating
that corruption is perceived as rampant, while 13 scored between
3 and 5, indicating that corruption is perceived as a serious challenge
by country experts and businessmen.”
The report noted that “as in 2008, only three countries scored
more than five: Botswana, Mauritania and Cape Verde.” It further
observed that “as in previous years, the CPI results show
that corruption has a particularly stark and devastating effect
on countries that face ongoing political stability and high levels
of poverty.”
The CPI is a composite index, drawing on 13 different experts and
business surveys.
Highest scorers in the 2009 CPI are New Zealand at 9.4, Denmark
at 9.3, Singapore and Sweden tied at 9.2 and Switzerland at 9.0.
These scores reflect political stability, long-established conflict
of interest regulations and solid, functioning public institutions.
The report stressed the urgent need on the part of governments to
renew their commitments to implement anti-corruption reforms and
legislation. “With government efforts to tackle corruption
seen as ineffective across the region, it is clear that there must
be renewed commitments to implement anti-corruption reforms and
legislation and to introduce preventive measures, including education
programmes. This will help to restore public trust and contribute
to a reduction in the levels of corruption throughout the region.”
On the occasion of the official release of the report, the Chair
of Transparency International (TI) Huguette Labelle explained the
rational behind the exercise. “At a time when massive stimulus
packages, fast-track disbursements of public funds and attempts
to secure peace are being implemented around the world, it is essential
to identify where corruption blocks good governance and accountability,
in order to break its corrosive cycle.”
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