The Director-General of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Dr Salihu Lukman on Tuesday said the 2021 Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report about Nigeria was part of the 2023 political campaign.
According to him, the report presents a disturbing picture of the state of the anti-corruption war, which should be a thing of concern to all well-meaning Nigerians.
Lukman, who heads the secretariat of Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said: “If one is to interpret the Nigeria CPI 2020 report, the conclusion is that the current government of APC under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has lost the fight against corruption.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's six-point drop in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 should be taken seriously by the government, says National Institute of Integrity member Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
Monday, 01 Feb 2021 06:24 PM MYT
National Integrity Institute member Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said steps could be taken to minimise the prevalence of corruption through concerted actions, including stringent enforcement of the existing laws and through public education. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 The latest report of Malaysia s six-point drop in Transparency International s (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) (2020) is a matter of serious concern and calls for serious reflection, says National Integrity Institute member, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
He said according to TI, Malaysia scored 51 out of 100 points for the CPI in 2020 compared to 57 in 2019 and the fact that Malaysia had fallen six points was a matter of concern.
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has faulted Nigeria’s rating in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI), saying it does not truly reflect the great strides by the country in its fight against corruption.
The Minister also believes that there are missing assessments for Nigeria in the data entries where the country has performed well in previous CPI calculations, which has now affected the overall rating of the country over a period of time.
He made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday while assuring Nigerians that the country’s anti-corruption agenda, which has placed great emphasis on corruption prevention measures and the building of integrity systems, remains on course.