Nigeria has dropped by four places on the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ranking released by Transparency International, TI, on Tuesday.
Nigeria fell from 150th to 154th out of 180 countries assessed in the 2022 ranking , with 24 points scored.
The CPI is TI’s tool for measuring the levels of corruption in the systems of various countries around the world.
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.
The Buhari administration’s pardon granted to two jailed former governors – Joshua Dariye of Plateau State and Jolly Nyame of Taraba State – in 2022 could have counted as a significant setback in the country’s anti-corruption efforts.
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.
