1st News reports that Nigeria has dropped to 146th position in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index.
The CPI is an index published annually by Berlin-based Transparency International which ranks countries “by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.
In its latest report, 180 countries were assessed by the agency.
This latest report was disclosed by the Professor of Applied Economics, John Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, via his Twitter handle, @steve_hanke, on Wednesday, November 4.
Hanke stated Nigeria took the 146th spot after slipping from the 136th position it occupied when President Muhammadu Buhari was first inaugurated in 2015.
He added that Nigerians are extremely dissatisfied with the country’s economic situation and fed up with the government’s incompetence.
Hanke wrote: “Nigeria now ranks 146th out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, slipping from 136th place when Buhari was first inaugurated. Under Buhari’s ‘watchful eye,’ corruption runs rampant.
“Nigerian citizens are extremely dissatisfied with their country’s economic situation. Despite lofty campaign promises, Buhari has proven incapable of reforming the economy. Nigerians are fed up with government incompetence!”
Meanwhile, members of the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, November 4, urged the Federal Government to probe the role of soldiers in the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in the Lekki area of Lagos last month.
The ministers who were from the South-West part of the country and led by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, also urged the federal government to assist the Lagos State government in restoring some of the public facilities destroyed by hoodlums during the unrest that trailed the shooting of the #EndSARS protesters.
Furthermore, the ministers listed 15 police stations, state High Court building, and others among the facilities destroyed during the period.
Fashola said he briefed the council on how they executed the presidential directive on the matter; and visited states affected in the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest.
He said: “On the shooting at the Lekki toll gate; we urged the federal government to undertake a thorough investigation; into what happened at the toll plaza; particularly the role of the military; and ensure that the outcome is made public with a view to achieving closure on the matter.
“We recommended that the federal government re-mobilise critical organs and agencies; such as the National Orientation Agency and formal educational institutions to focus on ethical re-orientation; also inculcation of family values into the school curriculum.
“We recommended a focus on etiquette; local reasoning; critical thinking; solution-seeking; empathy; self-respect; civic duty; as well as human rights.”
