January 24, 2020 
Nigeria has dropped on Transparency International‘s yearly corruption perception ranking, moving two places down to rank the world’s 34th most corrupt nation.
In the 2019 Transparency International’s corruption perception index released on Thursday, Nigeria scored 26 out of 100 points, falling by one point compared to 2018. In the country comparison, Nigeria ranks this year 146 out of 180 countries – two places down compared to 2018 results.
According to the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Transparency International Chapter in Nigeria, the index aggregates data from different sources that provide perceptions by business community and country experts of the level of corruption in the public sector.
While the index does not show real incidences of corruption, it is a reliable indication of the perception of the Nigerian public and the international community about the state of corruption in the country. The index is 100% impartial, objective and globally well respected, CISLAC said.
“The negative result from this year provokes tough questions. Despite the proclaimed war on corruption, why is Nigeria perceived by Nigerians and the international community still as very corrupt? The Government of Nigeria claims winning the war on corruption, but is this statement backed by evidence?” Auwal Rafsanjani of CISLAC said in a statement.
“As every year, when results are not favourable to the Government, the CPI, CISLAC and all other critical citizens will be dismissed, branded as unpatriotic and some activists may even be physically attacked.”
“Instead of analytically discussing why Nigeria does not seem to be winning the war on corruption, the Government and her supporters will spend taxpayers’ resources and precious time on denying the obvious – Nigeria does not make much progress in the fight against corruption!”
The group provided possible explanations why Nigeria has failed to improve in corruption perception index despite the government’s declared “war on corruption.”
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Regretably, Nigeria has moved from one of the fastest growing economy to one of the countries in the world with the most poor people. Accoding to the Poverty Watch Clock report, half of the population of 180 million is in abject poverty. To add insult to injury, over the years, corruption has gained root in the fabric of society – from the highest levels of government – to daily everyday life. This administration is making some impact in fighting graft, but the task is daunting.