President Jonathan Told the Truth on Nigeria's Corruption Rating

An opposition site whose candidate lost out in the last presidential election has challenged the Independence Day speech of President Jonathan in which he said “In its latest report, Transparency International (TI) noted that Nigeria is the second most improved country in the effort to curb corruption.”


Accusing the President of lying, the site claimed to have contacted Transparency International to put the lie to the claim.

However NaijaPundit's investigation shows that the President was correct in his claim and in evidence we reproduce a story from BusinessDay from the 12th of September. To read the story directly from BuusinessDay click here or read it below;



The Federal Government’s fight against corruption is paying-off in the global arena as a survey by Transparency International (TI) shows Nigeria’s corruption perception has improved.

The survey on global corruption perceptions for 2011 versus 2001 showed that the third best improvement in the world was in Nigeria, with its score improving by 1.5 points. In the scoring, Nigeria follows the United States of America, which scored 2 points, while Bangladesh scored the highest by 2.3 points.

Also in the survey, the corruption perception score showed that Nigeria displaced Zambia, Mauritius, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, Senegal, Cote d’Ivore, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Egypt, Namibia, and Tunisia.

Barely one year ago, the Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had vowed to tackle corruption in the country, saying the move would help the ministry to effectively deliver on its mandate.

Okonjo-Iweala was appointed last year by President Goodluck Jonathan to restore some order to Nigeria’s public finance. A former World Bank managing director, she is battling to reform one of the world’s most corrupt nations, without support from the shadowy “godfathers” who wield power from behind the scenes.

Nigeria scored higher than countries like Poland, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Belgium, Romania, Latvia, Bolivia, Estonia, Slovenia, Germany, Turkey, Hong Kong, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, India, Norway, Azerbaijani, Ecuador, Australia, France, Sweden, Costa Rica, Slovakia, Vietnam, and Kenya.

Other countries Nigeria scored higher than are Taiwan, Ukraine, Thailand, Pakistan, Russia, China, Croatia, Nicaragua, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Austria, Singapore, Lithuania, Denmark, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Luxembourg, Portugal, Moldova, Brazil, Canada, the Philippines, Chile, Columbia, Jordan, Panama, Finland, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Bulgaria, Malaysia, Peru, Mexico, Hungary, Spain, Greece, Venezuela, Iceland, Uzbekistan, Italy, Israel, and Trinidad and Tobago.

The survey further showed that nine Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) countries have seen improving scores against five SSA countries that saw a decline (Namibia and South Africa) from high scores previously.

Two North African countries saw a big decline – and that may have contributed to the regime change which saw autocrats deposed in those countries. “The middle class in Tunisia was particularly incensed by the corruption in their country,” said Charlie Robertson, Managing Director, Global Chief Economist, Renaissance Capital.

King Solomon I: Just exactly what i thought... No comments on this post but check the false report about GEJ lying. NLanders flocked there like ants on sugar...lets be objective even as we criticize...being biased wont help us.

Have you even read the article you supply here? Why are you guys doing this? It is an embarrassment to Nigeria because non-Nigerians will simply conclude we are 'hardened' and revel in being fed lies.

It is nauseating below to read about "Enemy Presidential candidate who lost out" when we should all be facing facts. Even a fool will appreciate that GEJ cannot talk about 2001 to 2011 while failing to acknowledge that the Nation has suffered setbacks against corruption under him. That is highly dishonest. It is a horrible and shameful attempt to use gains achieved under others to mask officially corroborated and direct failings under his watch. I am afraid your 'proof' below is another desperate spam pandering to the notion that a lie becomes the 'truth' if repeated many times. It is embarrassing how, for GEJ and his sycophants, leadership is now totally reduced to a desperate attempt to blame "enemies" for everything.

Gbawe:

I have already commented elsewhere about this pathetic attempt to spin GEJ out of trouble. I really cannot understand why some of you are supporting blatant dishonesty to the point you reject what is very obvious to even a child.

Perhaps a simple example will make things clear. I am director of a company only between 2010 and 2011. Profit has officially fallen under my leadership. I then talk , at a shareholders meeting, about profit being greater in 2011 than 2001. How many of you , if shareholders, will not lambaste me for my dishonest effort to use the good work of others to mask my officially document failing for the period I have been in charge? Like I concluded elsewhere, this so-called proof that GEJ is telling the "truth" is more spam attempting to bombard folks with deceit till they give in and accept deceit as 'truth'. This sycophantic efforts only makes things worse for GEJ. Mark my word, opposition Parties, prominent Nigerians and social critics will pick up what I have noted and they will conclude the same thing. GEJ was attempting to deceive Nigerians.

Gbawe:

I have already commented elsewhere about this pathetic attempt to spin GEJ out of trouble. I really cannot understand why some of you are supporting blatant dishonesty to the point you reject what is very obvious to even a child.

Perhaps a simple example will make things clear. I am director of a company only between 2010 and 2011. Profit has officially fallen under my leadership. I then talk , at a shareholders meeting, about profit being greater in 2011 than 2001. How many of you , if shareholders, will not lambaste me for my dishonest effort to use the good work of others to mask my officially document failing for the period I have been in charge? Like I concluded elsewhere, this so-called proof that GEJ is telling the "truth" is more spam attempting to bombard folks with deceit till they give in and accept deceit as 'truth'. This sycophantic efforts only makes things worse for GEJ. Mark my word, opposition Parties, prominent Nigerians and social critics will pick up what I have noted and they will conclude the same thing. GEJ was attempting to deceive Nigerians. when are skeptics like you ever see anything in Naija,u want to tell me that GEJ will just cook lies and tell us,I don't believe so,even the opposition are always looking for bad news,I wonder where unrealistic criticisms will take us too.

1800bc:



hmmmn... you speak or do i say comment like a semi-literate person! what kinda example is that? how can you compare running a company with a Nation? Ur perspective sounds very narrow and cant be used as a point regardless of whether u have commented somewhere else or not...

Vegetable soup: i am started to begin to wondering where people get their informating from? ok which one is the mostly corrected one now? confusing is occured to me!