The Presidency on Sunday said contrary to
what many might believe, Nigeria was winning the war on corruption under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch.
It said although it might not be immediately
known to many, the fight against corruption
had been taken several notches higher since
Jonathan came on board. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, made this known in a statement in Abuja. “There is no doubt that Nigeria is winning the war on corruption. may not be immediately apparent to those who do not understand the dynamics of applying creative techniques in upturning an age-old habit that has cost this country a lot in terms of financial resources; but to those like the officials in Transparency International knowledgeable in the nuances of fighting corruption, a lot of grounds have been covered,” Okupe said.
He said the nation’s movement from its 144th position on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index last year to 136th position this year was an indication that a lot had been achieved by this administration in the anti-corruption war.
He recalled that when the organisation gave its verdict last year and Nigerians held the view that the Federal Government was not doing enough to fight corruption, the administration had assured the citizens that the Jonathan administration remained focused in its determination to completely eradicate corruption in public service.
He said the latest TI rating was a proof that
Jonathan’s effort in the fight against corruption was yielding positive results.
He said, “There is no doubt that since
President Jonathan came on board as
President of this country, the fight against
corruption has been taken several notches
higher. Unlike any previous administration in the country‘s history, the present
administration has instituted institutional
reforms aimed at giving fillip to the anti-
corruption war.
“One major area this fight has been visible is the agricultural sector where the
administration’s carefully articulated and
executed Agricultural Transformation Agenda ended 40 years of corruption in the
distribution of fertilizers to farmers.
“The same thing applies to the reforms in
ports where we have successfully plugged
many loopholes which some corrupt officials
had exploited to delay genuine business
transactions and harm the Nigerian economy.
“The old corrupt system of government direct procurement and distribution of fertiliser as well as the operations in the various ports and government agencies contributed in no small measure to the negative rating of Nigeria by the Transparency International and other
global watchdogs. “Also, the determination of President Jonathan to tackle corruption head on has seen the government take some other far reaching steps like the cleaning up of the import waiver system, which before his coming, was fraught
with corruption, nepotism, arbitrariness and
other irregularities.
“As a result of this, billions of Naira were lost to the economy as the real business people failed to benefit.
“While it was important for suspects involved in corruption cases to be tried, and if found guilty, sent to jail. What is more important is for the development of mechanisms, the institution of structures and the enactment of policies that would plug loopholes and foster transparency, such that the propensity for corruption is made more difficult and eliminated completely.”
This, he said, was what the Jonathan
administration had been doing and that was
the template adopted by countries such as
Denmark and New Zealand, which are at the
top of the TI index.
Like New Zealand, Okupe said the Jonathan
administration was deploying Information and Communications Technology to tackle
corruption head on. He said key reforms instituted by the administration, like the electronic payment system and the IPPS system had helped reduced corruption in the system.


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Na so dem go lie kill Us FINISH.
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Doyin the bastard!
Alawada kerikeri

I always wonder how this guy manage to say all he says without bursting into raucous laughter?

And the biggest lie of 2015 goes to doyin okupe

Am I supposed to swallow this?

Corruption war still alive - Presidency
Corruption war dead - APC

Who make I follow?