The Presidency has reacted to Nigeria's lowest ever drop at the recent Transparency International's 2020 Corruption Perception Index.

PRESIDENT BUHARI DESERVES CREDIT FOR DIMINISHING CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC SERVICE

The Buhari administration deserves credit for diminishing corruption in the public service and will continue to vigorously support prevention, enforcement, public education and enlightenment activities of anti-corruption agencies.

We are currently analyzing the sources of data used in arriving at the latest Transparency International (TI) report on Corruption Perceptions Index in Nigeria since by their own admission, they don’t gather their own data.

This report is not an accurate portrayal of the facts on ground.

In the coming days, the Government's Technical Unit on Governance Research (TUGAR) will be providing more detailed information on the sources of the TI data.

While this is being awaited, the examination carried out on their 2019 report showed that 60 percent of their data was collected from businesses and other entities with issues bordering on transparency and the ease of doing business at the ports.

Although this is a government ready to learn from mistakes and make corrections, the economy of this country, in its fullness, is bigger than the sea ports we have.

We are also not unaware of the characters behind the TI in Nigeria whose opposition to the Buhari administration is not hidden.

We have repeatedly challenged TI to provide indices and statistics of its own to justify its sensational and baseless rating on Nigeria and the fight against corruption. We expect them to come clean and desist from further rehashing of old tales.

A Naira denominated review that excludes recoveries in Dollars, Pounds, Euro shows that a sum of N1.2tn was recovered by EFCC between 2009 — 2019. N939bn of that total was recovered between 2015 – 2019 with less than N300bn recovered in the first six years.

Additionally, preventative instruments deployed by this administration such as Treasury Single Account (TSA), Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) coverage expansion and the removal of 54,000 ghost workers from federal civil service saving us N200bn annually serve as evidence that perception is not reality.

Reality is based on verifiable facts and data. And any evidence-based analysis would prove that whether it is by prevention or punitive measures in recoveries and prosecution, this administration would be rising fast up these rankings rather than standing still.

Organizations should be factual in their analysis and be prepared to rely on inputs outside of sensational media reports and age-old narratives which have not been updated to reflect today's reality in Nigeria concerning its globally-respected war on corruption.

In the existential fight against this multi-pronged malice and manifestations of corruption, President Muhammadu Buhari has avowed that he would take-no-prisoners, guided by respect for the rule of law.

We invite Nigerians to stand with an administration that has done so much on asset recovery, prosecution, legislation, political will and leadership by example in the fight against corruption.

Equally, we urge our friends in the media, development partners and the civil society organizations to continue to support efforts to strengthen accountability, transparency, ethical values and integrity in Nigeria’s public sector.

President Buhari has put his hand to the plough and will not relent in working with those passionate about the welfare, stability and prosperity of future generations to come in Nigeria.

Garba Shehu

The so called presidency can go to hell for all we care. It is so glaring to all that Nigeria under Buhari has gone to the dogs. Every fabric of our nation has been destroyed by this lifeless administration. Nigerians have never had it this bad. our prayer point is that 2023 should come fast so that Nigerians can breathe a sigh of relief.

Dunning Kruger Effect; "Wherein incompetent people do not only fail to realize their incompetence but consider themselves more competent than anyone else."

Abeg so it was transparency international that appointed:
-Lawal Babachir-grasscutter scandal & sustained him in office despite his twice indictment by the senate?,
-Obono Obla & also sustained him for 4years despite the glaring corruption of his forged WAEC certificate, hence law degree certificate & other moral baggage?
-Prof.Yusuf(Former NHIS sec. #100M corruption scandal upon which he was indicted twice by a panel set up by former minister of health-Prof.Isaac Adewole but defended by Buhari himself who reinstate him to post.
-Rotimi Amaechi($50M PH scam & failed monorailed project),
-Babatunde Fashola(Corrupt upgraded of a non existing website coroner),
-Ibrahim Magu(the anti-corruption witchhunt lapdog who ended up corrupt by corruption @ the EFCC for more than 4years),
-Who wiggled out the likes of Danjuma Goje, Abdullahi Adamu, Matarkada Wammaco among many from all the corruption they have been indicted in?

They are always sounding stupid and irresponsible as usual. Never accepting responsibility.Always find who or what to blame except for their cluelessness hence unimaginable corruption that have bestrode all strata of our national life under these corrupt sanctimonious hypocrites.

The corruption gimmick was just a chorus/anthem they used to hoodwinked gullible citizens.They blamed Nigerians opposition, their father enemies, middlemen, NASS, and even God for their own corruption that they have officially legalized.

We are not surprised, but the hatred means nothing. Buhari must finish his tenure whether good or bad. Amnesty international is suffering from collecting amnesia

AlhajiImam:
We are not surprised, but the hatred means nothing. Buhari must finish his tenure whether good or bad. Amnesty international is suffering from collecting amnesia

KEE QUIET

I just weak for this country

A Naira denominated review that excludes recoveries in Dollars, Pounds, Euro shows that a sum of N1.2tn was recovered by EFCC between 2009 — 2019. N939bn of that total was recovered between 2015 – 2019 with less than N300bn recovered in the first six years.

But buhari government relooted it back to private used.

Why these presidency like this na?
So, they still have reason's to kick against on this well articulated report.

This man again.

very useless garbage sheu taking responsibility is not their dictionary

Clown

AlhajiImam:
We are not surprised, but the hatred means nothing. Buhari must finish his tenure whether good or bad. Amnesty international is suffering from collecting amnesia

So, any submission against buhari government is now partial?
Pls everything is not politics. Before buhari there were dishing out reports every year.

Garbage Shehu should shut up.

Werey they defend his only source of livelihood.

These people are not smart at all.

Buhari's character is Anti Nigerian

Idiotic hypocrites.

No foreigner will be the president of this country again.

No be small thing

garba shehu as an image maker of pmb has answered the question of while buhari has under performed, constantly spewing unrealistic claims just to break and kill the expectations of those who feels pmb might change positively. Cursed rulers

judgement is here upon them. well they can still appeal it . useless people

Smh

They'll never take responsibility for anything.someone else must always be the cause of their failure of course with the enablement of BUBU's slaves like that bubu meat seller on nairaland that supplies dead meat for BUBU's family

This country na cruise aswear

AlhajiImam:
We are not surprised, but the hatred means nothing. Buhari must finish his tenure whether good or bad. Amnesty international is suffering from collecting amnesia

Certified zombie...

Basketmouth don open mouth again oo

HenryThegreat1:

So, any submission against buhari government is now partial?
Pls everything is not politics. Before buhari there were dishing out reports every year.

Have they not been more biased in recent times?

Olatunji1929:
I swear you deserved to be shot at sight with a deadly weapon because this has gone beyond merely expressing your opinion this is pure wickedness

Hope you know that threat of death doesn't scare a fulani man nor a core northerner. So come up with something more tangible

Rareoil:


Certified zombie...

I don't have time for ne'er do wells

For your mind.
Anyone who is against Buhari's policies and his people's terrible actions is suddenly an anti-Buhari character.

AlhajiImam:
We are not surprised, but the hatred means nothing. Buhari must finish his tenure whether good or bad. Amnesty international is suffering from collecting amnesia

How do you think your family will feel if they read this and realize this comment is from you

Mehn
Different heights of stup¡dity every day.

AlhajiImam:


Hope you know that threat of death doesn't scare a fulani man nor a core northerner. So come up with something more tangible

Oh no wonder, you all have same mindset... Wickedness is engraved in your hearts