Jega noted that Nigeria had been dubbed as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and has also been ranked one of the most complex corruption environments.

Aformer Chairman of Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has said that no amount of disagreement can change the fact that Nigeria has been globally recognised as one of the most corrupt countries in the world.

Jega made the assertion while speaking on the topic, “Corruption and the Education Sector in Nigeria” in his keynote address at the 4th National Summit organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

The summit was on the theme, “Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector” at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.

According to him, corruption drains billions of dollars yearly from the country’s economy under the present government and Nigerians struggle daily to cope with its effects.

Jega noted that Nigeria had been dubbed as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and has also been ranked one of the most complex corruption environments and perennially ranks in the bottom quartile of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception index.

“Nigeria’s 2021 rank is 154 out of 180 countries, with a score of 24 over 100 (transparency.org). To paraphrase Chinua Achebe, the ‘Trouble with Nigeria’ is corruption.

“No matter how we disagree with Transparency International (TI) on its methodology and criteria for ranking countries using the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), this is globally recognised, and the creation has already been created that Nigeria is terribly engulfed by corruption; as is often said, perception sometimes is more consequential than the reality,” Jega said.

Speaking further, Jega explained that “This relatively very poor record and ranking is essentially on account of the humongous corruption associated with what is known about its extent and magnitude in the Nigerian public sector, especially at the federal level.”

He added that corruption was more embedded at the state and local government levels, upon which less attention was focused.

He lamented that “Corruption is the single greatest obstacle preventing Nigeria from achieving its enormous potential” as “It drains billions of dollars a year from the country’s economy, stymies development and weakens the social contract between the government and its people,” hence “Nigerians… struggle daily to cope with its effects.”

Jega further stressed that “The endemic and pervasive nature of corruption in Nigeria negatively impacts human security, as well as democratic and socioeconomic development. “This is essentially because the nature, extent and dimensions of corruption are no doubt associated with bad governance, and the inadequacy of institutional framework to effectively address it. Hence, public officials occupying elected/appointed public offices in trust convert those for private gain, often with impunity and crass disregard for due process, accountability and ethical conduct.”

He therefore noted that to ultimately address corruption decisively and impactfully, if not permanently in the Nigerian public sector, requires “remarkable, systematic value additions to governance and democratic development.

“In the short to medium terms however, a comprehensive, targeted sectoral and multi-tier anti-corruption campaigns, with an excellent legal framework, strong anti-corruption agencies/institutions, led by selfless and fearless appointed public officials, would bring about incremental positive changes.

“Clearly, we should focus on this, while we work hard to improve and develop our country’s governance framework and systems, and accelerate democratic development, a key aspect of which is increasing/improving the integrity of our elections.”



https://saharareporters.com/2022/10/06/corruption-under-buhari-government-drains-billions-dollars-yearly-nigerian-economy

If this kind of corruption is going on under Pmb, then imagine what will be at play under someone like emilokan.

Nigeria is bleeding
Lets save Nigeria
Lets heal Nigeria
Lets reset our nation and place her on the path of glory.

Peter obi- Ahmed datti is not a southern, eastern or northern project.
Obidatti is a national and patriotic project to salvage or nation.
Every hand must be on deck to make it happen.

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Anyone who remembers how our money was hidden in soakaways and ghanasmustgo and used to buy expensive houses in London and Chicago during the last regime would know this regime is less corrupt.

The fact that people are wailing because politicians have not been able to steal as much and give it to them for doing no work is further evidence of much less corruption.

Good thing though is the Buhari regime would be the most scrutinised regime Nigeria has ever had, unless we elect Tinubu to help cover it all up.

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No wonder Oyinbo rightly tagged us FANTASTICALLY corrupt.

What a shame

The monumental corruption ongoing under the Buhari government of anti-corruption is something else.

4 Km of pipeline stealing our oil in Delta 9 years That means all through Buhari's years oil is being stolen

Massiveglory:
If this kind of corruption is going on under Pmb, then imagine what will be at play under someone like emilokan.

Nigeria is bleeding
Lets save Nigeria
Lets heal Nigeria
Lets reset our nation and place her on the path of glory.

Peter obi- Ahmed datti is not a southern, eastern or northern project.
Obidatti is a national and patriotic project to salvage or nation.
Every hand must be on deck to make it happen.

You can’t imagine what will happen under structureless Peter Obiscam and The Labor Parry?

Who will stop those hungry political termites that absconded from other political parties and ended up in the Labor party be stopped from droughting the treasury?

iwaeda:
4 Km of pipeline stealing our oil in Delta 9 years That means all through Buhari's years oil is being stolen

Even before your father met your mama, like Harry met Sally, crude oil was been stolen in Nigeria.

Buhari's administration is the most lifeless, incompetent and Corrupt since Independence.

slivertongue:
Buhari's administration is the most lifeless, incompetent and Corrupt since Independence.

If your memory isn’t corrupted, can it be worse than ghost Yaradua that died in power, which ushered in clueless Jonathan Ebele whose political ineptitude lead to APC coming into power?

Buckeyemedia1:
Even before your father met your mama, like Harry met Sally, crude oil was been stolen in Nigeria.

See opolo eyes that is Buckeye. Awon obi yin ojoyin loju. Learn to have home training

Buckeyemedia1:
If your memory isn’t corrupted, can it be worse than ghost Yaradua that died in power, which ushered in clueless Jonathan Ebele whose political ineptitude lead to APC coming into power?

Yar'adua and Gej were better. The state of the nation between 2007-2015 tells it all

slivertongue:



Yar'adua and Gej were better. The state of the nation between 2007-2015 tells it all

Mr Man stop living in the past, even the scripture warns of such naivety, it is like saying Shehu Shagari’s regime was better than Obasanjo 1999-2007?

Pdp from 1999-2015 was the locust years of failed policies, they left no foundation, even the democrazy they ushered in is jagajaga politics.

Buckeyemedia1:

Who will stop those hungry political termites that absconded from other political parties and ended up in the Labor party be stopped from droughting the treasury?

We will stop them "from droughting the treasury" with our PVCs by voting them out. It's what we do to any government that we don't like. We vote them out and vote in someone else.

I know you're likely to lament that we need to wait 4 years before voting them out, but in the scheme of things, fighting corruption might take us a lot longer than than 4 years. So I suggest you be prepared for the long haul.

Buckeyemedia1:
Mr Man stop living in the past, even the scripture warns of such naivety, it is like saying Shehu Shagari’s regime was better than Obasanjo 1999-2007?

Pdp from 1999-2015 was the locust years of failed policies.

Buhari and APC's rulership of NIGERIA from 2015 to 2022 is a "holocoust" destroying everything on their path.

Buckeyemedia1:
Mr Man stop living in the past, even the scripture warns of such naivety, it is like saying Shehu Shagari’s regime was better than Obasanjo 1999-2007?

Pdp from 1999-2015 was the locust years of failed policies, they left no foundation, even the democrazy they ushered in is jagajaga politics.

2015 to 2022 are years of destruction

budaatum:


We will stop them "from droughting the treasury" with our PVCs by voting them out. It's what we do to any government that we don't like. We vote them out and vote in someone else.

I know you're likely to lament that we need to wait 4 years before voting them out, but in the scheme of things, fighting corruption might take us a lot longer than than 4 years. So I suggest you be prepared for the long haul.

How will you vote people out of power, that will not even enter there in the first place?

Massiveglory:
If this kind of corruption is going on under Pmb, then imagine what will be at play under someone like emilokan.

Nigeria is bleeding
Lets save Nigeria
Lets heal Nigeria
Lets reset our nation and place her on the path of glory.

Peter obi- Ahmed datti is not a southern, eastern or northern project.
Obidatti is a national and patriotic project to salvage or nation.
Every hand must be on deck to make it happen.

The Peter Obi that invested State funds into his family business? Or the same Peter Obi that was the Master planner behind Madueke's corruption while he was in Jonathan's federal administration? You dey mad.

Meanwhile, you seem to forget the fact that Tinubu didn't rule you or your papa

iwaeda:

2015 to 2022 are years of destruction

You cannot give what you don’t have, sorry for you people in your damnation.

Even Jesus Christ couldn’t save the Jews from their evil ways, no one single man can save Nigeria from you people.

Buckeyemedia1:
How will you vote people out of power, that will not even enter there in the first place?

That, I suppose, is your own opinion, perhaps because you wish to continue to elect those who have already proven to you how corrupt they may be. Most people have suffered enough and would gladly try someone else instead of compounding their suffering by electing the same corrupt people, and I can only hope there's more of us voting than your type.

budaatum:


That, I suppose, is your own opinion, perhaps because you wish to continue to elect those who have already proven to you how corrupt they may be. Most people have suffered enough and would gladly try someone else instead of compounding their suffering by electing the same corrupt people, and I can only hope there's more of us voting than your type.

Isn’t Peter Obi The same, Just a restructured, repackaged pdp Criminal.

If he is not a corrupt criminal, can you please tell me why he left APGA that made him Governor for 8 years to pdp the den of political criminals?

Buckeyemedia1:
Isn’t Peter Obi The same, Just a restructured, repackaged pdp Criminal.

He may very well be the same but we'd give him a chance anyway because we can't reasonably say he is as bad as the other two. And if after 4 years he proves to be as bad, we just wouldn't elect him for another 4.

That is how powerful we the people are, though we are only just realising that small small, that our presidents and all other elected officials serve at the pleasure of we the people.

budaatum:


He may very well be the same but we'd give him a chance anyway because we can't reasonably say he is as bad as the other two. And if after 4 years he proves to be as bad, we just wouldn't elect him for another 4.

That is how powerful we the people are, though we are only just realising that small small, that our presidents and all other elected officials serve at the pleasure of we the people.

Well sorry Mr Man, no time for trial & error, this same Peter Obi that said he is not going to probe anyone is who you Obidients want reasonable people to support?

Buckeyemedia1:
You cannot give what you don’t have, sorry for you people in your damnation.

Even Jesus Christ couldn’t save the Jews from their evil ways, no one single man can save Nigeria from you people.

Buhari is no longer a saviour
Abi Emi lokan of Eleyi to Luu lee
GEJ was clueless, what will call Buhari

Buckeyemedia1:
Well sorry Mr Man, no time for trial & error.

Unfortunately, you don't have much choice. So I suggest you learn patience, because this is a problem we might have to hand over to our children if we don't buckle down and solve it before then.

iwaeda:

Buhari is no longer a saviour
Abi Emi lokan of Eleyi to Luu lee
GEJ was clueless, what will call Buhari

It is oblivious mumus that thought Buhari was a savior, no different from you clueless Obidients doing same today.

They say a dog will always go back to its vomit, so I am not surprised about the blind call for Peter Obi today.

budaatum:


Unfortunately, you don't have much choice. So I suggest you learn patience, because this is a problem we might have to hand over to our children if we don't buckle down and solve it before then.

Sorry for you Obidients, a tree does not make a forest, Peter Obi is not winning any presidency in Nigeria.

Buckeyemedia1:
It is oblivious mumus that thought Buhari was a savior, no different from you clueless Obidients doing same today.

They say a dog will always go back to its vomit, so I am not surprised about the blind call for Peter Obi.

Eleyi tun luu Lee

iwaeda:

Eleyi tun luu Lee

Peter Obi went to Cairo Egypt for a 3 day crash course on electricity, just like papa oshoffa told your ancestors he will rise in 3 days?

The joke is on You, best believe.