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maximilian19:
Corruption: Transparency International says Obasanjo government worse than Jonathan’s

by Janeth J ·

May 17, 2015

by Ranti Joseph

jonathan and buhari

Well as shocking as it sounds, Transparency International (TI) has rated the out-going government of President Goodluck Jonathan as the best compared to the past governments headed President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari and that of Olusegun Obasanjo.
According to the analysis done by Pointblank news, it stated that in TI’s data from 1979 till date, the tenures of both Buhari and Obasanjo were more corrupt than the tenure of Jonathan.
The data also showed that under the administration of Jonathan, Nigeria recorded its best score in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) since 1979.

But the point that the figures from Transparency International make so clearly is that, in comparative terms, Nigeria is actually much less corrupt today, and perceived globally to be much less corrupt today, than it has been in the last 35 years – including under the regimes of Buhari and Obasanjo, both of who are in support of anti-corruption.

Shockingly, according to the TI data, Obasanjo’s first tenure had the worst scale of corruption during the 35 years period between 1979 and 2015.
The TI Corruption Perception Index is a rating of countries from 1 to 100 showing their corruption scale. A rating of 1 is the worst and rating of 100 means a country is completely free of corruption. The pass mark is 50 and any country scoring below 50 is considered a corrupt country.
In the year 2000, Nigeria was ranked the most corrupt country in the world and improved marginally in 2001 and 2003 when it was rated the second most corrupt nation in the world in the TI’s Corruption Perception Index. This was certainly not under the watch of President Jonathan.
Since 2012, Nigeria has made steady improvements in the CPI. Indeed, under President Jonathan, for the first time in decades, Nigeria is not in the list of 1-10 most corrupt countries in the world.
In the 2014 Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, issued in December, Nigeria was ranked 136 out of 175 countries surveyed in the report. This ranking placed Nigeria, alongside five other countries, as the 39th most corrupt country in the world. This is Nigeria’s best ranking in the last four years.
With this ranking, Nigeria leap frogged eight countries within a space of one year from the 31st most corrupt nation in 2013 to the 39th in 2014. This may be regarded by cynics as a small achievement: but it represents a big step in the right direction.
Indeed, the administration of President Jonathan deserves some commendation for the positive steps it has taken, and the modest achievements it has made so far, in the war against corruption rather than the vengeful knocks it is receiving from various quarters.

Apparently it appears that this media are an ardent supporter of President Goodluck Jonathan but with the details by the TI, it is something to consider critically. Is GMB administration going to be different this time around or should we expect something worse than the previous led administration.

kernel501:
Niger Delta have grown pass that antics of the West... bring something new on board.

o42austino:
PLS prove me wrong that T72 is not Russian main battle tank, Russia keep upgrading the T72 to suit their war need and now they have upgraded T72 that can resist nuclear weapons but, they refuse to sell that one to anybody.

o42austino:
lol... Bros T72 of the second generation has been upgraded to the modern T72 by Russia and Ukraine, it has been greatly improved and computerized, use Google and see for your self, this Tank is a beast

o42austino:
stop lying, We have T55 not T72,T72,came under GEJ.

o42austino:
Lol.... America was able to defeat Iraqis from air not ground battle, all American assault was from air, it's after the air battle that their troops entered Iraq, America we all know is strong in the air but they know that to engage Iraqis on ground will be a disaster for them because this tanks will do them something.

That Battle was won from air not Ground.

o42austino:
Lol.... America was able to defeat Iraqis from air not ground battle, all American assault was from air, it's after the air battle that their troops entered Iraq, America we all know is strong in the air but they know that to engage Iraqis on ground will be a disaster for them because this tanks will do them something.

That Battle was won from air not Ground.

o42austino:
I have watched with so much anger as many nairalanders call Dasuki names, if ur think that Dasuki Is a lier why not do ur own investigation.

Here on nairaland we have many combatants in the Northeast dieing for you, one has created thread that inform most of us on the upgrade of weapons during GEJ Era.

For those that called T72 Obsolete, I wonder where u got ur information from. For the fact that a tank or any weapon was produced in 1972 does not make it obsolete, military weapons are not like ur camry car that changes model every year. T72 is one of the best tanks in the world and are still in service in many nations of the world, it is still Russian main battle tank and it's size makes it possible for it to move in three column formation inside the street, many American Tanks can not March this tanks in fighting power and Ruggedly no wonder Iraqis called it the LION OF BABYLON because many bombs in the world can not destroy it, fire it as you want the Beast roars on and some of Nigerian T72 came with ERA technology.

Attached are pictures from Sirius black thread that showed that Dasuki is right in his claims, GEJ was the only recent Leader that upgraded our Arsenal even under ban by the west, our soldiers now use Ak74,Tavor, MRAP Bigfoot and T72 and the upgrade of some alpha jets to Attack Jets even under Ban by USA.

barcanista:
OP Thank you and God bless you. APC trolls will rather display ignorance than to learn

prudentcy:
I met a friend of mine 3 days ago after 4 years and I was so surprised when he showed me his pictures on his phone. He has joined Nigerian army and he told me that he's one of the soldiers confronting the boko haram which I saw the pictures where they were on battle field and i also saw his anti terrorist squad badge. He said he wants to quit cos their salary is either 49k or 50k sha which means the OP is right and I was like WTF! are you for real? He showed me one of his friends that boko haram killed and another army that has joined boko haram cos the army didn't show up on time when their choppers came to pick them up and he was chased by the boko haram and they captured him alive. My friend told me that so many solders have been killed and the worst part of it is that Nigerian army won't inform their family or compensate them. This country is so bleeped.

7lives:
When the Igala people are not denying it, who are you to say otherwise.
Why not educate yourself about Igala people instead of making noise on nairaland.

SonOfEl:
e dey pain because we stood beside Jonathan, go an sniff Ebola...

SonOfEl:
mumu you wish....just like you wish the hausas (_your masters) were slaves to Gowon....keep wishing...

SonOfEl:
noisemakers...... Buhari I still dey for your campaign promises to shele.....

if buhari smiles, its an achievement, if buhari visits, its an achievement, if buhari self-services, its an achievement.... na wa for this northern slaves o.....e.g superstar1.....

zuchyblink:
passes gas....passes gas....poos on thread......runs away

Deltagiant:
In 1967, Igala people stood as witnesses for the Igga community of Enugu, backing them to claim ownership this terriory, they were roundly defeated.

Then, 46 years after, they've now turned from being witnesses to owners.

Black people are just so stu.pid!

disumusa:
bro, advice your ibo brother not to look down on igala as small ethnics group, realy they are small, but migrated from big tribe in sw. regionaly will also be surported by federal goverment and north who are happy to found oil in its region.

disumusa:
you are a funny man, okun and ijalas are yoruba extraction they will be the last ethnics group to war. Bro, i will advice you to investigate the history of ijala, i need not to argue what i know better.

bonechamberlain:
first u are uncivilized cause a civilized person would oppose an issue raised without insults. two since 1967 the cry for Biafra started up till now ur leaders have refused them independence