The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has said Nigeria’s claim to successful corruption fight is not backed by facts.
CISLAC declaration was coming shorting after the annual corruption perception index published by Transparency International, revealed that the country dropped from 144 in 2018 to 146 in the 2019 report.
The report revealed that Nigeria ranks 146 out of the 180 countries considered, behind Botswana (34), Rwanda (51) and Mauritius (56) among other African nations.
The latest report traveled that Nigeria is two steps lower from 144 ranked in 2018.
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Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Ibrahim Musa, addressing newsmen on Thursday, on the launch of the 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), noted that despite claims of success against corruption, perception has continued to be abysmal, adding that the corruption fight is selective.
According to him, there is no way the fight against corruption can be successful when corruption charges are dropped once an indicted individual changes party membership.
The CISLAC boss said the civil society organizations not enemies of government, adding tax payers and citizens, they owe it a duty to tell the government the truth where its performance are low resulting in depriving Nigerians of critical infrastructures.
“We are anti-people policies. We have been consistent in recognizing success where it is due since 2015,” Musa said.
He added: “The CPI aggregate data from a number of different sources that provide perceptions by business community and country experts of the level of corruption in public sector. While the index does not show real incidences of corruption, it is a reliable indication of the perception of the Nigerian public and the international community about the state of corruption in the country. The index is 100 percent impartial, objective and globally well respected.”
