NIGERIA AMONG 60 MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES IN 16 YEARS
SOCIETY:
In the last 16 years of PDP led government, corruption in
Nigeria rather than abate has soared. A survey of Nigeria’s ratings on
Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, CPI, indicates that Nigeria
has never been among the top 20 countries where business can be done in a clean
and efficient manner in both government private sectors. Rather it has
maintained its position among the top 60 most corrupt nations in the world in
the last 16 years.
In 1997, Nigeria ranked 52 out of the 52 countries sampled
in that year’s Corruption Perception Index with an all time low of 1.76 on a
scale of 1 (highly corrupt) to 10 (highly clean).
In 1999, under the PDP - led Olusegun Obasanjo government,
the country was ranked 98th out of 99 countries sampled. Cameroun
was ranked lowest. Nigeria had an average Corruption Perception Index of 1.6 on
a scale of 10. Obasanjo’s response to this report at that time remains fresh in
the memories of many.
In 2000, still under the Obasanjo administration, Nigeria
ranked 99 out 99 with a CPI of 1.2. Recall that this was the dawn of a democracy
and the score relates to perception of the degree of corruption as seen by
business people, risk analysts, financial reporters and the genera pubic
ranging from 10 (highly clean) to zero (highly corrupt).
In 2001, the country was ranked 90 out of 91 with a CPI of
1.0. Cameroun had moved six places up to be ranked 84th with Kenya, Bolivia and
Azerbaijan.
In 2002, Nigeria was ranked 101 (with 1.2 as CPI) out of 102
countries only above Bangladesh.
In 2003, with a low CPI of 1.4, the country was ranked 132
out of 133 countries surveyed. It was ranked above Bangladesh (133 out of 133).
In the same year, Azerbaijan and Cameroun had improved and were ranked 124 out
133 ahead of Nigeria.
In 2004, Nigeria was ranked 144 out of 145 with a CPI of 1.6
ahead of Bangladesh and Haiti.
2005 saw a slight improvement with the country moving six
places to be ranked 152 out of 158 with a CPI of 1.9. It was ranked alongside
Cote D’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea. Cameroun and Azerbaijan moved up to 137
out of 158 each.
In 2006, Nigeria recorded her highest rise since 1995,
moving 26 places to be ranked 142 out of 168 with a CPI of 2.2. The CPI is also
the highest since 1995.
In 2007, the country dropped five places to be ranked 147
out of 178 yet maintained the same CPI of 2.2 .
In 2008, it was ranked 121 out of 180 with an all time high
CPI of 2.7. It was ranked in the ame position with Nepal, Sao Tome and Principe
Togo and Viet Nam.
In 2009, alongside Honduras, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Nicaragua and Uganda, Nigeria was ranked 130 out of 180
countries in the survey with a CPI of 2.5.
In 2010, with a CPI of 2.4 it dropped four places to be
ranked 134 out of 178 countries alongside Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Honduras, Philippines,
Togo, Sierra Leone, Ukraine and Zimbabwe.
In 2011, the country dropped nine places to be ranked 143
out of 182 with a CPI of 2.4. It shared
the same position with super power Russia, Timor Leste, Togo, and Ugandda.
In 2012, it climbed four places to be ranked 139 out of 174.
In 2013, the country’s position dropped five places to 144
out of 175
Last year, 2014, it moved eight places up to 136 out of 174
countries.
***Addendum - : The result for 2015 is being awaited.
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