Straight Talk with Chukwudi Obi

SOCIETY: In a bid to put an end to indiscipline and corruption ravaging the country, a group, War Against Indiscipline an Corruption – Squad (WAIC- SQUAD) has vowed to rally no fewer than one million Nigerians to support President-Elect Muhammed Buhari  reduce the incidences of corruption and indiscipline in the society. According to the convener, Dr Uche Diala, the mission of the group is to build an army of patriotic Nigerians who will be active and effective partners with the government at all levels in fighting indisciplne and corruption. He added that the vision of the group is fight for a new and disciplined Nigeria where corruption will be reduced to such an extent that Nigerians will no longer be slaves to corruption and indiscipline.   “Dear friends, this group is conceived as a serious, non-partisan, national project championed by deicated and patriotic  Nigerians who are committed to helping eradicate the twin cancers of indiscipline and corruption ...

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. http...