The Federal Government has faulted the low rating of Nigeria in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception release as not representing the true reflection of the gains the country has garnered over the years in its fight against corruption.
In a statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, he noted that Nigeria’s anti-corruption agenda which placed emphasis on corruption preventive measures remains on course.
Mohammed cited various reforms of the government especially in the ease of doing business which is expected to yield positive outcomes in the country’s corruption perception and other assessments in the next 12-24 Months.
The statement assured Nigerians that other policies including the launch of the National ethics policy by the ICPC which addresses integrity issues on all sectors of the polity as well as the code of conduct for public officers among others will speak for the government.
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The Minister noted that measures are also being taken to improve data collection and retrieval on issues to reduce the current under-reporting of ongoing corruption reduction Measures in the country.
(Editor: Abaje Usekwe)
