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Currently, Nigeria ranks 136 out of 176 countries with a score of just 27 out of 100 on the 2014 Corruption Perception Index and 85 per cent of Nigerians believe corruption has increased from 2011 to 2013.
However, with the swearing-in of General Muhammadu Buhari as president of Nigeria today, many believe this can be a thing of the past and Nigeria’s bad name in international communities can be reversed.
Here are 5 things President Buhari can do immediately to “CHANGE” Nigeria’s bad name internationally:
#Nigeria #Buhari #Corruption
However, with the swearing-in of General Muhammadu Buhari as president of Nigeria today, many believe this can be a thing of the past and Nigeria’s bad name in international communities can be reversed.
Here are 5 things President Buhari can do immediately to “CHANGE” Nigeria’s bad name internationally:
- Account for the missing oil revenues: the government must publish a believable audit of accounts for the US$20 billion hole that the former head of the central bank said was in the accounts.
- Ensure robust implementation of Access to Information Laws
- Prosecute the perpetrators: there should be no deals like the one in the summer of 2014 that dropped charges against the son of late President Sani Abacha, Mohammed Abacha in return for the repatriation of stolen assets to the country.
- Pass and implement strong anti-corruption legislation: the government must strengthen anti-corruption laws and institutions, ensuring that the latter are independent and better resourced.
- Root out corruption in the military: the military's corruption must become a top priority. Nigeria’s military establishment scored a very poor ‘E’ grade on a scale from ‘A’ to ‘F’ in the last Transparency International UK’s Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index, which measures corruption risk in defence establishments around the world.
#Nigeria #Buhari #Corruption
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