By Uche Igwe
As usual, the release of the annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) made screaming headlines internationally – which is good. Countries were graded according to their seeming progress in the fight against corruption, from where gainers and losers emerged. This time, Nigeria was one of the countries that lost just a point, falling from 28 to 27 in the score, just like front-runners in the Index – New Zealand and Denmark, while other countries like Switzerland and Sweden lost four points each. Two African countries, Nigerian and Ghana, among others had a surprisingly poor outing. Nigeria’s place dropped from the initial 2016 position of 136 to a much lower level of 148 – twelve places down. Ghana’s dropped from a score of 43 to 40, costing the country 11 spots from 70th position to 81st in 2017. Curiously, similar losses did not…
Read More…..PM News
