Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the former minister of education Oby Ezekwesili of influencing Nigeria’s latest position on the 2019 global corruption index. BIN IT!”Nigeria is currently ranked 146 out of the 180 countries on the 2019 corruption perception index, according to Transparency International. In the 2018 index, Nigeria rose by four places from 148 to 144. In the report, Nigeria also ranked the fourth most corrupt country out of the 19 countries in the West African region. Sagay noted that President Muhammad Buhari was named the champion of anti-corruption by the African Union was a testament to his commitment to fighting corruption in Nigeria.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2020 13:18 UTC