Malami kicks as Transparency International ranks Nigeria 146 most corrupt country

The Federal Government has reacted to a Transparency International list which ranks Nigeria in 146 out of 180 corrupt countries in the world.

MyNigeria reported that the list which was released on Thursday sees Nigeria drop two places with with 27 out of 100 points which is considered to be way below the global average of 43 in this year's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

The list has now been discredited by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, who stated that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has done more to fight corruption.

He told Channels TV: “In terms of the fight against corruption, we have been doing more, we have done more and we will continue to do more out of inherent conviction and desire on our part to fight against corruption devoid of any extraneous considerations relating to the rating by Transparency International.

“Our resolve to fight corruption is inherent and indeed devoid of any extraneous considerations, we will continue to do more and we will double efforts,” he said.

“In terms of legislation, we have done more, in terms of enforcement we have done more, in terms of recovery of looted assets we have done more, and in terms of political goodwill, we have demonstrated extraordinary political goodwill,” Malami added..