AFRO-NETS> Nigeria angry at being rated second most corrupt country in the world

[A Odutola <chpss_abo@yahoo.com>]

Nigeria angry at being rated second most corrupt country in the world
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Nigerian government officials agree that corruption is a major 
problem but point accusing fingers at Western multinationals do-
ing business in the country as prime facilitators.
 
 
LAGOS. October 9, 2003 - The Obasanjo led Nigerian government 
has angrily disputed the 2003 annual Corruption Perception Index 
of anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI), 
which for the second straight year said Nigeria was the second 
most corrupt country in the world. Obasanjo was a member of the 
board of Transparency International prior to becoming the Presi-
dent of Nigeria in 1999.
 
Saying; "We're corrupt, yes, but not to the extent they are put-
ting it", a government spokesman agreed that corruption is a ma-
jor problem in Nigeria. He went on further to add that on taking 
office in 1999, Obasanjo made it clear that fighting corruption 
was a cardinal objective of his government and measures put in 
place since then had "yielded immeasurable results". Critics of 
government think otherwise. Other government officials point ac-
cusing fingers at Western multinational companies keen on finding 
cheaper ways of doing business without following the full provi-
sions of the law, as the prime facilitators of corruption in Ni-
geria. Two recent incidents involving U.S. oil service companies 
- Halliburton and Baker Hughes Energy - were cited to support 
this claim. (Irin News. Sept. 9, 2003)
 
Read full report at: 
http://www.datelinehealth-africa.net/betav1.0/news/detailnews.asp?news_id=8217
 
 
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A. Odutola 
mailto:chpss_abo@yahoo.com

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