President seeks partnership with Ghana to fight corruption

President Buhari has offered to help Ghana fight corruption.
Buhari said this at the 61st Independence anniversary of Ghana, where he was the special guest.
According to Independent News, the
Nigerian President also said that corruption has eaten deep into the
Nigerian and Ghanaian societies, adding that It is one of the greatest
evil of our time.
He said “Your
Excellency can be assured that you have a good partner in me as I look
forward to any form of collaboration between Nigeria and Ghana in
tackling the menace of endemic corruption.
“From
Nigeria, I have watched closely your achievements, ranging from your
ingenious approach to creating jobs for the teeming youths through
various initiatives, including the repositioning of agriculture for
modern farming, ‘Farming for Jobs and Food’, Senior High School (SHS)
free education, One-District-One-Factory, and One-Village-One-Dam as
well as the improvement being recorded in the Republic’s macroeconomic
indicators.
“All these efforts, I
am aware, have made Ghana to become a good destination for foreign
direct investment just like Nigeria. Accept my congratulations!
“I
congratulate both the government and the Parliament for the quick
passage of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act and its signing into
law.
“Given
all these public policies, it becomes reassuring that with the right
leadership, Africa’s drives to eradicate poverty and to entrench
democracy is on course.”
Buhari is AU’s anti-corruption Ambassador
You will recall that Mr. President was named the African Union's Anti-Corruption Year Champion.
He was given the award at the 30th African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Corruption getting worse in Nigeria
According to Transparency International’s latest corruption perception index (CPI) released recently, corruption is getting worse in Nigeria.
In the new report, Nigeria ranked 148 out of 180 countries surveyed across the world.
The new position is a 12 place down from the country’s ranking in 2016 (136).
To many political pundits, this might be a big blow to the anti-corruption campaign of the current administration.
President seeks partnership with Ghana to fight corruption
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