"We Are Winning The War Against Corruption"- Jonathan READ MORE

President Goodluck Jonathan has claimed he is fighting corruption in Nigeria better than his predecessors.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, in reaction to the latest corruption perception index by Transparency International which rated Nigeria 136th

The statement read: “Unlike any previous administration in the country’s history, the present administration has instituted institutional reforms aimed at giving fillip to the anti-corruption war.”

It went further to say since Jonathan assumed the head of government, the fight against corruption has been very active and achieved major successes. It also posited that the latest TI rating was a testament to the fact that the president’s effort in the fight against corruption was gaining grounds.

Leadership reports that the statement noted that the Jonathan administration in the privatization of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) carried out the most efficient and transparent privatization exercise in the history of the country.

Okupe argued that it was more important to develop mechanisms, institutions and the enactment of policies that would plug loopholes and foster transparency.