94% Nigerians say govt is corrupt

Nigeria is the second among “partly free countries” of the world where citizens believe their governments are corrupt.
This is according to Gallup Poll’s latest report in which 94 per cent of Nigerians are said to believe that there is widespread corruption  in the country.
The report also tips Nigeria to be the 10th among the partly free nations with the highest percentage of citizens approving their countries’ leadership.
Sixty-four per cent of Nigerians are said to have “faith that their leadership is moving their country in the right direction”.
The report categorises Nigeria as among partly free nations where their citizens are relatively free to say what they feel about their  country’s leadership.
According to the report on “Global States of Mind: new Metrics for World Leaders”, Nigeria comes behind only Kenya with 96 per cent of its citizens believing that their government is corrupt.
Others among the first 10 nations in this category are Lebanon, 92; Kosovo, 91; Indonesia, 91; Uganda, 90; Tanzania, 89; Senegal, 89; Bosnia and Herzegovina, 88, and South Africa, 87.
In  terms of leadership approval, Nigeria comes behind Niger, 79; Philippines, 75; Botswana, 73;    Indonesia, 71; Guinea, 71; Benin, 69;     Argentina, 68; Mozambique, 66;  and Ecuador, 65.
Gallup’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Clifton, said the report showed that in the country where public perception of corruption in government was high, citizens had less confidence in their institutions, in law and order.
The report read in part, “People in countries where high percentages see widespread corruption in their government tend to have less confidence in their national institutions and in law and order, which suggests that corruption actively undermines the foundations of wellbeing.”
Apart from institutions and infrastracture (under which is corruption perception), the perception of citizens of the world nations were also measured on brain gain, wellbeing, good jobs, food and shelter and law and order.
Culled: Vanguard