The Director of Strategic Communications, Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr Festus Keyamo, has blamed the dropped of the United States on the current Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index on the recent visit of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PPD) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to the country.
Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), reacting to this development via his Twitter handle on Tuesday, said, it was the visa the US gave Atiku granting him a “special waiver” to visit the country that tainted the US image causing a drop in its ranking.
Keyamo, had, in his tweet, where he quoted the link of an AFP report entitled: “Corruption seen rising in Trump’s US: Watchdog,” wrote: “Anything that gravitates towards Atiku is always tainted with corruption. Now, the US gives him a ‘special waiver’ as a candidate to come in for a few days and see the result.”
The AFP, in its report analysing the TI’s submission on the US, described the President Donald second year presidency as a turbulent one, with issues ranging from damaging revelations in an investigation probing links between Trump’s 2016 campaign team and Russia, to his controversial backing for a Supreme Court nominee accused of sexual assault.
In 2018, the US global corruption index rating slid down the rankings in what analysts had also blamed on America’s system of checks and balances which the Transparency International on Tuesday said had faced growing threats under Donald Trump’s watch.
In TI’s submission, the US lost four points to score 71 out of 100 on the watchdog’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, which sent the US tumbling out of the top 20 for the first time since 2011.
“The low score comes at a time when the US is experiencing threats to its system of checks and balances as well as an erosion of ethical norms at the highest levels of power,” TI said in its annual report.
The AFP in its report referred to Trump as a US leader, who frequently rails against the media for writing “fake news,” and also dogged by accusations of nepotism and conflicts of interest.
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The news agency said, last month, Trump agreed to close his personal charity after the New York attorney general said it had acted “as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr Trump’s business and political interests”.
According to the AFP report, “Transparency International’s closely-watched index ranks 180 nations according to their perceived level of public sector corruption, where a score of zero means very corrupt and 100 signifies very clean.
“The Trump presidency has illuminated the cracks in the US system for ensuring a government that is accountable to the public interest,” TI’s Zoe Reiter, acting representative to the US, told AFP.
“But President Trump is a symptom rather than a cause; the issues were there before he took office. For example, the Office of Government Ethics simply doesn’t have the teeth to control for conflicts of interest at the highest levels,” she said.
“As in previous years, New Zealand and Nordic countries were among the best in class with Denmark narrowly beating New Zealand to the top spot at 88 and 87 points respectively.
“Strife-torn Somalia was once again the worst performer, below Yemen, South Sudan and Syria which all scored in the low teens.
“The Berlin-based watchdog also singled out Turkey and Hungary for falling down the rankings, blaming “the deterioration of rule of law and democratic institutions, as well as a rapidly shrinking space for civil society and independent media”.
“With many democratic institutions under threat across the globe often by leaders with authoritarian or populist tendencies we need to do more to strengthen checks and balances and protect citizens’ rights,” TI’s managing director Patricia Moreira said.
“As part of its recommendations, the group urged governments to stand up for a free press and support civil society organisations that encourage public oversight over government spending.
“The index is compiled based on data from 12 international organisations including the World Bank, African Development Bank and the World Economic Forum.”
Keyamo you’re a lair
Sick in the head
Keyamo, this is childish and infantile. You need urgent deliverance.
Brainless and idiotic lawyer.
This is what transparency international is seeing now!
WHY BUHARI MUST RESIGN !!!
1] 15 SANs Defended BUHARI On A Certificate He NEVER Had and There was no call for Buhari to Resign. Yet Buhari is fighting corruption!
2] Buhari has forged WAEC certificate on 2 different occasions; in 2015 and 2018, and there are no calls for buhari’s resignation. Yet buhari says he is fighting corruption. Is forgery not a crime? Is forgery not corruption? Why are there no calls for buhari’s resignation?
3] Buhari lied under Oath that his Certificate was with Military Board, which the Military denied and There was no call for Buhari to Resign and Buhari says he is fighting corruption.
4] Buhari claimed to have sat for the Cambridge Syndicate Exams in 1961 and in 2018 Buhari turned round to Present an Attestation certificate for another Exam body WAEC that has no relationship with Cambridge. Yet no one called for Buhari to Resign and Buhari says he is fighting corruption.
5] Till this day Buhari has Presented NO WAEC Certificate to INEC, even after receiving an Attestation, and his supporters find nothing wrong with that or …….the Mobs calling for CJN’s resignation. ….and Buhari says he is fighting cortuption.
6] Daily Mirror, a UK Daily revealed that Buhari having numerous Bank Accounts in UK where £250,000 grants are paid to him and his children’s school fees are paid in various UK Universities. These are undeclared assets. Yet All we knew was that Buhari has 150 cows, a brick house and a mud house. Yet there are no calls for buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
7] Show me the asset declaration of 2015 of Buhari stating the Buhari had $157,000usd which his son used to buy power bike? All we knew was that Buhari has 150 cows, a brick house and a mud house. Yet there are no calls for buhari to resign and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
8] Show me the asset declaration of 2015 showing that Buhari had N2.5billion naira which his wife Aisha had claimed that her Adc has stolen. All we knew was that Buhari has 150 cows, a brick house and a mud house. Yet there are no calls for Buhari to resign and Buhari is still fighting corruption.
9] Show me the asset declaration that Buhari had previously owned keystone bank and 9Mobile in 2015. All we knew was that Buhari has 150 cows, a brick house and a mud house. Yet there are no calls for Buhari to resign and Buhari says he is fighting corruption.
10] ……But the CJN Onnoghen, who forgot to declare the domicillay account he opened in 2011, in 2012, but rather voluntarily and without pressure from CCB declared in 2016, is now SUDDENLY a corrupt CJN in 2019, JUST ONE MONTH TO ELECTION. Yet there are no calls for Buhari resignation and buhari says he is fighting corription.
11] Meanwhile, The acting CJN appointed on Friday 25th jan. 2018, has 32 children and over N1.3 billion in his account as at today. How did he come about such money that far exceeded his total salary since he became a judge
12] Even among the 250 appointees, Buhari appointed 10 Dead, Retired Judges Among Newly Appointed Election Petition Tribunals’ Members. Why does buhari love associating with the dead? The other day he gave 8 dead people federal appointments. Yet there are no calls for buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
13] Falana wanted NASS to probe Buhari for unconstitutional withdrawal of $496million from excess crude account, this has not happened. Yet there are no calls for buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
14] As Petroleum minister, buhari has drained Excess crude account on 4 different occasion in 3 years, 7months and set aside N50billion NNPC account to himself. Yet there are no calls for Buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
15] Why were journalists barred from covering 2018 budget presentation by Buhari? Why was there no consultation before presentation of 2018 budget, between the executive vs MDAs and NASS. Till now, Buhari cannot account for N11trillion of 2016, 2017 budget. Where is the money? Yet there are no calls for Buhari to resign and Buhari says he is fighting corruption.
16] Just about 10% of 2017 budget had been implemented yet Buhari had sought N8.612trillion for 2018 budget. The public does not know what has happened to funds meant for 2018 budget. Yet there are no calls for Buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
17] CBN confirms Buhari gov’t withdrew $3.2bn from NLNG dividend account in 3 years. Where is the money? Yet there are no calls for Buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
18] FG spend N3.5million monthly to feed El-Zakzaky. This money is noted to be spent daily right now. El-Zakzaky’s family had comfirmed that this was a lie but his wife and children cooked for him daily and sometimes they had no money to buy food. Yet there are no calls for Buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
19] Where is the N10.9bn naira budgetary allocation for Aso Rock clinic. This money could fund the clinic and all public hospitals in Nigeria but Buhari’s APC Cabal looted it. Yet there are no calls for Buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
20] Buhari-Osibanjo School feeding programme cost $1.8million USD a day (N66billion spent already). Where is the food? Yet there are no calls for Buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
21] Buhari’s cronies such as Oshiomole his party chairman has a N311 million naira fraud case in court presently. Lie muhammed has N2.5million naira fraud case in court presently, babachir, oke, baru, maina, Ganduje, Daura, abba kyari, etc., have all been indicted for corruption but Buhari has refused to jail them. There are no calls for buhari’s resignation and buhari says he is fighting corruption.
22] Jalingo federal high court has just recently ordered EFCC to refund N228million naira belonging to Taraba APC Gov. Candidate. This candidate was indicted for fraud. Yet there are no calls for buhari’s resignation and Buhari says he he is fighting corruption
23] ETC.,
CBN confirms Buhari gov’t withdrew $3.2bn from NLNG dividend account in 3 years.
a. BUHARI HIMSELF IS ABSOLUTELY CORRUPT
b. BUHARI HAS NO INTEGRITY
c. BUHARI IS A CRIMINAL
d. BUHARI IS NOT QUALIFIED TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
e. BUHARI HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW
f. BUHARI HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF NIGERIA
g. BUHARI HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS OF NIGERIA
h. BUHARI DOES NOT FOLLOW DUE PROCESS
BUHARI MUST RESIGN !!! His cabal must be disbanded!
Thunder wen e go fire Kayemo is still doing press up. Nonsense!
THERE ARE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
Our Aim ls To inform. Now , Pay Attention.
This is ur New illegal CJN, Mohammed Tanko.
Do You Know He ls A Sharia Judge ?? He Has PhD ln Sharia Law. This Means That He Has No Business ln Constitutional Law Which Governs The Nigerian State. That aside.
Do You Know The lmposed CJN Mohammed Tanko, Did Not Publicly Declare His Assets Before His Swearing-ln [ l Stand To Be Corrected]. Till Now, Nobody Talks About That. That Aside.
Do You Know That Justice Salami Was Removed By Previous Administration Following a Duly Processed Recommendations By The NJC [To Those Making Reference To Salami]
Do You Know That The NJC and The Two-Third Majority ln The Senate Are The Two Bodies Who Has Power To Remove The CJN ??
Do You Know There Are Three Judges Presiding Over CCT? Only One Of them Named Dan Umar Recommended The Removal of The Former CJN. When Did One Person Among Three Become The Majority ??
Do You Know The CCT Judge, Dan Umar , That Recommended Onnoghen’s Removal Has A Pending Case Of Bribery With EFCC To The Tune Of Over One Hundred Million Naira? Yet , lnstead Of Being Removed By The Buhari-led Govt That Claims To Fight Corruption, The Same Judge ls The One Recommending Other Judges’ Removal.
Nigerians, How Do We Reconcile All This??
Your Views , Pls .
—Charles Alabi
The Republican News
NIGERIA CANNOT HAVE 2 CJNs
0. Buhari and his cabal have systematically and strategically destroyed nigeria’s democracy and it’s democratic institutions as recognized by our Constitution. Buhari has destroyed the fabric of our nation.
Nigeria will soon be no more if we allow Buhari to escape with this one too.
1. Suspension of onnoghen is illegal, unconstitutional, unapproved, dictatorial and a desperation to cling to power in 2019.
2. The judiciary is an arm of the governemnt, just like the Senate and the house of reps. If Buhari by prescription cannot remove or suspend the Senate president (though he attempted and failed, thanks to saraki’s ingenuity), cannot remove or suspend the speaker house of reps, why should it then be legal to suspend or remove CJN without obeying the rule of law and following due process?
3. Buhari was elected by the nigerian people. Buhari must be made to respect our democratic institutions. This is not a military regime. Buhari must respect our senate, house of reps and our judiciary. Buhari is killing our democracy and we are now sliding Into dictatorship. This cannot be tolerated anymore.
4. Buhari is NOT the constitution of Nigeria.
5. The constitution of Nigeria Is supreme and buhari Is not above the constitution of nigeria. The people of Nigeria elected Buhari as president and the constitution of Nigeria made him president. Buhari cannot ignore the constitution which made him president today.
6. We cannot have 2 CJNs. It is unconstitutional. There is no provision for 2 CJNs in the nigerian constitution. There is also no constitution crisis here. Onnoghen is still the CJN. His suspension by Buhari is invalid according to the Constitution. The constitution of Nigeria is very clear on this.
7. Appointment of acting CNJ is also illegal, unconstitutional and unapproved. The Nigerian constitution is also clear on the appointment of the CJN. Note that the appointed acting CJN is a former judge of the sharia court (I wonder when sharia became democratic….!)
8. President Buhari is an ELECTED president of the federal republic of Nigeria.
9. ELECTED president Buhari MUST:
i. OBEY THE RULE OF LAW
ii. OBEY AND FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION
iii. OBEY THE APPEAL COURT which is part of an arm of government.
iv. FOLLOW DUE PROCESS
10. The establishment of these arms of governments and institutions in our democracy were intended to check the elected president and tame the excesses of the elected president, In order to prevent the elected president from becoming a dictator.
11. If these institutions fail to defend and preserve itself and our democracy, especially from the dictatorial tendencies of AN ELECTED president buhari, then Nigeria is already a failed state and the country can as well break up / divide.
Therefore, There is no need for the existence of a country called Nigeria anymore.
Buhari has killed, looted, caused hunger, pain, sufferings, persecuted many already.
Buhari appointed 10 Dead, Retired Judges Among Newly Appointed Election Petition Tribunals’ Members
Lie mohammed has succeeded in grooming you.
Goat brain talking
Infected brain
Anybody that join APC always loose his or her senses.
Fat pig
What is the correlation between Atiku’s visit to the US and Transparency International’s rating .Chai Keyamo fall my hand
Bingo-kayamo it’s barking again.
You can hear the Idiot
Breaking news keyamo with an incurable disease
Why do you talk and reason like an illiterate ?
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keyamo open ur brain before u open ur mount.
This guy is Just so foolish
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Sapele water is badly affecting this guy….?????
Get high in secret, shows off tipsy in public…
Keyamo is high on some cheap weed…
I though u had brians. Idiot
Dead brain
He is not an idiot. Very much on point.
Liar. This guy should stop talking trash because the presidency employed him to talk on its favour
You know try for this this statement.Naija is a joke
Moron
This boy mental illness is getting out of hand.
Then Atiku is a heavy weight
talk your own… Wetin drop your own?