TI disowns Nigerian office



Global anti-corruption organisation, Transparency International, has disowned Transparency in Nigeria, an organisation that claims to represent the international body in the country.

TI said it had no links with the organisation and had written to the organisation to it stop associating its work with Transparency International.

In an electronic statement sent to our correspondent titled, “Transparency International asks Nigerian organisation to stop using its name and logo,” the group also dissociated itself from a report purportedly measuring implementation.

The statement read, “Several articles published in the Nigerian press last week referred to a report titled, ‘Budget Discipline Perception Index 2012/2013,’ by Transparency in Nigeria.

“Transparency International has no links with Transparency in Nigeria, nor does it currently have an affiliate in Nigeria. Transparency International is not responsible for the report and does not endorse its content.”

The purported report, issued by one Abba Anwar as North-West Coordinator of TIN, had listed Kano State as the most fiscally responsible in budget discipline in the 2012/2013 fiscal year, with Lagos State second, while Nasarawa and Edo states were joint third on the list.

It also listed Adamawa, Bayelsa and Enugu states as the worst states in terms of proper and appreciable budget discipline.

Sincere 9gerian: I thought Oby Ezekwesili was also mentioned in that report? Is she now associated with fraudulent reports?

eGuerrilla:

What are you are insinuating this morning @Sincere 9gerian?
That Oby Ezekwesili is fraudulent? Or that all reports produced by Transparency Nigeria hitherto are baseless?

Make your position crystal clear, I beg.

Mr.Uzo:
Naija can politicize anything including Transperency International....O oooooo garh ooo

Sincere 9gerian:
It is fraudulent for Transparency Nigeria to claim association with TI when nothing of such exist. I guess the name of Oby was mentioned in the fraudulent TN, but I'm not sure now.

speedyboi: I didn't see anywhere in the article where Tranarency in Nigeria claimed its an affliate of Transparency International.

Besides, Transparency International is a scam as well. Nor be the same yeye organization wey nor get branch in Nigeria will later release one yeye statistics that 99.999999% cupcakes made in Nigeria fell from sky? Abeg they should all shift jare

eGuerrilla:

What are you are insinuating this morning @Sincere 9gerian?
That Oby Ezekwesili is fraudulent? Or that all reports produced by Transparency Nigeria hitherto are baseless?

Make your position crystal clear, I beg.

eGuerrilla:

What are you are insinuating this morning @Sincere 9gerian?
That Oby Ezekwesili is fraudulent? Or that all reports produced by Transparency Nigeria hitherto are baseless?

Make your position crystal clear, I beg.

speedyboi: I didn't see anywhere in the article where Tranarency in Nigeria claimed its an affliate of Transparency International.

Besides, Transparency International is a scam as well. Nor be the same yeye organization wey nor get branch in Nigeria will later release one yeye statistics that 99.999999% cupcakes made in Nigeria fell from sky? Abeg they should all shift jare

deletrue: If i may ask you, what is your own with this woman called Oby self, when El rufai was not offered any appointment, he vent his anger on jona, when oby was shown the way out, she immediately dealt with jona. Can't these selfish, only me go eat nigerians know that there is another day after today? Can't they reason that the government cannot offer every nigerian appointment? These people should test their popularity by contesting any post of their choice. There are various other things to do to earn living.

eGuerrilla:

In the past hour, I have reviewed a number of archived copies of the website and found nothing to substantiate the disclaimer issued by TI.

Reference: Chai. Even the cops are ace con men. Nigeria. Where will a sane man stand to empty this sewer without soiling his shoes. Country chock ablock with blackened kettles and pots.

ndu_chucks:

Why is the Nigerian TI using the logo of the well known TI which has a presence in quite a few countries?

eGuerrilla:

Comrade ndu_chucks,

Would you be kind enough to point to the logo in question.

I have already provided the logo for transparency Nigeria, but stand to be corrected on this.

Sibrah: Wow, the Kano state false population figure comes to mind once i read that part where they placed Lagos state second to Kano state.

eGuerrilla:

Exactimo.
I am still waiting for someone to provide proof that Transparency Nigeria ever made this claim.
In the past hour, I have reviewed a number of archived copies of the website and found nothing to substantiate the disclaimer issued by TI.

Anyway, I have nursed some doubts about TI since it revised an earlier assessment made about the resurgence of corruption in Nigeria, last year.

Even international organisations of repute sometimes harbour moles, you know