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ADNews-Monrovia: Liberia is making a significant effort in the fight against public corruption under President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s led administration as Transparency International places the country in a better position than its previous status.
The Transparency International Corruption Perception Index’s (CPI) 2024 report has recorded Liberia with a 2-point improvement in the fight against public corruption rising from 25 to 27 for the first time in seven years.
The 2-point improvement in Liberia’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is based on Boakai’s regime effort to holding public officials accountable for using public resources.
Corruption Perception Index, released by Transparency International, ranks 180 countries based on how corrupt their public sectors are.
CPI rates corruption through indicators such as bribery, misallocation of public funds, nepotism, and state capture, ranking countries on a scale from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating better-perceived integrity in the public sector, and a lower score suggesting higher levels of corruption.
Anderson Miamen, Executive Director of Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) characterizes the improvement as a result of Boakai’s stance on fighting corruption by suspending and dismissing corrupt officials and the declaration of his assets, his Vice president, Jeremiah Koung and major of his cabinet members upon taking over the state’s affairs.
Despite the current improvement made by Liberia in fighting against corruption, CENTAL urges the government to implement more robust reforms to tackle corruption comprehensively to sustain lasting accountability and transparency.
Liberia’s recent improvement is a step in the right direction, but continued efforts are needed to sustain and build upon these gains.
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