ria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to comments made by British Prime Minister David Cameron that the country is one of the most corrupt in the world
Buhari took to his official Twitter page and shared Transparency International’s response to the diplomatic gaffe.
He captioned it: “Transparency Int’l responds to Cameron comments regarding Nigeria, Afghanistan and UK Summit”
Below is the Transparency International’s response he shared:
“Responding to the recent comments by David Cameron, Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director of Transparency International said:
“There is no doubt that historically, Nigeria and Afghanistan have had very high levels of corruption, and that continues to this day. But the leaders of those countries have sent strong signals that they want things to change, and the London Anti-Corruption Summit creates an opportunity for all the countries present to sign up to a new era. This affects the UK as much as other countries: we should not forget that by providing a safe haven for corrupt assets, the UK and its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are a big part of the world’s corruption problem.”
Presidential Spokesperson Garba Shehu in a statement also said: “This is embarrassing to us, to us say the least, given the good work that the President is doing. The eyes of the world are on what is happening here. The Prime Minister must be looking at an old snapshot of Nigeria. Things are changing with corruption and everything else.”
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