Fantastically Corrupt: Was Buhari Right To Have Agreed With Cameron

President Muhammadu Buhari, spoke briefly on Wednesday, with Sky News’ Diplomatic Editor, Dominic Waghorn, after he delivered his keynote address at the Commonwealth event. He agreed with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, that Nigeria is a “fantastically corrupt” country. Was he right? Doesn’t it seem like he further smeared Nigeria’s image internationally? Well, INFORMATION NIGERIA brings you 3 things to note…


1.Every day on our local news scene, we hear of one person being arrested, another on house arrest, while some being docked all for corruption. The news are seen not only by Nigerians but by everyone else in the world (interested in Nigeria). That already means that there is grave corruption being practised in Nigeria and that means Buhari was stating the obvious.

2.Buhari accented to the question that ‘Nigeria is fantastically corrupt’. Meanwhile he stated that he wants no apology from the British PM but that Britain should return our looted funds in their country, which means ‘we may be fantastically corrupt but you fantastically aide the thieves to keep their loots’. Isn’t that what aiding means?

3.The question plaguing some Nigerians is, would President Obama or even David Cameron himself have answered the question the way Buhari did? Our best guess is No. In the place and situation, we believe Obama or even Cameron would have found a technical way of answering or dodging the question without further rubbing salt on injury.