A British newspaper, Mail Online, on Sunday questioned President
Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption credentials ahead of his arrival in London
for a world anti-corruption summit to be hosted by UK’s prime minister, David
Cameron.
The paper said “self-proclaimed ‘People’s President’”, Buhari,
may be waging a war against corruption his critics have described as a witch
hunt.
It wrote that Buhari sends his daughter to a £26,000-a-year English school and that in April, the opposition PDP party unearthed a ticket stub showing Hanan, 16, had flown first-class from London to Nigeria, despite her father’s ban on officials using premium travel.
The report added added Buhari had spent £150,000 on educating
his daughter Zahra, a Surrey University student.
The paper also questioned Buhari’s failure to give a full
account of his worth, and pointed out his partial admission of more than
£1million in the bank, five houses and two plots of land.
Mail Online added: “The presence of Nigeria’s president at David Cameron’s anti-corruption summit this week may surprise many in his nation – which receives vast amounts of UK aid.
“Self-proclaimed ‘People’s President’ Muhammadu Buhari began a
war on corruption after taking power last year, but critics allege it is a
political witch-hunt.
“The Government is giving nearly £250million in the coming year
to oil-rich Nigeria.
“Supporters say 49 arrests of members of the previous regime
show the anti-corruption war is genuine, but opponents say it is politically
driven.
“Nigeria has the highest-paid government officials in the world
but is one of the largest beneficiaries of UK foreign aid.
“The president of its senate, Bukola Saraki, is due to face
trial on corruption charges after it emerged he has a £6million London property
in his wife’s name.
“The Nigerian Embassy did not comment”, Mail Online added.
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