President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that Nigeria is fantastically corrupt.
President Buhari was fielding a question from a journalist with The Sky News in London on Wednesday at an anti-corruption event hosted by the Commonwealth.
The 29-minute video clip showed the president as answering “yes” to a question on whether Nigeria is fantastically corrupt.
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, was on Tuesday caught on camera describing Nigeria and Afghanistan as fantastically corrupt.
Also asked if he was embarrassed by Cameron’s remark, Buhari said: “No, no, not at all.”
President Buhari was also heard in the video as responding “No, no, not at all” to a question on whether he would like an apology from the British Prime Minister.
Reporter: Will you like an apology from the British Prime Minister?
Buhari: No no, not at all.
Reporter: Are you embarrassed by what he (Cameron) said?
Buhari: No, I am not.
Reporter: Is Nigeria fantastically corrupt?
Buhari: Yes.
Meanwhile, Buhari’s spokesman Garba Shehu had yester night said Cameron’s remark was not reflective of his boss’ anti-corruption disposition.
Shehu had said that in making the remarks, the British Prime Minister must be looking at “an old snapshot of Nigeria.”
The presidential aide had also said under Buhari’s leadership, things were changing for better in Nigeria.
“It is certainly not reflective of the good work that the president is doing. The eyes of the world are on what is happening here. Things are changing with corruption and everything else. That, we believe is the reason they chose him as a keynote speaker at the pre-summit conference,” Shehu had stated. From Daily Trust.