Nigerian President, General Muhammadu Buhari is pictured above as he arrives for the Anti Corruption Summit today. He is scheduled to join other world leaders for breakfast at the Lancaster House in London.
The summit risked turning into a diplomatic incident earlier in the week when after the Prime Minister, David Cameron was caught on camera telling the Queen that Nigeria and Afghanistan, two of the countries invited were "fantastically corrupt"
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Responding to Cameron referring to Nigeria as one of the most corrupt nations in the world, the Nigerian President said his government was deeply "shocked and embarrassed" by the remarks.
Afgan president, Asraf Ghani on the other hand said he had no problem with what the PM said about his country.....
"He was describing the legacy of the past. Many actors, many factors combined to produce one of the most corrupt countries on earth"....he said
"But that is not the desire of our people and I have been elected on a mandate to make transparency, accountability and rule of law imperative. The first part of addressing the problem begins with acknowledgement and we are partners in an effort to overcome this cancer"...he added
Speaking ahead of the summit, Mr Cameron said.....
"The evil of corruption reaches into every corner of the world. It lies at the heart of the most urgent problem we face--from economic uncertainty, to endemic poverty, to ever present threat of radicalization and extremism. A global problem needs a truly global solution. It needs an unprecedented, courageous commitment from world leaders to stand united, to speak into the silence and to demand change. That is why i am hosting this summit. Today is just the start of a more co-ordinate, ambitious global effort to defeat corruption"
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