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 £250 million 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.
Hattip to Daily Post, Daily Mail
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