DETAILS ON WHY NIGERIA WAS CALLED THE MOST CORRUPT COUNTRY IN THE WORLD BY BRITISH PRIME MINISTER (VIDEO)
The British PM was caught on camera
telling the Queen yesterday, May 1o that some “fantastically corrupt”
leaders including Nigeria and Afghanistan, were due to attend his
anti-corruption summit.
The Prime Minister will host an
international anti-corruption summit on Thursday, May 12 aimed at
stepping up global action to combat corruption in all walks of life. In a
pooled video feed made available to the ITN broadcaster, Mr Cameron was
shown talking with the Queen about the summit.
“We had a very successful cabinet
meeting this morning, talking about our anti-corruption summit,” Mr
Cameron said when the Queen approached.
“We have got the Nigerians – actually we
have got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to
Britain.” Mr Cameron went on: “Nigeria and Afghanistan – possibly two
of the most corrupt countries in the world.” The Queen did not respond
to Cameron’s comment but the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said:
Mr Cameron went on: “Nigeria and
Afghanistan – possibly two of the most corrupt countries in the world.”
The Queen did not respond to Cameron’s comment but the Archbishop of
Canterbury Justin Welby said:
“But this particular president is actually not corrupt.”
Some of the world dignitaries expected
at the meeting, which will also have acting Chairman of the EFCC,
Ibrahim Magu, in attendance, include: US secretary of state, John Kerry;
Managing director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Christine
Lagarde; and World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim.
Afghanistan is at number 166,
second-from-bottom, in the latest ranking of countries by the campaign
group Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, while
Nigeria is at number 136 in the index
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