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.
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.
And a Nigerian newspaper claimed Mr Buhari has spent £150,000 on educating his daughter Zahra, a Surrey University student.
The
president is reported to have failed to give a full account of his
worth, but even his partial admission included more than £1million in
the bank, five houses and two plots of land.
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