In a new report by The Washington Post, President Muhammadu
Buhari has been labelled as the poorest leader in sub Saharan Africa and
possibly the least corrupt leader in Africa.
The Presidential Senior Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu, last week, released an official statement publicly
declaring President Buhari and the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo's assets.
According to the report, the president prior to his
inauguration in May 29, had N30 million which is equivalent to $150,000,
thereby revealing that the president is not in the league of rich African
leaders.
"By the standards of sub-Saharan African leaders, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is dirt-poor," Washington Post wrote in their article.
The report pointed out rhetorically if the president was
telling the truth with his declaration considering that Nigeria has been
riddled with corruption for a long time.
The report however said that Buhari was elected due to his
promise that he would rid the country of the culture of corruption and his
declaration already showed a sense of transparency.
"The question on many minds is this: Is Buhari, Nigeria’s former military ruler and ex-head of the oil ministry, telling the truth?
Corruption, after all, is a major problem in Africa’s
largest economy. Buhari himself has publicly said that more than $150 billion
is missing from the government’s coffers.
Still, the public declaration appears to be an attempt to
show some much-needed transparency. Buhari was elected in March largely by
promising that he wouldn’t tolerate corruption.
What’s clear is that Buhari has done what his predecessors —
and most other African leaders — have never done," Washington Post wrote
in their article.
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