How British Newspaper Mocked Buhari's Anti-corruption Credentials and Labelled Him a Hypocrite

Posted by Odinaka on Mon 09th May, 2016 - tori.ng

250 million pounds is given by the British government to the Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari with five homes, while he sends his daughter to a 26,000 pounds a-year English school in England...an exclusive report has revealed.

President Buhari

A popular British news platform, Dailymail UK, on Sunday morning, questioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption credentials, adding that the APC chieftain who is self proclaimed as the 'People’s President' and waging a war against corruption, was blasted by his critics who described the war as a witch hunt.

Dailymail reported that President 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 quoted a Nigerian newspaper alleging Buhari had spent £150,000 on educating his daughter Zahra, a Surrey University student.

Investigations also revealed that Zahra recently attended the birthday ceremony of her sister, Nana Buhari’s one-year old daughter, where she reportedly arrived the ceremony in a bullet proof G-Wagon SUV and a convoy of five other vehicles with heavy military escort. The birthday ceremony was held at no 7, Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja.

Below is Dailymail's report in full;

"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 £250million in the coming year to oil-rich Nigeria, whose president sends his daughter to a £26,000-a-year English school.

"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.

"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.

"The Nigerian Embassy did not comment."