Aso Villa has been left with egg on its face after UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, labelled Nigeria and Afghanistan the most “fantastically corrupt” countries on the surface of the earth.
You can watch the video of the conversation here.
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari heads for an anti-corruption summit in London, but will touch down in the UK capital as leader of one of the most “fantastically corrupt” countries in the world.
And Abuja is not amused.
“This is embarrassing to us, to us say the least, given the good work that the President is doing”, Buhari said through his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Garba Shehu.
“The eyes of the world are on what is happening here.”
Buhari argued that the, “Prime Minister must be looking at an old snapshot of Nigeria. Things are changing with corruption and everything else”.
The Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, absolved Buhari of the corruption tag in that footage, and the president is thankful for small mercies.
“But this particular president is actually not corrupt,” the Arch-bishop said, with the Queen interjecting. “Oh yes, he’s trying very hard…this one.”
“Thank you to the Archbishop. We have great admiration for the good relationship between our two countries,” Buhari said.
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