By Levinus Nwabughiogu
New York—President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in New York, United States of America, told the international community that the readiness of developed countries to provide safe havens for stolen funds encourages corruption.
He, therefore, urged them to enact strict measures that would dismantle the havens for ill-gotten wealth.

President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly September 28, 2015 at the United Nations in New York. AFP
President Buhari, who made the disclosure while addressing world leaders at the ongoing 70th General Assembly of the United Nations in the US, also appealed to them to facilitate the return of identified stolen funds and assets to their countries of origin.
The President also observed that corruption, cross-border financial crimes, cyber crimes and human trafficking were major social vices militating against the collective good of the world in the 21st century.
Urging the international community to unite against the vices, the President reiterated his unwavering determination to fight corruption head-on.
He said: “Let me reaffirm the Nigerian government’s unwavering commitment to fight corruption and illicit financial flows. By any consideration, corruption and cross-border financial crimes are impediments to development, economic growth, and the realization of the well-being of citizens across the globe.
“Nigeria is ready and willing to partner with international agencies and individual countries on a bilateral basis to confront crimes and corruption.
“In particular, I call upon the global community to urgently redouble efforts towards strengthening the mechanisms for dismantling safe havens for proceeds of corruption and ensuring the return of stolen funds and assets to their countries of origin.”
While lauding the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, adopted last Friday by world leaders, President Buhari also proposed the adoption of peace as a seventh essential element of the goals.
He said the greatest want of the world at the moment was peace and adopting it as one of the important elements of the SDGs was very crucial to the realization of other goals.
The President told the UN session that his government was poised to stamp out insecurity and terrorism in the Nigeria, assuring that the abducted Chibok Girls would be rescued.
He expressed concern over the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and called for effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty to ensure that small arms and light weapons could only be legally transferred.
Reminding the global assembly that peaceful co-existence and self-determination were among the key principles that led to the establishment of the United Nations, President Buhari called for the urgent resolution of the question of self-determination for the people of Palestine and Western Sahara.

Source ;http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/you-provide-safe-haven-for-stolen-funds-buhari-tells-world-powers/

But the Chinese were busy discussing about their investments...

Baba is serious with this war against kwaruption.

The guts to tell the truth to the so-called powers that be. Is there is no safe haven for stolen money in the US, UK, Switzerland etc. Our money will not find its way there, and if weapons are not deliberately sold to terrorist and insurgents, many of the destabilizing conflicts around the world would not be taking place.

Sai Buhari!!

That is my amiable president.

Brilliant!!! I particularly loved the emphasis on anti-corruption because in this area our President towers above most present Western leaders

noisemaker president

noisemaker president

Reminding the global assembly that peaceful co-existence and self-determination were among the key principles that led to the establishment of the United Nations, President Buhari called for the urgent resolution of the question of self-determination for the people of Palestine and Western Sahara.


I don't think Buhari thinks before talking. Biafra is clamouring for self governance here in Nigeria, here he is talking about Palestine and Western Sahara. Well, he is indirectly speaking for Biafra.

Buharu from Daura only sees muslims as humans that deserve their right. He sees christians as monkeys that don't deserve any right to talk let alone agitate for self determination!
Before his very eyes..... Biafra will BE!!!

How many leaders would be willing to say that to the power that be's faces

I have to admit this. This is the first time Buhari did something or say something i can praise him for . However, Jonathan has said this before in one of Christiana A interview. The west are the problems of corruptions in Africa.

Wailers will soon infest this thread and find something to wail about, Baba just spoke the fact, instead of those fools keeping money in foreign banks, they should invest it in Nigeria and you will all be surprised at the extent things will improve rapidly. The main problem facing Nigeria is CORRUPTION once that is being tackled other things will surely fall in place.

Say it to em face .......fearless PMB!!!

It takes a man who is not corrupt, or have no shade of corruption to face the world leaders and speak anti corruption.
PMB like an elder he his, giving other world leader advice.

feji333:
But the Chinese were busy discussing about their investments...

Baba is serious with this war against kwaruption.

you can't jump into a nearby river

I thought Buhari said US has agreed to repatriate $150billion? What is he begging for again? He keeps saying "corruption" but he has deliberately refused to take action at home front.

It's funny where we put our priorities as a people...

We are in other threads shouting our heads out that the president failed to shake the hands of the pope,and did not attend a fund raiser for the Idps,

This is the main reason why he went to the UN I expect us all of us both critics and supporters to appraise his speech to the UNGA and not dwell on intangibles

feji333:
But the Chinese were busy discussing about their investments...

Baba is serious with this war against kwaruption.

I wonder oo, my brother this western countries will be like is this man sensible at all??

Well he was a fool at 40, so he's now a fool 4eva

One ignoramus up there assumes US is the only country in the world where our stolen monies are therefore Buhari shouldn't mention anything about what he said in the statement they (US) have agreed to repatriate the stolen funds stashed in their country. He doesn't even realise US is the least attractive country to hide stolen wealth especially in liquid form.

What a fool..

Yes , I can boldly say now dt we've a president.