The recent description of Nigeria as a “fantastically corrupt” nation by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron on Tuesday, has become subject of contemptuous criticism by Nigerians. I don't know why Nigerians are taking umbrage over the off the cuff statement of the British PM about Nigeria being fantastically corrupt. I still can’t get my head around the reason why Nigerians are taking such comment too personal on social, print and electronic media? What is wrong with the PM’s statement? Is Nigeria not fantastically corrupt? In as much as the present APC-led government is doing everything practically possible to eradicate corruption which the past permissive ruling party, PDP institutionalized in our democracy, we shouldn’t be fast in condemning the British PM’s comment. This present progressive government was elected on the premise of change, the major reason Nigerians voted out the past ruinous government, not forgetting Mr. President’s perceived sincerity of purpose in the fight against corruption and so far, he has lived up to expectations in the anti-graft war.
The series of mind blowing revelations of how billions of dollars were salted away in the Dasukigate scandal and the daily confessions of some persons of interest of the old corrupt political order held by our anti-graft agencies for their complicity in the mindless looting of our economy is enough for nations like Great Britain to refer to us as “fantastically corrupt”.
It is our effort in combating this ugly monster called corruption that will change other peoples’ perception about us; so far, we have demonstrated genuine commitment in that regard.
Whilst the British Prime Minister, David Cameron may need to be educated in the school of decorum, I stand with President Buhari’s remark on the issue, “I would not demand apology from Cameron for describing Nigeria as a fantastically corrupt country, rather, all I demand from Cameron is the return of Nigeria’s stolen assets”.
I concur!

Hon. Uju Kingsley Chima
Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) IMSG

You go stand tire.

playtheblues:
You go stand tire.

wetin u mean?

Keep standing very soon you would develop a shaky leg and fall. When a president go about making statements that are detrimental to the image of his country, that president would end up scaring away foreign investors. A mother that wants her daughter to get married should not call her a prostitute in public even if she is one.

UK, the US, and other European countries are all corrupt. But you would hardly see them washing their dirty linings outside.
The image you create of yourself is what people would know u for.
You would hardly see a government with O% corruption level, Yet iv not seen any government blowing his corruption trumpet so lowed.
The international communities have eyes, they can see Nigeria is corrupt already. But Buhari is not helping matters, in His bid to tarnish the image of the past ruling party to score cheap political goal he has laundered the image of nigeria. So David Cameron is right.

Buhari lacks diplomacy.