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seunmsg:
Proudly Nigeria. So great to see that we have elected a president that is a clear departure from what is the norm in sub Sahara Africa. By the time he's completing his tenure, am very sure even the most pessimistic wailers will have no choice but to commend his administration.

With only $150,000 in savings, Nigeria’s leader may be the least corrupt in Africa


By the standards of sub-Saharan African leaders, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is dirt-poor.

According to a statement released by his government, he has $150,000 in his savings account. He owns five homes and two mud houses, an orchard and ranch with 270 head of cattle, 25 sheep, five horses and a variety of birds. He has bought two cars from his savings

"President Buhari had no foreign account, no factory and no enterprises. He also had no registered company and no oil wells," reads the statement released by the spokesman, Garba Shehu, describing the president's assets as "Spartan."


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.




Consider these five other African leaders. They have been labeled by Forbes Magazine as the "five worst leaders in Africa."

1. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of Equatorial Guinea

He's Africa's longest-serving ruler, an autocrat who leads the tiny, oil-rich West African nation of Equatorial Guinea. Despite its vast natural wealth, the majority of its people live in deep poverty with no access to clean drinking water, proper educational or health facilities. One fifth of children die before age 5. The money has gone into the pockets of Mbasogo and his family. They own luxury properties in the United States and other countries, a private jet and a fleet of luxury cars.

2. José Eduardo dos Santos, president of Angola

He's Africa's second-longest-serving leader. Angola is the continent's second-largest oil producer, and one of the biggest suppliers of oil to the United States. It also has massive diamond deposits. Dos Santos's relatives hold key positions in his government and control a huge share of Angola's economy, amid widespread allegations of corruption. Nearly 70 percent of the population lives in dire poverty, and a third of the nation's children are malnourished.


3. Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe

He has ruled the southern African nation for a quarter-century. He was the architect of controversial policies, most notably the seizure of white-owned commercial farms. Though the country in recent years has seen an economic rebound, Mugabe remains one of the continent's most autocratic rulers. He wields nearly total control of government institutions, and his loyalists have used violence to retain control. Human rights abuses are rife, while unemployment remains among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.

4. Omar Al-Bashir, president of Sudan

Bashir seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1989 and has since disbanded political parties, the nation's parliament and many privately-owned media outlets. Under his rule, civil war erupted, in which more than 1 million people were killed. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court at the Hague on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the killing and rape of civilians in Sudan's Darfur region. A U.S. diplomatic cable, leaked by Wikileaks, unveiled that Bashir may have stolen as much as $9 billion from state coffers and deposited it into his private bank accounts in Great Britain.

5. King Mswati III, king of Swaziland

He is the continent's last reigning monarch, presiding over a nation with one of the world's highest HIV rates, where average life expectancy — 33 years — is among the lowest in the world. Despite his people's suffering, the king leads a lavish life with a taste for luxury cars, first-class travel and expensive parties, even as the nation's economy is in dire straits.

britzz:
WHY WONT THEY UPHOLD IT WHEN THEY'VE ALL RECEIVED CARS PRIOR TO THEIR JUDGEMENT...NIGERIA WILL ONLY GET BETTER WHEN PPLE LIKE THESE JUDGES ARE LAID TO REST IN THEIR HOMETOWNS

meforyou1:
No. Appeal is the highest tribunal in gubernatorial election matters

Iamthoney:
You have 4mins to correct your post or you gon' feel Thor's hammer on your head

MadCow1:
Mods..

Please give us something to work with na..

Haba!!! Is this Ndi Igbo crime week on Nairaland or what?

This partiality is not fair jor. The Afenifere and Odua crew are just enjoying themselves at our expense.

I am sure that one of them have r:aped their underaged Daughters or used their mothers for rituals as they normally do by now. All we are saying is that you bring it to the frontpage as well.

TippyTop:
Lost respect for Buhari when he failed to declare his N2bil house in Asokoro Abuja.
APC is too much propaganda.

Joevics:
i guess u didnt read the post before commenting

The Yobe State Police command has arrested three (3) suspects in connection with criminal conspiracy and forgery contrary to sections 97 and 364 of the Penal Code law of Nigeria.

The three suspects namely Muhammed Kabiru Yakubu 'm' 37yrs-old of Staff Quarters, Government Science and Technical College, Potiskum and operator of Dage Cyber cafe in Potiskum; Yakubu Muhammed Eskida 'm' 20yrs-old and Shuaibu Ahmed Jaji 'm' both of opposite Old Signal Barracks Potiskum and operators of SK Cyber cafe were found to be having in their possession ten (10) copies of forged Police recruitment forms.

Earlier, the Police Public Relations Department of Yobe State command had issued several Press Releases cautioning members of the public about the activities of unscrupulous elements who had embarked on rumour peddling and illegal production and sales of fake police recruitment forms.

Those Press Releases stated categorically that the impending recruitment exercise shall be announced as soon as the modalities are fully put in place.

The suspects in total defiance to the warnings went ahead swindling innocent citizens of their hard earned money for an exercise they have no input. Suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.