Icheoku says President Muhammadu Buhari was right and appropriately responded that Nigeria will not seek nor demand any apology from British Prime Minister David Cameron for calling Nigeria a fantastically corrupt country because the prime minister spoke the truth. The president was also right in calling Britain to help and assist Nigeria recover the looted funds held in British bank vaults and laundered as choice properties in London and other British territories. Icheoku says the president spoke well and rightly articulated the thinking of majority of honest Nigerians who truly meant well for the country. It is foolhardy for any Nigerian to demand the head of a man who simply spoke truth to corrupt Nigerians and in a matter which affects the country and the wellbeing of their country men and women.
Unfortunately some Nigerians are taking up issue with the PM, claiming that he was out of diplomatic niceties by so publicly calling out Nigeria for its corruption. Icheoku says these pinheads are wrong in tacitly condoning corruption by Nigerians, in hounding the prime minister for speaking out. They should instead be praising the prime minister for whistle blowing on prevalent corruption amongst Nigeria's elite. It is also important that the Prime Minister spoke on the authority of one who should know and knows, being the leader of Britain and privileged of information of financial dealings and transactions within Britain. It is also a fact of consequence that the West eavesdrops on virtually every communications throughout the world and most likely heard conversations involving these Nigerian thieves of state.
That all mortgages transactions and other outright purchase of properties within Britain are duly documented and their owners easily verifiable is also a fact of consequence in this call out by the British prime minister. So Nigerians instead of being unduly and unreasonable patriotic in the defense of their country, should pile on pressure on David Cameron to help them recover their loot treasure hidden in Britain. That is a more sensible thing to do; but to needlessly pretend that the prime minister overreached himself is foolish as evidence of wanton corruption is everywhere for every unbiased eyes to see. A matter made worse by the lurid disclosures in the ongoing $2.1 or rather $15.1 corruption investigation involving arms deals in Nigeria popularly known as the Dasikugate scandal.
Icheoku commends the courage or rather the fortunate hot mic that yielded this public chastisement of Nigeria by the British prime minister. Hopefully it will provide the much needed push for Nigerians to demand more from their leadership and encourage them to up the ante in the war on corruption and demand more accountability in their leaders. Icheoku prays that the government of Nigeria will keep the heat on British prime minister and his government and challenge them to do something about Britain being a receptacle of global corruption proceeds. If this is achieved, then the public humiliation was not in vain, otherwise what a scolding it was that Nigeria was called out alongside Afghanistan as the most corrupt country in the world. What a condemnation.
That all mortgages transactions and other outright purchase of properties within Britain are duly documented and their owners easily verifiable is also a fact of consequence in this call out by the British prime minister. So Nigerians instead of being unduly and unreasonable patriotic in the defense of their country, should pile on pressure on David Cameron to help them recover their loot treasure hidden in Britain. That is a more sensible thing to do; but to needlessly pretend that the prime minister overreached himself is foolish as evidence of wanton corruption is everywhere for every unbiased eyes to see. A matter made worse by the lurid disclosures in the ongoing $2.1 or rather $15.1 corruption investigation involving arms deals in Nigeria popularly known as the Dasikugate scandal.
Icheoku commends the courage or rather the fortunate hot mic that yielded this public chastisement of Nigeria by the British prime minister. Hopefully it will provide the much needed push for Nigerians to demand more from their leadership and encourage them to up the ante in the war on corruption and demand more accountability in their leaders. Icheoku prays that the government of Nigeria will keep the heat on British prime minister and his government and challenge them to do something about Britain being a receptacle of global corruption proceeds. If this is achieved, then the public humiliation was not in vain, otherwise what a scolding it was that Nigeria was called out alongside Afghanistan as the most corrupt country in the world. What a condemnation.
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