Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - British paper replies Cameron on Nigeria corruption

Professor, 

I have been silently blessing you for your posts, they really show doggedness in putting the record straight and public enlightenment even! Something that I used to think this group does not require! 

This one tops the chart!

There was I being proud and receiving congratulations from fellow Africans for my Presidents sound judgement and reply to "his host" and I repeat ‎"his host", then suddenly I saw this title that seems to say that even British papers defended Nigeria and President Buhari did not! 

Since i am not in a position to shake my professorial head‎, not being one, I am instead being so saddened. I remember how adversary brings citizens of other countries close together and example of 9/11 and New Yorkers come to my mind and I wonder like many do, why do other people love Nigeria and not Nigerians? 

Sent from my Porsche Design P´9983 smartphone from BlackBerry.

From: Chidi Anthony Opara Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 13:31 To: USA Africa Dialogue Series Reply To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - British paper replies Cameron on Nigeria corruption

On CNN (He talked to Amanpour).

On Thursday, 12 May 2016 14:10:07 UTC+1, Bolaji Aluko wrote:

CAO:

And where did Buhari talk about "hardly be faulted?"....

Here is ThisDay's report:

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However, when asked yesterday by journalists at the pre-anti-corruption conference in London if Nigeria was "fantastically corrupt", Buhari candidly replied, "Yes", adding that corruption in Nigeria was endemic, but his government was committed to fighting it.

He went on to state that he was not going to demand an apology from Britain or Cameron, making it abundantly clear that he was more interested in the return of Nigeria's assets held in British banks.

"I am not going to be demanding any apology from anybody. What I will be demanding is the return of assets. I have already mentioned how Britain led and how disgraceful one of Nigeria's executives (former Bayelsa Governor, the late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha) was. He had to dress like a woman to leave Britain and left behind his bank account and fixed assets which Britain is not prepared to hand over to us.

"This is what I am asking for. What will I do with an apology? I need something tangible," he said.

Also in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour wednesday, Buhari refused to be defensive over Cameron's statement, saying: "Well he said what he knows about both countries. He did not say what he said to the press, it was a private conversation."

UNQUOTE

There are those who would expect Buhari to start ABUSING Cameron, to "bu iyalaya e" in Yoruba parlance.....he is more decent than that, even if he may be seething inside...he displayed uncommon maturity in the face of unguarded provocation.

And there you have it.

Bolaji Aluko

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Chidi Anthony Opara <chidi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Yet, the Nigerian President told CNN that David Cameron can hardly be faulted on the "fantastically corrupt" comment.

CAO.

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