Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding “any apology from anybody” after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country “fantastically corrupt”.<\/p>\n
Speaking at an anti-corruption event in London, Mr Buhari said he was more interested in the return of stolen assets held in British banks.<\/p>\n
Mr. Cameron made the unguarded comments in a conversation with the Queen.<\/p>\n
He is hosting an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Nigeria was ranked 136th in Transparency International’s 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index.<\/p>\n
Asked at the event if Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt”, Mr. Buhari: “Yes”.<\/p>\n
In his speech, the Nigerian leader described corruption as a “hydra-headed monster” which threatened the security of countries and “does not differentiate between developed and developing countries”.<\/p>\n
He said corruption in Nigeria was endemic and his government was committed to fighting it.<\/p>\n
The UK government will host world and business leaders at the summit on Thursday in London, aiming to “galvanise a global response to tackle corruption”.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of the summit, Mr Cameron said: “For too long there has been a taboo about tackling this issue head-on.<\/p>\n
“The summit will change that. Together we will push the fight against corruption to the top of the international agenda where it belongs.”
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