Corruption holds Nigeria back – UK

– The UK is committed to continue supporting Buhari’s anti-graft war

– Corruption holds Nigeria back, says the UK top official.

The United Kingdom has praised Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari over his strong determination to end corruption in the country.

According to NAN, this was made known by Nick Hurd, the UK minister for international development, on Sunday, April 17, in Abuja. The UK official expressed confidence that the ongoing anti-graft war was a crucial move for Nigeria to prosper.

“We have been very active in supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign against corruption in Nigeria and we think it is fundamental to transform the future of the country. We fully support priorities that the president has given to tackling corruption in Nigeria.

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“We feel that corruption is absolutely the right priority and we want to support him in that… We think corruption holds Nigeria back and for every pound that is taken out of the public system through corruption, is a pound that could be spent educating children.

“It is a pound that could be spent educating girls and developing the health system that the country can be proud of.

“That is the kind of attitude that we would like to encourage and, therefore, we support the President in that.”

Hurd added that the UK Prime Minister David Cameron would convene an anti-corruption summit in London in May and invited Nigerian officials to the event.

It should be also noted that the UK has pledged £32 million to Nigeria as humanitarian assistance to the victims of Boko Haram insurgency. This money will be channeled through the humanitarian organizations within a three-month period.

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