Press statement from the presidency...
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Malta urged the international community to do more to support the Federal Government’s efforts to curb corruption in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
Speaking at a group meeting of Commonwealth leaders on corruption chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, President Buhari said that corruption in the oil sector and outright theft of Nigeria’s crude oil had been exacerbated by the culture of impunity which reigned under previous administrations.
The President said that corruption in the sector had also thrived because of the ease of transferring illicit funds abroad and the institutional protection given to corrupt officials in the past.
“Now that we have the political will to stop impunity, we need the cooperation and assistance of the international community.
“We must all work together to compel multinational oil companies, international financial institutions and international shipping lines to stop aiding and abetting corruption in the oil sector in Nigeria,” President Buhari told the gathering which included the leaders of Australia, Canada, Singapore, Malta, Sri Lanka, Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago.
In his opening remarks at the meeting, Prime Minister Cameron said that the Commonwealth and the international community must do more to fight corrupt and promote good governance.
“We care passionately about this issue of fighting corruption. In my view, this issue needs to have a much higher billing on the international agenda, not just because fighting corruption is right in itself, but because all the other things we want to achieve as countries and members of the Commonwealth depend on our success in doing so.
“If we want fair economic growth, we need to reject corruption. If we want to see fair and sustainable development, we need to deal with corruption. I think this is an absolutely vital issue. It is an issue for all of us because so much of the money stolen from developing countries is hidden in developed countries.
“So dealing with money laundering, dealing with beneficial ownership and making sure we stop stolen money being hidden away in developed countries is absolutely vital,” the British Prime Minister said.
Garba Shehu
SSA to the President
(Media & Publicity)
November 28, 2015
32 comments:
Okay I gerrit my president is tryna clean up the mess left by the previous administrations and we all know it,but crying out before international organizations every time is a NO NO.For how long shall he continue to blame Jonathan.Jonathan goofed big time I know,but now he's in power.He's mentioned it time without number on how corrupt the country is,so all this constant reminder before international communities kinda portrays the country in a bad light & equally paint him as a helpless Dependant on all of em.
Pa Bubu,I believe in you sir but quit whining pls.Thank u!
Active president who always carry hi country @ heart,you will get the support you need $ Nigeria shall be in a solid foundation. Wailers continue wailing, while PMB work is in progress.
We have other serious problems too, e.g boko haram.
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My own be say, hope he knows that he is in Malta n not West Germany, and sitting there is the queen of England n not queen of Western Malta, make person no carry shame come back here again ooo. Heard once he is back he will be jetting off to Congo for the annual under 80th head of state conference in africa, he is one of the speaker. #singin, 2019 can u Plz surface already? So that some people will ve enough time to tour arnd the world at will. Since he rears cows, he now think that those that voted for him are cows as well, hehe, they are cows anyways. Notin this daura man does interest n impress me abit, Don't know whether am alone on this.
Linda's last son
Even if Buhari does not comprehend that begging d western world for everything will not only demarket Nigeria, it will also put Nigeria is more mess that he started since may 29th 2015. What are all his so called advisers doing? It's a shame he don't know D name of those he beg for everything n he expect they gonna help him. Nigeria seems to be a death country already after few months of Buhari's government. Come back to 9ja oyibo won't do anything for you besides they don't even understand you when u speak. My advice for u is to hire an hausa interpreter next time u wanna travel since ur own Aso rock is overseas waka waka president. Sai Buhari una never see anything. From valentino_nero@yahoo.com
Please stop begging. It's shameful. Even if we are the weaker country...haba. dnt you have pride. ...as if Europeans beg you to support their efforts too.
He spoke well!
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howling howlers
Very good request.
Born by mistake.lack of moral upbringing.it can only be them.
Buhari has nothing to offer Nigeria as a nation
Here he goes again disgracing nigeria internationally as if he's not corrupt.where did he get 2 billion naira abuja home and oil block in PH.lying liar. Ode man
You're not alone my brother
Hahaha, lols. Omg. Darrel Tom u won't kill me. Damn, right inside the church, reading this your comment and people are stirring at me, u are funny guy. Can we be friends already? Love guys like this. Easy ooo before all this change agent roast u alive.
Hahaha, lols. Omg. Darrel Tom u won't kill me. Damn, right inside the church, reading this your comment and people are stirring at me, u are funny guy. Can we be friends already? Love guys like this. Easy ooo before all this change agent roast u alive.
Really? Cos Nigeria is the poorest country on earth with the highest number of illiterates abi? Cos that is Wat he's painting us when he jumps on the plane and goes begging! Stop this man before it's too late Haba! I wish it was el rufai or sanusi that the northern cabal foisted on Nigeria because they talk with integrity and pride with a sound sense and grasp of what Nigeria needs economically! This dude has finished us and no one seems to be able to advise him.
Rubbish President
U are Alone, boy.
E never reach like dat na Badmos! Linda take note!
Buhari don't know what to do again, the man is just jumping from one country to another while the county have a very big problems,6months gone you are still talking of corruption and blaming the previous administrations, what have you done since all this while useless hypocrisy
It depresses the brand of this country the more when a leader has noting but derogatory things to say about this country all the time.
A leader is a dreamer that lead its people to excel and develop even when things are bad.
A leader does not rain abuse, put his nation down and continuously drag whatever is left of our values as a people in India, Malta, USA, UK, Germany gutter.
Its high time this President change his singsong.
Stop humiliating us u dis old grandpa!
How about help you fight bokoharam before we run out of army? End of time corruption president
So is that why he became an oil minister?
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Hmmmm, Nigeria is in hot soup,watching. TIMILEYIN BLESSING
U aren't alone dear
Well said
Am a Nigerian buh hardly i pick one tin wen dis dude talk
Not funny at all
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He keeps washing our "dirty linen" abroad. Issorrai...
#TeamBlessed#
Supporting something u haven't yet starting, always blabbing abt it each time u travel. (Linda's finest)
Ur brain(just ur brain) has sickle cell.work in progress ko work in progress ni.off all the apc supporters on this blog u are the fool.others hate pdp and jona for a reason and everyone is entitled to their opinion.but since moron buhari got there ur mouth has changed.u don't condemn the president for blast anymore.if jona did all this travel u would have killed ur worthless self now.U are just a tribalist.keep trying to force pmb down peoples throat.time will tell.all this ur useless talk isn't decieving anyone.u are just decieving yaself...#proudly wailing wailer here #not a lying liar.............................linda abeg post this one oh.and tell this brainless chicken to remove is stupid face.linda I know u don hear am so
If PMB is really serious about cleaning up Naija's oil sector, he should start by rescinding all the private oil blocks or public oil wells now owned by private individuals. There's hardly any other nation on earth, except for Nigeria, in which public resources meant for the betterment of its citizens, have been co-opted by a privileged few. #goodcausetospeakup
The west are still begging us to help stop cyber crime. The corruption in oil n gas sector of our dear country can not be fought alone.we need international community also.
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