President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that Nigeria is, indeed, "one of the two most corrupt countries in the world,"� as claimed by British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and, therefore, he would not demand an apology from Mr. Cameron.
Cameron had on Tuesday described Nigeria as one of the two most corrupt countries in the world, along with Afghanistan.

Asked in London on yesterday if Nigeria is "fantastically corrupt"�, in an echo of the Prime Minister's comments, Buhari responded: "Yes."�

Cameron's comment during a chat with Queen Elizabeth II in London on Tuesday has attracted criticisms from Nigerians who have demanded an apology from him.
But, Buhari, who is in London for an anti-corruption summit, chose to  differ with many Nigerians, saying that he would rather ask Cameron to return Nigeria's stolen funds stashed in British banks.

Speaking on yesterday during question time after he delivered a keynote address at a pre-summit conference, Buhari hinted that British authorities are willing to hand over to Nigeria illicit funds allegedly abandoned in England by the late Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyesiegha.

According to Buhari: "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 disgraceful one of Nigeria's executives was.

"He had to dress like a woman to leave Britain and left behind his bank account and fixed assets which Britain is prepared to hand over to us. This is what I am asking for. What will I do with an apology? I need something tangible,"� Buhari said.

Buhari's address at the anti-corruption event at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London followed a statement from his office on Wednesday, saying that he had been "deeply shocked and embarrassed"� by Cameron's remarks.


In the 29 seconds chat minutes monitored by our correspondent, Waghorn had pressed president Buhari to know whether Nigeria Nigeria was "fantastically corrupt"�, surprisingly, the president admitted.

The chat went this way:

Sky news: Will you like an apology from the prime minister?

Buhari: "No, no not at all"�

Sky news: Are you embarrassed by what he said? Buhari: "No I'm not."�

Sky news: Is Nigeria fantastically corrupt? Buhari: "Yes"�

Nigeria was ranked 136 out of 167 countries in Transparency International's 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index.