The group wondered why the western countries have refused to release
the looted funds deposited in various banks in their countries to the
Nigerian government.
Nigerians are really upset about the comment made by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, describing Nigeria as a fantastically corrupt nation.
Nigerians took to Twitter
to express their dismay at the British PM’s comment and trust our
people who will always get the fun part of every situation, various
memes were created.
A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) have
also condemned the Cameron’s comment, saying the western countries
themselves are paying lip service to the fight against corruption.
The
group wondered why the western countries have refused to release the
looted funds deposited in various banks in their countries to the
Nigerian government.
Punch reports that TMG in a statement signed by by its chairman, Ibrahim Zikirullahi, on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, said "Our
position is that the looters in Nigeria and corrupt elements in the
West, helping to stash illicit monies in their banking systems, are
equally culpable. The moral opprobrium, and the necessary global action
to stop these illicit financial flows must focus on countries of origin
of corrupt monies as well as recipient countries.
“Beyond
the narrative of endemic corruption in Nigeria therefore, a much more
definite burden must be placed on countries like Britain, and their
offshore tax havens that have served as safe destinations for ill-gotten
wealth from Nigeria.
“TMG therefore
calls on the government of western nations to immediately expedite
action for the repatriation of all Nigerian monies currently yielding
layers of interest in bank vaults in their banking systems.”
Transparency International also faulted David Cameron’s comment about Nigeria being corrupt.
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