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| Nigerian President Buhari 'not demanding' Cameron apology | Nigerian President Buhari 'not demanding' Cameron apology |
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| Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt". | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt". |
| 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. | 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. |
| Mr Cameron made the unguarded comments in a conversation with the Queen. | Mr Cameron made the unguarded comments in a conversation with the Queen. |
| He is hosting an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday. | He is hosting an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday. |
| Nigeria was ranked 136th in Transparency International's 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index. | |
| Asked at the event if Nigeria was "fantastically corrupt", Mr Buhari: "Yes". | |
| 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". | |
| He said corruption in Nigeria was endemic and his government was committed to fighting it. | He said corruption in Nigeria was endemic and his government was committed to fighting it. |
| 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". | |
| Speaking ahead of the summit, Mr Cameron said: "For too long there has been a taboo about tackling this issue head-on. | |
| "The summit will change that. Together we will push the fight against corruption to the top of the international agenda where it belongs." |