Buhari Arrives London On The Heels Of David Cameron’s “Fantastically Corrupt” Gaffe

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, arrived London Tuesday evening to attend an anti-corruption summit hosted by the United Kingdom.

President Buhari arrives on the heels of a raging controversy after British PM David Cameron described Nigeria and Afghanistan as “two of the most corrupt countries in the world” during a conversation he had with the queen earlier on Tuesday.

The anti-corruption summit holds on Thursday.

Meanwhile, in a statement released by the Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the Presidency expressed its embarrassment at the statement credited to the British Prime Minister:

“This is embarrassing to us, to us say the least, given the good work that the President is doing. The eyes of the world are on what is happening here. The Prime Minister must be looking at an old snapshot of Nigeria. Things are changing with corruption and everything else.” – Presidential Spokesperson Garba Shehu | 10/05/16