A report by the UK Telegraph accused the current administration of using Britain’s anti-insurgency donation to fund a witch-hunt against opposition politicians.
The report said Britain had committed to spending £860 million in foreign aid to Nigeria to support the efforts to crush Boko Haram.
“Since Mr Buhari came to power last July, a number of prominent members of the former ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been arrested and imprisoned without charge. Among those detained was the party’s official spokesperson,” the report read.
“Most of the arrests have been sanctioned by the government-controlled Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), which was set up to tackle corruption and receives funding from the Department for International Development.
“But while Mr Buhari’s government continues to use British aid money to target his political opponents, it is proving less effective at tackling the Islamist-run Boko Haram terrorist group.
“Much of the aid Britain provides to Nigeria is aimed at helping the country’s security forces to become more effective at tackling Boko Haram.
“Now political opponents claim he is returning to his old dictatorial ways, abusing British aid meant to improve Nigeria’s ability to tackle Boko Haram to consolidate his hold on power.”
The report said Boko Haram is gaining more grounds because of the president’s interest in fighting his opponents rather than providing security.
Telegraph said there is a growing concern among Western officials that the Nigerian military is failing to take effective action against militants.
“This is a scandal in the making,” the paper quoted a senior US official as saying.
“There is no doubt the growing strength of Boko Haram is because President Buhari is far more interested in settling scores with his political opponents than concentrating his energy on defeating terrorists.
“The result is that Nigeria is starting to look more and more like a police state while Boko Haram just goes from strength to strength.”
Another Western diplomat added: “If Buhari was serious about fighting corruption he would be focusing all of his efforts on targeting corruption that is impeding Nigeria’s ability to focus its efforts on tackling Boko Haram.”
Telegraph said the accusations that Nigeria is abusing British aid will add to the growing controversy over Downing Street’s commitment to spend 0.7 percent of GDP on the foreign aid budget. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeletePMB so other people could see what we are seeing here,so Oyinbo people are aware of witch hunting?1984-85 is just 31yrs ago SA,not too long to repeat itself as dey say history does too.
ReplyDeleteAdewale, this is the reason why you have been a failure right after you left secondary school. Instead of you to research on the Internet to verify the authenticity of the said report, you rushed to the social media saying all sorts of rubbish. This is the reason why the intelligent quotient (IQ) of youths such as yourself, have gone below 50% because you depend on gossips and lies from chain mails on the social media without carrying out research on the veracity of such reports.
DeleteMany lads like you are continually regurgitated from our broken higher institutions yearly without and atom of cerebral transformation.
I have checked UK Telegraph websites but can't find the news criticising Buhari as claimed here
ReplyDeleteThou sponsor of this publications shall woefully fail. what manner of journalism is this no substance in this reportage, Please.
ReplyDeleteStop defending a fool
DeleteKudos to people like Anonymous 5:02 who have made at least an effort to further verify the source of the report and its authenticity, not like MORON in the person of Adewale Korede who are quick to jump the gun.
ReplyDeletePls wht telegraph did he check...he must be blind to truth it's there
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