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British PM calls Nigeria, Afghanistan 'most corrupt countries'

David Cameron was caught on camera making the remarks to Queen Elizabeth at an event marking monarch's 90th birthday

Afp May 10, 2016

British Prime Minister David Cameron. PHOTO: AFP

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron has called Nigeria and Afghanistan "possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world" even as he hailed their leaders' planned attendance at an anti-corruption summit in London.

He was caught on camera making the remarks to Queen Elizabeth II and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at an event marking the monarch's 90th birthday last month.

"We've got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain," Cameron said, apparently referring to the anti-corruption summit he is hosting on Thursday.

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"Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world," he said, according to a video clip published by the ITV News channel on Tuesday.

David Cameron tells the Queen Nigeria and Afghanistan are the 'two most corrupt countries in the world' https://t.co/dSGlekHNiC
— ITV News (@itvnews) May 10, 2016

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani are both due to attend the summit alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry and the heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

COMMENTS (7)

Gullu Badsha | 8 years ago | Reply Although David Cameron's comments do not carry any weight; but he should have mentioned India & Pakistan as well. He, in particular must have mentioned his buddy in corruption Nawaz Sharif.

faisal | 8 years ago | Reply Its a matter of relativity. There is a minimal amount of corruption in UK but there is no comparison of that corruption to the corruption of countries like af-pak and nigeria etc.

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stevenson | 8 years ago | Reply @Jibran: At least in Pakistan, there is some accountability and development unless those other countries. All the money that our politicians and dictators have taken is nowhere near the money looted by officials in Kabul or in Nigeria. That's why Afghanistan and Nigeria are the most corrupt.

NY | 8 years ago | Reply How sad, he forgot to mention us in the honours list.

Jibran | 8 years ago | Reply Is he yet to meet the Pakistani Charles Sobhraj (aka Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif)?

Humza | 8 years ago | Reply @Iqbal: The irony is that PM Cameron received money from his family through an off shore account as revealed in Panama Leaks. Afghanistan and Nigeria may be among the most corrupt countries of the world but the British PM has lost any authority to comment since he first denied any involvement with Panama off shore accounts.

Iqbal | 8 years ago | Reply LOL... Look who is talking. Mr.Panama PM of the UK blaming others for corruption when he himself is in Panana papers case.

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