Ex-President Obasanjo Accuses Buhari Of Corruption, Says President Condones Nepotism

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has described nepotism as a form of corruption that is impeding the current fight against graft in Africa's biggest economy.

Obasanjo, who spoke to investors at the ongoing yearly meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Moscow, accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of fiscal indiscipline and bias in the fight against corruption.
While describing corruption and development as strange bedfellows, Obasanjo warned that people in authority would remain deluded as long as their definition of corruption is when money, goods and services are involved.
“Nepotism is a form of corruption and condoning what is bad is a height of corruption. Lack of fiscal discipline is corruption. So, corruption and development cannot meet. You must eschew corruption to make sure that you make significant progress.
“Fighting corruption is not a matter of do it today and tomorrow you are absent. It must be consistently fought.
"There must not be sacred cows, and it must be comprehensive and inclusive,” he said.
The Buhari administration has repeatedly come under criticism for allegedly favouring a section of the country on appointments and targeting the opposition in its campaign against graft.