Raila Odinga, Kenyan opposition
leader, has used a former Nigerian minister as an example of how public office
holders amass wealth illegally.
Addressing an audience at a
summit which held in Kenya, Odinga spoke of how an unnamed Malaysian minister
hosted his Nigerian counterpart and they shared ideas on corruption.
According to him, after taking an
infrastructural tour around the country, both men retired into the residence of
the Malaysian.
Impressed by the splendour, the
Nigerian was said to have asked his host how he managed to acquire the mansion.
The Malaysian reportedly said he
got 10 percent of the amount meant for the construction of a highway as
kickback.
He said when the Malaysian
minister returned the visit, and was taken on a tour, all he saw were potholes
and bad roads.
Just like it happened in the
Asian country, the two men were said to have retired into the Lagos mansion of
the Nigerian.
The Malaysian asked how his
counterpart got money to build such a house and he reportedly narrated how he
got 100 percent of the amount meant for the construction of roads as kickback.
Corruption is one of the vices
confronting Nigeria. It’s unclear if Odinga used the example to make a point or
it happened in real life.
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