Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu Is Third Most Corrupt Leader In The World – OCCRP

Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has been ranked the third most corrupt leader globally by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

The OCCRP, a coalition of investigative journalists and activists, conducted global nominations to identify individuals allegedly fostering corruption and worsening poverty.

Kenyan President William Ruto emerged as the leader with the highest votes, followed by former Indonesian President Joko Widodo, with Tinubu securing the third position.

Despite the votes, the OCCRP named former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, now exiled in Russia, as its “Person of the Year” for 2024.

According to the OCCRP, over 55,000 nominations were received this year.

“The judges acknowledge the importance of public interest and outrage at corruption. We asked for nominations from readers, journalists, the Person of the Year judges and others in the OCCRP global network,” stated the OCCRP.

“The finalists who received the most votes this year were: President of Kenya William Ruto; Former President of Indonesia Joko Widodo; President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina; Indian businessman Gautam Adani.”

Tinubu, 72, faced allegations of enabling a corruption-ridden administration. Critics referenced his tenure as Lagos governor from 1999 to 2003, where he reportedly accumulated immense wealth for himself and his family.

His presidency, which began in May 2023, has also faced scrutiny. The controversial award of a multitrillion-naira road contract for the Abuja-Calabar route to a company owned by his son raised concerns of nepotism and corruption.

Adding to these controversies, Tinubu’s past involvement in a Chicago cocaine case and accusations of certificate forgery following his inauguration were cited as factors influencing the OCCRP’s ranking.

Tinubu has consistently denied all allegations of corruption, dismissing them as unfounded.

KanyiDaily recalls that Nigerian journalist, David Hundeyin recently accused President Bola Tinubu of being an asset of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States.