ANALYSIS: Tinubu’s UNGA speech needs action back home

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu

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Corruption is endemic among Nigeria’s politicians and civil servants. So far, Mr Tinubu has not shown serious indication that his government would forge a different path, experts say. He recently appointed Abubakar Bagudu, an ex-governor who has spent time in jail and helped Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s former dictator, to siphon public funds into offshore accounts.

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