Stopping corruption has been one of the major bullet point campaign promises of the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Recently past leaders have been facing the music in court has EFCC has prosecuted former governors and senators already.
There is a saying that you can not face the future if you can not solve the past. As Nigerians hope for the quick arrival to these promises here is a quick look at the famous past corrupt leaders and where we stand in the world
| Name | Position | Funds embezzled2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mohamed Suharto | President of Indonesia (1967–1998) | $15–35 billion |
| 2. Ferdinand Marcos | President of the Philippines (1972–1986) | 5–10 billion |
| 3. Mobutu Sese Seko | President of Zaire (1965–1997) | 5 billion |
| 4. Sani Abacha | President of Nigeria (1993–1998) | 2–5 billion |
| 5. Slobodan Milosevic | President of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1989–2000) | 1 billion |
| 6. Jean-Claude Duvalier | President of Haiti (1971–1986) | 300–800 million |
| 7. Alberto Fujimori | President of Peru (1990–2000) | 600 million |
| 8. Pavlo Lazarenko | Prime Minister of Ukraine (1996–1997) | 114–200 million |
| 9. Arnoldo Alemán | President of Nicaragua (1997–2002) | 100 million |
| 10. Joseph Estrada | President of the Philippines (1998–2001) | 78–80 million |
1. Defined as former political leaders who have been accused of embezzling the most funds from their countries over the past two decades.
2. All sums are estimates of alleged embezzlement and appear in U.S. dollars.
Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Report 2004.
Some may argue that if the said President were to be alive today he will not be prosecuted. Some say otherwise. What is your take?, have your say.
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