Is this the new move for the 'New Africa'?

Sep 7, 2015


Nigeria's leader Muhammadu Buhari has declared he has $150,000 (£100,000) in his personal account, in a move aimed at promoting transparency.
The amount showed the ex-military ruler and minister of petroleum had been living a "Spartan lifestyle", his spokesman Garba Shehu said.
The BBC's Will Ross says the assets are loose change for Nigerian politicians but a fortune for most of the country.
Mr Buhari is the first opposition candidate to win a national election.
The former military ruler was elected in March largely on a promise to tackle corruption and insecurity.
Buhari's assets;
  • Five homes and two mud houses, as well as farms
  • An orchard and a ranch with 270 head of cattle,
  • 25 sheep, five horses and a variety of birds
  • Shares in three firms
  • Two undeveloped plots of lands
  • Bought two cars from his savings
On the other hand, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, a successful lawyer and pastor at one of Nigeria's biggest churches, is considerably wealthier.
Nigeria Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo attend during the investiture ceremony for the new president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina, on September 1, 2015, in Abidjan.
Mr Osinbajo
Mr Shehu said in a statement Mr Osinbajo had $1.4m (£900,000) in his bank accounts.
In his declaration of assets, Mr Osinbajo also revealed that he owned a four-bedroom residence, a three-bedroom flat, a two-bedroom flat and a two-bedroom mortgaged property in Bedford, UK.
Late President Umaru Yar'Adua was the first Nigerian leader to declare his assets publicly.
He was reported to be worth $5m (£3.5m) when the declaration was made in 2007.

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