Nigeria: Prof Wole Soyinka Urges Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Body to Arrest Corrupt Leaders

Nigeria's anti-corruption body has been criticised by the public for its perceived soft stance on political actors. Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka recently addressed the 8th Commonwealth Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies, and urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest corrupt leaders.

In 2015, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari was voted into office on the basis of his strong anti-corruption promise. Nigerians were tired of the corrupt antics of the then ruling party the People's Democratic Party (PDP) which had been in power for 16 years.

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