Entering his last year in office, the Philippine president’s campaign promises ring hollow. The question is what’s next.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shows boxes of newly arrived Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines purchased from China, 29 March 2021 in Manila (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali via Getty Images) Published 28 May 2021 06:00 0 Comments
The 2016 presidential race in the Philippines looked like the perfect time for Rodrigo Duterte to come to power. The country was coming off of Noynoy Aquino’s soft and ineffectual presidency, and there was a sweeping sense that voters were keen on the unconventional. In stepped Duterte, who spoke in cutting quips and larger-than-life one-liners – a marked change from the allegorical speeches of traditional politicians.
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari s son-in-law is wanted as part of an investigation into an alleged $65-million housing fraud.
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) said Gimba Yau Kumo and two others were being sought for misappropriating and diverting funds earmarked for a national housing project development.
Buhari spokesperson Garba Shehu confirmed the investigation into the president s son-in-law.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari s son-in-law is wanted as part of an investigation into an alleged $65-million housing fraud, the country s anti-graft agency said.
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) said Gimba Yau Kumo and two others were being sought for misappropriating and diverting funds earmarked for a national housing project development, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.
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President Museveni (with a stick) welcomed by locals during the 195-kilometre trek in Luweero District in 2019. The walk was meant to honour National Resistance Army (NRA) fighters. PHOTO / ABUBAKER LUBOWA
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5th Corruption index: Uganda slid by 5 places in the 2020 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index from the previous year’s ranking, suggesting public sector corruption is on the rise despite President Museveni’s tough rhetoric to end the vice.
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As the presidential flag bearer of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Mr Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa themed his campaign on “securing the future” of Uganda, if re-elected.
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