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Tinubu Third Most Corrupt World Leader – Report

A network of investigative journalists and activists, Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), has ranked President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria as the third most corrupt leader in the world.

This ranking came after the OCCRP called for global nominations to highlight individuals advancing criminal activities and worsening poverty.

The OCCRP also held that Kenyan President William Ruto received the highest number of votes.

Tinubu was listed third, following former Indonesian president, Joko Widodo.

Despite the vote, the main “Person of the Year” title was awarded to Bashar al-Assad, the recently ousted Syrian leader who fled to Russia.

“The judges acknowledge the importance of public interest and outrage at corruption,” organisers at OCCRP stated.

For the first time in the contest’s 13-year history, the judges also awarded a special “Lifetime Non-Achievement Award” to Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, one of the longest-serving dictators in the world.

The report claimed that after leading a coup in 1979 to seize power from his uncle, Obiang has mercilessly repressed any dissent with unlawful arrests, forced disappearances, and torture.

Osun Defender gathered that the report was however received with controversy. Most of the comments on the organisation’s X handle berated the platform for ranking Assad over Ruto who was said to have received the most votes as the most corrupt leader in the world.

Sodiq Yusuf is a trained media practitioner and journalist with considerable years of experience in print, broadcast, and digital journalism. His interests cover a wide range of causes in politics, governance, sports, community development, and good governance.