The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Hassan Matthew Kukah, has said that the Buhari administration amplified corruption in moral, financial and other terms.
Kukah stated this in his keynote address, delivered at the 60th anniversary of Aare Afe Babalola’s call to bar in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state.
According to him, although corruption did not start under Buhari, Nigerians witnessed the ugliest phase of corruption in moral, financial, and other terms.
“We have seen the worst phase of corruption in Nigeria, Femi Falana, my friend here will speak about that because he has published a series of articles talking about what happened under the Buhari administration.
“They were not the ones who caused corruption but I think in the last administration, we saw the ugliest phase of corruption whether in moral terms, financial terms and other terms,” Kukah said.
The Bishop noted that citizens, including presidents and Senators, were not excited about being Nigerians because the country was held hostage by people who threaten the very existence of our democracy and country.
Noting that Nigerians had lost faith in the judiciary, Kukah added that he considered the judiciary a victim the same way every other institution in Nigeria is suffering a crisis.
The Bishop also argued that Nigeria should not assume that it is a democracy but matching towards democracy, which means rebuilding Nigeria “after the kind of mess the last administration has left the country.”
The Bishop said it is time to rebuild the country, adding that no matter what happens at the Supreme Court concerning the election, he is convinced that Nigerians have put the “ugly past” behind them.
