Bishop Kukah Tags Buhari’s Administration as Most Corrupt in The History of Nigeria

THE Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, says former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration recorded the

worst phase of corruption in the history of Nigeria.

Although Bishop Kukah admitted that corruption did not start under Buhari, he said that the administration amplified it 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,’’the clergyman said while delivering a speech at the 60th call to bar anniversary celebration of legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State on Monday.

“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.

He lamented that the country is sharing its sovereignty with bandits and other terrorists, adding that nobody is excited about being a Nigerian at the moment, as, according to him, the country is being held hostage by people who threaten the existence of her democracy.

Kukah also said that a lot of Nigerians have lost faith in the judiciary, noting that he considers the judiciary a victim.

According to him, Nigeria should not yet assume that it is a democracy but instead assume that it is matching towards democracy, which means rebuilding Nigeria “after the kind of mess the last administration has left the country.”

He however, said that 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.