The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, says Nigeria saw the ugliest phase of corruption under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The cleric noted that though corruption did not start under Buhari, his administration amplified it morally and financially.
He stressed that the corruption witnessed under Buhari whom many described as Mr. integrity, was either in moral terms, financial terms or in other terms.
Kukah disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the 60th call to bar anniversary celebration of legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, in Ado Ekiti on Monday.
His words: “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 expressed concern that Nigeria is literally being held hostage by people who threaten the very existence of our democracy and country.
He noted that Nigeria is sharing its sovereignty which is guaranteed in the constitution with bandits and other terrorists.
Kukah also described the judiciary as a victim the same way every other institution in Nigeria is suffering a crisis.
He added, “A lot of Nigerians have lost faith in the judiciary. 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.”