File Photo: Bishop Matthew Kukah and President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock
Mr. Femi Adesina, former media spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari, has knocked Matthew Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese over recent critical comments of Buhari government which he described as the worst in corruption, reports Political Economist NG.
Political Economist NG recalls that Kukah spoke on Monday at the 60th anniversary of the call to the bar of legal luminary Afe Babalola, SAN, in Ado Ekiti, where he said corruption became its ugliest under Buhari government.
But in his reaction via his verified Twitter handle, Adesina dismissed Kukah as a man who sought patronage from Buhari but got none.
Political Economist NG reports that Adesina tweeted on Tuesday morning: “Who listens to that Bishop again. He’s still pained that he got no under-the-cassock patronage from Buhari, unlike in the past. As e dey pain them, e dey sweet us.”
Kukah had in his speech said: “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,” he said.
Citing Daura, Buhari’s hometown in Katsina State as an example, Kukah said while in power, many leaders develop their communities at the expense of others.
“Most leaders have only limited development to their home town which according to him, does not project democracy. I must say that Daura, in Kastina has enjoyed development over time owing to the fact that it is the hometown of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari. It is disheartening to even know that even Kastina, the state as a whole, is not even close to development despite Daura being parts of its domain. This does not speak well of our democracy.”
