This fight against corruption not meaningful yet -Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah has said that there is not yet any meaningful fight against corruption in Nigeria.

According to him, government can only be seen as truly fighting corruption when it begins “the fight against corruption from the institution, so that we will not continue to have the same result.’’

Not until that is done, Hassan-Kukah believes that government is only fighting the symptoms of corruption and not the disease.

He said this at a programme organised by the Book Readers’ Club of Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy (ISGPP) in Ibadan on Tuesday.

“Government should begin the fight against corruption from the institution, so that we will not continue to have the same result.

“Almost all bad things in Nigeria have validation and a lot of Nigerians have gone through several harsh treatments without charges.

“Many of those ethnic leaders are ethnic entrepreneur, who use their people to get what they want,” the cleric posited.

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He emphasised the need to put in place a mechanism that will ensure justice for all.

He said “There is need for mechanism that will guarantee justice for victim, perpetrator and larger society, likewise seeking God.

“Nigerians like blaming the nation’s woes on some persons and are always obsessed of a messiah. We need to create elasticity to be able to accommodate the various agitations across the country.’’

He then called on Nigerians to always respect their leaders, saying that the solution to the present problems before the nation was not to vilify President Muhammad Buhari.

By Ebere Ndukwu …

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