Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, says the anti-corruption effort of President Mohammadu Buhari lacks proper understanding of the enemy for going after church who receieved a tithe of N42m recently. He described the controversial N42m tithe paid into a church account in Benue state as ‘chicken feed’ comparing it with money squandered by politicians.
He made this statement at a recent interview with the Punch. Kukah was asked of his opinion of the said sum being paid to a church when the society is filled with people who are in need of basic amenities.
Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi revealed that the money was paid into the UBA account of the NKST Church High Level Makurdi. NKST is an abbreviation for ‘Non go Kristu U Sudan hen Tiv’, meaning the Church of Christ Amongst the Tiv.
He said: “This (N42m tithe) is ‘chicken feed’ compared to what contractors and businessmen and women are paying to corrupt church men, who are largely partners in crime and claim to be praying for rich people.
“So, it is important to check and cross-check your facts. You should educate us by telling us what really happened now that the right hand knows what the left is doing.”
Kukah said that the president’s mindset was still that of the military days.
The cleric insisted that he is against the use of the word “war” as a strategy to fight corruption.
Kukah also expressed sadness that even with the adoption of the word by the government in tackling corruption, the desired results are yet to be achieved.
According to him, the fact that the national assembly and the executive could not agree on a pick for Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, spoke poorly of the government’s anti-corruption efforts.
Source : SelahAfrik
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