Y’all need a holiday. Buhari’s daughter was using Presidential jet for a mini college photography assignment. The man himself funnelled ridiculous amount of money to Niger for God knows what, approved & oversaw
#LekkiMassacre. I tell you true free, he’s burning in Hell…
Your point about Muhammadu Buhari’s personal integrity is fair. The man himself was not known to steal or live lavishly. He carried an air of discipline and simplicity that made many Nigerians believe he truly had zero tolerance for corruption. In a country exhausted by greed and impunity, Buhari’s clean image stood out. But if we’re being honest and balanced, while Buhari might not have personally dipped his hands into the pot, his administration became one of the most corruption-tainted governments in Nigeria’s democratic era. That’s not sentiment; it’s the reality that unfolded under his watch.
Yes, Buhari made corruption a national conversation. His EFCC and ICPC secured convictions, and he publicly declared that corruption was Nigeria’s biggest enemy. But in practice, things didn’t improve much. Transparency International consistently ranked Nigeria among the most corrupt countries throughout his eight years in power. The anti-corruption fight appeared selective, loud when opposition figures were involved, silent or sluggish when allies were the ones accused. Institutions that should have been strengthened to enforce accountability were either politicized or neutered. So, while Buhari’s tone at the top was firm, the machinery beneath him ran on the same old culture of compromise and impunity.
And the evidence speaks loudly: the $43 million discovered in an Ikoyi apartment linked to the National Intelligence Agency’s boss, Ayo Oke; the billions reportedly siphoned from the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme meant to support farmers; the countless ministries and agencies flagged for unaccounted funds. Add to that the staggering scandals involving his own appointees, former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, accused of abusing his office and mismanaging foreign exchange allocations worth billions; and former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, who faced allegations of unexplained wealth, interference in corruption cases, and misuse of recovered loot. These cases didn’t just happen around Buhari — they happened under him.
So yes, Buhari, the man may have been honest, but Buhari, the leader, presided over a system that remained deeply corrupt. His personal integrity never quite translated into institutional integrity. That’s the paradox of his legacy: a man of clean hands surrounded by a government neck-deep in dirty waters.