Corruption: We are saints compared to those in power today – Babangida

Former military leader, President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has drawn a comparison between his regime and current democratic administration and declared that he was a saint compared to the level of corruption in today’s government.

Babangida said unequivocally that he fought corruption as president of Nigeria better than what President Muhammadu Buhari is currently doing.

The former president spoke in an interview with ARISE television on Friday.

He said people who worked under him were saints compared to those currently in power.

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“With the current cases of corruption going on across the country, the military leaders are saints when compared to the democratic leaders.”

“You cannot compare what we did with what is on the ground now in terms of corruption. Corruption is more now. We are saints when compared to what is happening in the democratic era.

“When I was in leadership, I sacked a governor for misappropriating less than N313,000 but today, billions are being stolen and misappropriated, a lot of them are in court but still parade themselves in the streets. So, tell me, who else is better at fighting corruption?”