Few hours after exchanging handshakes with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council of State meeting on Thursday at the Aso Rock Villa, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has taken another swipe at the President over his claims of fighting corruption in the country.

In a statement released on Thursday by Mr. Lere Olayinka, his Special Assistant on New Media, Fayose said President Buhari was presiding over the worst form of corruption in the history of Nigeria.

Governor’s Fayose’s assertion followed the release of Transparency International’s report on perception of corruption in Nigeria, in which the country dropped from 136th to 148th on the world’s corruption scale.

Fayose said the report has placed a question mark on President Buhari’s claim of being a man of integrity as well as being a testament to what he had always said about the President and the current administration.

“Transparency International only confirmed what I have said before that President Buhari is only hiding under anti-corruption fight to harass his perceived political foes while protecting corrupt people in his government.

“Fact is that President Buhari is presiding over the worst form of corruption in the history of Nigeria and the good thing is that despite their propaganda, they have not been able to hide the rot in their government from the eagle eye of international organizations like Transparency International,” Fayose said.

While citing the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu who was indicted by the Directorate of State Services (DSS) for corruption, Fayose called on President Buhari to stop deceiving Nigerians with his phantom anti-corruption fight as recent occurrences since his ascendency to power had  tainted the campaign.

The Governor further expressed dismay over alleged lies peddled by the Presidency that the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram had been defeated, wondering how a defeated force could still manage to raid and abduct 94 girls from the Government Girls Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State.

“My heart goes out to those 46 students that are yet to be found and I urge the Federal government as well as the Yobe State government to do all within their powers to bring the students back to re-unite with their families,” he added.