Nigeria, July 14 -- A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, says the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria was a "colossal disaster".

Mr Buhari, who served as Nigeria's president from 2015 to 2023, died in a London hospital on Sunday at the age of 82.

In a Facebook post on Sunday night, Mr Effiong said the late Buhari abused and missed golden opportunities to transform Nigeria during his two terms as the country's president.

The human rights lawyer argued that as the then-president, Mr Buhari had all "the power and resources" to build a standard hospital in Nigeria that would have catered for his medical needs, but he failed to do so.

"Our politicians destroy our country while enjoying their best lives abroad.

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