2027: Investigate me — Atiku speaks on $16bn power projects scandal

The statesmanlike campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and Nigeria’s erstwhile Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has denied wrongdoing successful the alleged $16 cardinal powerfulness task ungraded up of the 2027 wide election.

Atiku made the disclosure successful a connection by his media squad on Wednesday.

DAILY POST reports that allegations of the mismanagement of $16 cardinal allocated to the National Integrated Power Projects, NIPP, were raised successful transportation with the medication of erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku betwixt 1999 and 2007.

Reacting, Atiku challenged the Tinubu medication to nutrient grounds of wrongdoing against him.

Atiku said the abrupt resurrection of allegations concerning the powerfulness sector, privatisation and nationalist assets was a predictable effort to divert attraction from the questions confronting the Tinubu administration.

“The National Assembly investigated the powerfulness projects. I was ne'er invited to reply immoderate allegation of wrongdoing.

“Yes, I chaired the National Council connected Privatisation arsenic Vice President. But connected the powerfulness project, I disagreed with its conception and did not preside implicit its implementa...