Mambilla: Malami breaks silence over ICC tribunal’s findings

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has rejected allegations of corruption arising from the findings of an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration tribunal concerning his handling of the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project.

In a connection by his Special Assistant connected Media, Mohammed Bello Doka, Malami said the findings contained successful the 616-page grant should beryllium considered alongside the implicit documentary and evidentiary record.

DAILY POST had earlier reported that the ICC tribunal recovered that Malami acted against Nigeria’s interests portion handling a colony statement with Sunrise Power and that helium and the company’s promoter, Leno Adesanya, reached a corrupt deal.

Malami, however, rejected immoderate proposition that helium acted pursuant to a corrupt statement oregon received idiosyncratic fiscal payment from Sunrise Power.

He said the Mambilla quality predated his tenure arsenic Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, having originated successful 2003 and progressive successive administrations and authorities officials.

According to him, his engagement followed a 2016 statesmanlike directive to resoluteness outstanding disputes relating to the project.

Malami said the Ministry of Justice was subsequently tasked with advising the Federal Government on...