$16bn power projects : EFCC, NASS records exonerate me of wrong doing — Obasanjo

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Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday that the National Assembly had absolved him of any wrong doing in the 16 billion dollars power projects executed by his administration between 1999 and 2007.

According to his media aide, Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, the former president had addressed the issue at different platforms.

Obasanjo’s reaction came on the heels of comment by President Muhammadu Buhari on the power projects on Tuesday.

Akinyemi said the president was re-echoing an “unsubstantiated allegation” against Obasanjo.

“A statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari, apparently without correct information and based on ignorance, suggested that $16 billion was wasted on power projects by a former President.

“We believe that the President was…



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