Adelani Adepegba, Abuja
A former foreign affairs minister, Mathew Mbu, has narrated in his autobiography how the Nigerian government refurbished an old ship with £18m.
He stated in the book titled, Mbu: Dignity in Service, that he bought the ship on behalf of the country for £2.8m, and expressed surprise that the Ministry of Defence officials allegedly sent the vessel for refitting at a whopping sum of £18m, shortly after he left the ministry.
The ex-minister, who died on February 6, 2012, had left the manuscript of his autobiography which the family published in his honour.
The son of the late diplomat, Mathew Mbu Jr., told journalists on Thursday that the book would be launched posthumously on April 10, 2018 at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
In the book, the author explained how he fought corruption by serving with dignity, noting that the then Minister of Defence, Alhaji…
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