ICC hears petition how Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan squandered N11tn electricity fund

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Former presidents Obasanjo, Yar Adua, Jonathan

The International Criminal Court, ICC in Hague is considering the petition on the allegations of widespread, systematic and large-scale corruption in the electricity sector since the return of democracy in 1999 and under the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria.

This was confirmed by anti-corruption advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).

In a statement on Tuesday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale, the organization said that, “SERAP can confirm that the ICC is now considering our petition. We have received communication from Mark P. Dillon, Head of Information and Evidence Unit of the ICC indicating that the court will give due consideration to our petition.”

According to SERAP, the information is contained in a…

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