By Uchenna Nwankwo
THE Nigerian press has of late been inundated with bold headlines that have in the main strived to demonise former President Olusegun Obasanjo and paint him as a plain thief that stole the nation blind during his second coming as Head of State, 1999-2007, especially over the country’s power sector. There have also been banner headlines calling for the probe of the Obasanjo presidency. Some even hint that the man should be sent back to prison for these and other purported sins and excesses.
The recent news reports that the Buhari government might be considering probing Obasanjo’s handling of the Nigerian power sector during his time as civilian Head of State have evidently led to some of these commentaries. It has definitely provoked this write-up. I say provoked because the proposed action underlines and validates earlier claims from many quarters that…
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