The former chairman House Committee on Power between 2007 to 2010, Ndudi Elumelu has raised doubts over the ongoing senate probe of money spent within the last 16 years in the sector, hinting that similar efforts were made under Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, but stifled by cabals in his regime who were bent on rubbishing any indicting report.

Elumelu, disclosed this during an interview with ChannelsTv, where he stated that desperate contractors who had benefited from Obasanjo’s efforts at privatizing the power sector with the sale of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, were determined to use the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to doctor the report to their favor.

“Out of desperation they had to allege that I stole N5.3bn. I think the probe panel sort to achieve a lot, when most contractors heard about how we were going about the probe, they approached us to bribe us”
“Yes we were approached and no doubt about that, and they also ganged up in order to rubbish us and paint us as corrupt. In my report I made a recommendation on rural electrification, and I know what I said in the REA, first of all I said they were duplicating projects, secondly I said officers there should be removed or redeployed.

“I found out that they were contractors, and just because they wanted to kill the report, first, they said I stole and EFCC called me and said I stepped on toes, I then called the EFCC chairman (Farida Waziri) where after about 2-3 days they took me to court claiming I stole N5.3bn”

“Suddenly somebody comes out and said that I awarded contract in REA with the officers of REA, I know somebody who offered me something, I refused, and he said I would be on the other side and I would be pleading. They attacked my family house and I had to take my family abroad”

The Senate ad hoc committee on power initiated a probe to investigate all monies spent from 1999 till date in the power sector, announcing that the power sector had already gulped N2.7trn in the period under review.

The probe panel headed by senator Abubakar Kyari had invited the permanent secretary ministry of power, Ambassador Godknows Igali who insisted that from 1999, the ministry only got a total of N1.103 trn, while the managing director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, James Olotu on his part, said the 10 independent power plants in the county got N8.2trn in the period under review.

Against growing doubt, the committee demanded for a full audit report from the ministry of power and all agencies under it, in order to address grey areas noticed in their presentations.



Obasanjo stormed the Presidential Villa in an unannounced visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, and though he refused to comment on the issues discussed, it is believed that the probe of the power sector was high on his agenda during the visit, prompting political observers to conclude that the ex-president is on a mission to seek amnesty from the outcome of the probe. See more: http://www.post-nigeria.com/obasanjo-jittery-as-senate-begins-power-probe/

Jit- wetin? Impossicant. Baba dey kampe. Old soldier no dey shake.

Lol

baba is involved no doubt... I wish this country would someday nail some1 n that will be a starting point..

IamAtribalist:
Jit- wetin? Impossicant. Baba dey kampe. Old soldier no dey shake.

I dont like ur username

Baba na old soldire

Mtchewwww!! Abeg tell me when $1=#1
Meanwhile eti 1.5gb at signature

If this man can be probed, this country would get better.
He is the main problem.

Obj belongs in prison.

I dey laugh in Baba Voice

;DComot Jor!

This old fart keeps visiting the Aso rock!

how can he be jittery??

I'll take Buhari's "Anti corruption " blah blah blah serious when he kicks this ugly bat out of Aso rock!

For now,,, buhari n'ako bullsh1t! ;DComot Jor!

This old fart keeps visiting the Aso rock!

how can he be jittery??

I'll take Buhari's "Anti corruption " blah blah blah serious when he kicks this ugly bat out of Aso rock!

For now,,, buhari n'ako bullsh1t!

Why is OBJ scared of power probe? I'm with the senate on this and I want it to be on camera so that we ll know the truth about it

And you think OBJ is afraid? He last fear was Abacha. Since God has given him victory over that, I doubt if he would be afraid of any issue again.


Gbagbe oshi, let's go swimming