First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has described Hajia Dada Yar’adua, the late matriarch of the Yar’adua family, as a mother who played her role admirably, producing great sons who served the nation.
In a condolence message, the First Lady commiserated with the Yar’adua family on the passing of Hajia Dada, who left behind a legacy of devotion, love, and service.
Hajia Dada’s remarkable life was exemplified by her children, including the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, late General Shehu Musa Yar’adua, and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, who have all made significant contributions to Nigeria’s development.
The First Lady prayed for the family, friends, and loved ones of the deceased, asking Almighty Allah to grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
She also prayed for Hajia Dada’s soul, seeking Allah’s mercy and blessing, and asking that she be granted Aljannah Firdaus, the highest level of paradise.
“I commiserate with the Yar’Ardua family on the passing of their matriarch, Hajia Dada Yar’Ardua. She was a mother who played her role admirably, producing great sons including the Late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua.
“I pray Almighty Allah grants the entire family, friends, loved ones and the numerous people she touched their lives the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. May Allah grant her Aljannah Firdaus”, she said.
Yesterday’s passing of Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is another reminder to those in power about the ephemerality of life, the transience of power and the need to make a positive impact.
Here is a highlight of those who died in office and the intrigues around the absences of three of them.
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua died on May 5, 2010 at 51. He was President from 2007 to 2010.
He previously served as the governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007.
Yar’Adua left Nigeria on November 23, 2009, and was reported to be receiving treatment for pericarditis at a clinic in Saudi Arabia.
He was not seen in public again, and his absence created a power vacuum.
On January 22, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had 14 days to decide a resolution on whether Yar’Adua was “incapable of discharging the functions of his office”.
Amid alleged hijack of power by a cabal, the Senate on February 9, 2010, invoked the “doctrine of necessity” to transfer presidential powers to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, and declared him Acting President, with all the accompanying powers, until Yar’Adua returned to full health.
Yar’Adua returned on February 24, 2010, but died on May 5.
Akeredolu
Like Yar’Adua, Akeredolu’s absence resulted in a political crisis, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu intervening.
Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who was sworn in yesterday, was accused of being disloyal to his boss, which he denied. This was as calls by his loyalists for him to take over grew.
Lawmakers had declined to approve moves by some members to pronounce Ayedatiwa as acting governor.
Following the President-mediate peace parley, it was agreed that the impeachment proceedings would be halted and that Aiyedatiwa would withdraw his court cases.
Also, the status quo was to be maintained at the party, House of Assembly and State Executive Council; and Ayedatiwa was to function as deputy governor and not as acting governor while remaining loyal to Akeredolu.
Aiyedatiwa was also required to ensure that the APC structure was not polarised and he was not to seek vendetta.
The state was on the edge amid jostling for relevance by political leaders since the return of Akeredolu from a three-month medical vacation in Germany on September 7.
Akeredolu, who had handed over to Aiyedatiwa while travelling abroad, did not step feet on Ondo soil since his return and assumption of power. He remained in his Ibadan home.
On December 12, it was announced that Akeredolu would return abroad on medical leave and that in his absence, Aiyedatiwa would assume the responsibilities of the governor in acting capacity.
He held forth until Akeredolu’s death yesterday.
Danbaba Suntai
There was also intrigue around Danbaba Suntai, the Taraba State Governor who was involved in a plane crash in October 2012. He died in Houston, Florida, in the United States.
Suntai, 56, was piloting a small plane when it crashed near Yola Airport in Adamawa State. It was claimed that he was not certified to fly.
After a brief stay at the National Hospital, Abuja, the injured governor was flown to a hospital in Germany.
He was later transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in the State of Maryland, the United States. After spending a few months there, he was admitted to a rehabilitation centre for trauma patients in Staten Island, New York.
He was flown back to Nigeria on August 25, 2013, after 10 months of medical treatment overseas following claims by his supporters that he was fit to govern.
But after weeks of political crisis in the state based on claims and counterclaims over his health status by supporters and opposing camps, it was revealed that the governor was not healthy enough to live in Nigeria without adequate treatment or to govern a state.
He was subsequently flown abroad again for treatment, with his then deputy and acting governor, Garba Umar, continuing in acting capacity.
Patrick Yakowa
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa served as governor of Kaduna State from 2010 to 2012 when he died in a helicopter crash at Ogbia Creek, Bayelsa State.
He was appointed deputy governor in July 2005 and returned as Kaduna’s number two citizen in the April 2007 election.
He was sworn in as governor on May 20, 2010, succeeding former Governor Namadi Sambo who had been sworn in as Vice President the day before.
Mamman Bello Ali
Mamman Bello Ali represented Yobe South Senatorial District between 1999 and 2007 and was the Chairman Senate Committee on Public Account.
He contested and won the governorship election in 2007 under the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and was in office until he died in 2009.
He died of leukaemia while receiving treatment at a hospital in Florida, United States.
Shehu Kangiwa
Muhammadu Shehu Kangiwa was the first elected civilian governor of Sokoto State in the short-lived Second Republic. He held office from October 1979 to November 1981.
Known as the ‘Smiling Governor, he was popular for providing water, healthcare services, agricultural input and education at all levels and for running a transparent administration.
He died in November 1981 after falling from a horse while playing polo in the 1981 edition of the Georgian League.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was a selfless leader who placed national interest above personal interests.
On his Facebook page yesterday in commemoration of the ninth year of Yar’Adua’s death, Jonathan said he used the opportunity he had in public service to build bridges of love, foster unity and give hope to Nigerians.
He said: “On this day nine years ago, I lost a friend, colleague, brother and boss, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. He was a selfless leader who placed national interest above personal and ethnic gains.
“(The late) President Yar’Adua was a man of integrity with a humble spirit who always took upon himself the burden of national reconciliation, peace-building and democratic consolidation.
“Today, I remember and celebrate him for the works that he had done. Peace he lived for and homes of peace he built. Democracy he loved and democracy he nurtured. We will always remember you for your service. A servant leader truly you remain.”
Also, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar described the late President Yar’Adua as a man of peace.
In a statement yesterday, He wrote: “On May 5, 2010, Nigeria lost a man of peace and a leader with a vision in the person of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
“The late President Yar’Adua was a man I was closely connected to. First, because his late brother, the great Tafida of Katsina, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, was my political mentor who taught Umaru and I the ropes in politics.
“Obviously, with Umaru, the apple did not fall far from the tree.
“Secondly, we worked very, very closely when he was the Governor of Katsina State at the time I was Vice-President to our leader, President Olusegun Obasanjo.
“In this period where Nigeria is facing almost unprecedented violence and insecurity, the world will remember that it was President Yar’Adua who bequeathed peace to the Niger Delta through his futuristic and visionary Amnesty and rehabilitation programme.
“That singular action saw an unprecedented improvement in the performance of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, which led to record-breaking five per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth.
“Beyond that, the late President Yar’Adua was an advocate and proponent of the rule of lLaw and the doctrine of separation of powers. His was the only administration that did not suffer from Executive-Legislative tensions in this Fourth Republic.
“I am proud of what he achieved and the fact that such a decent leader was produced by my political family (the Yar’Adua political family) and my political party (the Peoples Democratic Party).
“May the Almighty Allah continue to shine His noor (light) on the face of our late dear President Umaru Yar’Adua as we mark nine years of his passing and may Allah (SWT) grant him Al-Jannah Fir’daus.
“I also pray that God continues to bless the family he left behind. A grateful nation appreciates the labours of their beloved son almost a decade after his passing.”
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has hailed the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term by the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Political Movement.
Ondo State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Alex Kalejaye, in a statement at the weekend, described the group as “politically versatile and formidable”.
He said, “No doubt, the decision must have been adopted after a deep assessment of the person of the APC presidential candidate; his achievements in less than four years as the President; and his galloping popularity among the unbiased analysts and political observers”.
Kalejaye argued that the unprecedented crowd that so far witnessed in the APC presidential campaigns were clear indicators that the President is going into the election without ‘any threatening contender’.
He said the APC is fully prepared for the elections, “having been able to convince Nigerians, within a short time, that the party and those put forward for elective positions are sincere personalities with unalloyed integrity, who are ready to give their very best for the betterment of the country.
In an earlier press statement, the group had contended that, “while individuals are at liberty to support any candidate of their choice, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Political Movement has already endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari of APC for re-election in the forthcoming presidential election taking place on the 16th of February 2019.”
As reactions continue to trail the recent statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the state of the nation, the Council of Progressive Yoruba Youths has apologized to Nigerians.
The youth group said the latest missive in circulation entitled “Points For Concern And Action by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo” was off-point and should be discarded in its entirety.
Speaking at a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday, the National President of the group, Kola Salawu, said Nigerians needed to forgive Obasanjo for the eight years he wasted as a civilian president and for the wrong path he set the nation on.
Salawu said the Yoruba race was deeply ashamed that a so called elder from its ethnic stock decided to remain in a muddy gutter by penning such nauseating content.
He lamented that Obasanjo sowed the seed for extremism that birthed terrorism. He backed this up by ensuring that the military was emasculated and unable to respond to the threat he has created.
The youth leader said, “In Yoruba land, we take pride in answering our names. Only a bastard will deny his name. In practical terms this translates into us standing by our decisions and actions, irrespective of what outcomes they produced. Where the outcomes are good our head swell with the accompanying accolades; where the results of our actions are undesirable, we accept responsibility with honour and explore how to make amends so that we remain an integral part of the society. Of course, in the ancient past, where the failing is too grievous and involves a king that remained recalcitrant the relevant powers will have to present hi, with an empty calabash.
“This is a level of honour Obasanjo has never possessed and is incapable of learning. Had he such honour he would have accepted that the current insecurity he ranted is the outcome of his misrule that is only now yielding fruits. The poverty that makes it possible for terrorists, militants and separatists to gain new recruits was first instituted under his watch as president. The extremism that the nation today grapple with first surfaced under him with some states declaring Sharia rule, which was the incentive that made terrorists started demanding nationwide strict implementation Sharia.
“In the entire eight years he held office, Obasanjo was in mortal fear of being overthrown because of the unpopularity of his government. His solution to this was to destroy the military in the belief that there would be no way to plot a coup against him if there is no virile military. In addition to embarking on massive sacks and purge that deprived the military establishment of crucial institutional memory, he also ensured that the military inventory was depleted without replenishment or procurement to make sure that the military was incapacitated.
“The destruction of the military armory at Ikeja Cantonment about this time of the year in 2002 has now been confirmed to be part of Obasanjo’s desperation to de-tooth the military. A military plane crash that killed a dozen generals under Obasanjo’s watch in 2006 is equally put down to part of his obsession to gelatinize the military. He seemed to have succeeded with it.
“The taint on the military from Obasanjo’s directives for troops to disregard rules of engagement in Odi and Zak-Ibiam remains an obstacle to the military. Even when their recent and ongoing operations meet the global standards for the rules of engagement, the stain from the Obasanjo years remains a perspective from which the military is perceived. This affects the ability of the military to procure arms when they need it and the same tyrant under whose watch this happened is today playing the saint.
“In essence, Obasanjo sowed the seed for extremism that birthed terrorism. He backed this up by ensuring that the military was emasculated and unable to respond to the threat he has created. What has saved Nigeria from Obasanjo’s evil intent was the timely turnaround being witnessed under President Buhari, who has high regards for institutional memory in the military.
“The whole of Nigeria became his enemy and he has never lost on any perceived opportunity to exact vengeance on all citizens. May we refresh our memory that Obasanjo reportedly trained 1000 killer snipers abroad with the intention of using them to assassinate those who stand in the way of his ambition. These snipers formed part of the pioneer team of killers that have remained loose in the country till date.
“The outcome of that election produced Mallam Umaru Yar’Adua as president and it was a matter of months before Obasanjo started wishing him dead because he turned out not to be the stooge that Obasanjo expected. Yar’Adua’s demise paved way for Goodluck Jonathan, whom Obasanjo did much to mislead and abandoned after he incurred the anger of Nigerians pleasing the former President. If Obasanjo thought he would have a pliant President Buhari following his opposition of Jonathan he was in for a rude shock.
“If Obasanjo supported Yar’Adua and later disowned him over ill health, supported Jonathan and later disowned him for consulting others and supported Buhari and now disowning him for not bending to his wishes, then maybe it is not these president that something is wrong with. The problem is Obasanjo. He feigns support for successive presidents in the hope of being able to use them as puppets and continue as a life president while they act as the symbolic leaders. Such deviousness is not the Yoruba way because it is without honour.
“We do not want to go into the past of an Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), whom Obasanjo convinced Nigerians to be a very corrupt person. The same person God will not forgive him for forgiving. He has turned around to tell Nigerians that this is the same person to vote in the hope of acquiring a new puppet. A Yoruba elder will not be caught doing such, it amounts to being incitement, which is unbecoming of anyone that has become a grandfather.
“We apologize for the eight wasted years of Obasanjo as a civilian president and for the wrong path he set the country on, which we are now all trying to correct. We apologize for his callous thinking that had projected that Buhari would die in office. We apologize for the unbecoming tantrum he has been throwing for not having his way as a puppet master of successive presidents. We apologize to you all Nigerians because what Obasanjo is does not reflect who the Yoruba are.”
•Late minister in autobiography: politicians need primary profession
FORMER Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mathew Mbu has revealed in his autobiography that ex-Presidents Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan did not prepare for presidency, leading to their failure to perform in office.
He said it was unfortunate that former Rivers State Governor Peter Odili, who was ready to lead the nation in 2007, lost to the “antics of a mischievous individual”.
Mbu said Jonathan became myopic with Ijaw agenda and could not tackle corruption.
The former minister said corruption was one of the leading reasons for the nation’s political and economic failures.
He said politics should not be treated as a profession in Nigeria but as a vocation.
Mbu’s views are contained in his autobiography which will be launched post-humously on April 10 in Abuja.
The book is titled: “M.T. Mbu: Dignity in service.”
The ex-minister, who died on February 6, 2012, had left the manuscript of his autobiography which the family decided to publish to honour him.
The family confirmed that the autobiography was ready for publication before he passed on.
The excerpts said: “The South-South got recognition when I championed the South-South People Assembly. We campaigned for the presidency. It was clear to everyone that Dr. Peter Odili from the South-South zone was ready to provide leadership.
“However, the PDP primaries of 2006 was a fiasco of internal democracy. Jonathan was made the running mate to Umaru Muas Yar’Adua in that convention. Dr. Peter Ofili, our prepared candidate was betrayed by the party hierarchy.
“Personally, I was sick because of the antics of a mischievous individual, who had hoped that things would degenerate to a level that would lead to crisis and a declaration of a state of emergency.
“We are all mortals, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua could not accomplish much, not just because he was sick, but also because he was not prepared for the demanding office of president. That was equally of Jonathan as vice president.
“When Yar’Adua eventually passed the way of all mortals and an unprepared Jonathan became president, Jonathan suddenly forgot that he was the president of Nigeria and became obsessed with the Ijaw nation propaganda with a selected few. That was not the idea of the South-South presidency I championed. It does not mean a narrow agenda, rather a national service from this forgotten zone.”
The book added: “The obsession of Jonathan with certain characters kept me away from the presidency. A Yoruba man, Olusegun Obasanjo influenced his nomination as vice president; Dora Akunyili, an Igbo woman, intervened in the Federal Executive Council for the transfer of power to Jonathan. Pastor Tunde Bakare of Save Nigeria Group, made the Senate headed by someone from the Middle Belt, to initiate the doctrine of necessity. So, why the obsession with a myopic agenda based on Ijaw propaganda?
“I deliberately wanted to stay away from the administration of Goodluck Jonathan. In the game of politics, you only engage in exclusion when you fail to fight for your rights. Jonathan was excluding himself and his presidency was heading for precipice. He needed to reorganise himself and strategise. Politics is not a charity, if you fight for what is your right, and you cannot protect it, it will be taken from you.”
But Mbu said he sent advisory to Jonathan when it was necessary in order to guide him.
He said: “My distance from Jonathan was not complete incommunicado. I did advise him to properly articulate his agenda and reduce the bogus listed items to three: (1) free and fair election, (2) security and (3) reduce the quantum of corruption that is visible within the corridors of power.
“If these are achieved, Nigerians in their ingenuity will fashion out the rest in no time. I proposed this to him because these are intrinsically democratic dividends. No other system of government can deliver them thoroughly with checks and balances.”
On corruption, the ex-minister said it was behind the nation’s political and economic failures.
The excerpts said: “The second point I proposed to the administration of Jonathan to be tackled immediately was corruption. Corruption is one of the leading reasons for the ongoing political and economic failures. In our active days, corruption like it is today, never existed. In broad terms, corruption is the abuse of public office for private gains.”
He said politics should not be treated as a profession in Nigeria but as a vocation.
Mbu said: “Politics to me, is not a profession, it is a vocation… I have always maintained that all those who aspire to elected public offices need a primary profession. Most of the time I served in public offices, I did return to my profession as a lawyer.
“So, I cannot comprehend why someone will claim politics as a profession and accept being introduced as a politician. If you are called to serve, do not abandon your profession, whatever it is.
“Politics is always there for you; it is not a profession, it is a calling, if you want to go into it.
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday said that only holistic, even, and institutionalised approaches to the ant-graft crusade could guarantee success for Nigeria.
Ekweremadu noted that although the recent drop by Nigeria in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index was a huge blow to the nation’s anti-graft war, it should be seen as a wakeup call, which lessons must not be lost on the nation.
A statement by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Deputy Senate President, Uche Anichukwu, said that Ekweremadu spoke at an anti-corruption event organized by the Yar’Adua Foundation in Abuja
He said: “A sincere and meaningful anti-graft war must be holistic. Nigeria cannot wage war against one type of corruption in isolation of the others and expect to succeed
“We cannot also succeed in this all important war if we place a set of citizens above the law and if we accord red carpet reception back into office to some persons indicted or disciplined for corruption, while others are arrested before investigation, then tried in the media, and taken to court even on a stretcher
“Such attitudes cannot mobilise the needed national and international support in the anti-corruption crusade. It can only breed more corruption by giving some people a sense of above-the-law and embarrass us before the international community”.
It said that Senator, who was represented by the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Works, Hon. Toby Okechukwu, further advised that anti-graft war should be hinged on the right legal framework and institutions, not the goodness of the leaders alone.
“We must build the relevant institutions and erect the requisite legal framework. Every arm and institution of government must play its part.
“I am happy to note that apart from exposing several corrupt practices in high places, the Senate has passed number bills to institutionalize and strengthen the anti-graft war.
“They include the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill, which will assist the country to trace and recover looted funds; Witness Protection Bill; Whistleblower Protection Bill; Audit Service Commission Bill, and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Bill. Most of these bills are actually private member bills.
“In the constitution amendment exercise, which is at the concluding stage, we are making efforts to create an Office of the Accountant-General of the Federal Government different from the Accountant-General of the Federation to ensure accountability. Furthermore, we are working on granting autonomy to the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation”, he concluded.
It is just like yesterday, but it is good twenty years since his demise under the watch of the dreaded General Sani Abacha.
General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua is a pan African and a great nationalist who bestrode the landscape of the country as a true Nigerian, who does have a thought about one’s colour, tribe or religion.
The late General Yar’Adua added colour to the country’s democratic struggle due to a good fierce battle to enthrone a long lasting democracy. He performed creditably well in his political sojourn in the defunct Gongola State and other northern states and even beyond. He had a very vast network across the country.
Because of his commitment to entrenched democratic principles, he formed the Peoples Front (PF) that later metamorphosed into the Social Democratic Party during the reign of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.
General Yar’Adua was able to draw close to some of the top notches from the western states and those from South-south, and Southeast.
Due to his political sagacity, he was able to draw eminent politicians such as the former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Mrs Titi Ajanaku, the late Dr. Chuba Okadigbo and many notable politicians across the country.
He bankrolled the Social Democratic Party to be a strong formidable political platform that shook the foundation of the entity called Nigeria.
He displayed great tenacity, innovative spirit and gargantuan courage in the face of all odds during his stay in the murky waters of the country’s political arena. His doggedness paid off in having virile political parties today in the country. He deployed his immense political network steeped in non confrontational approach to politics.
The late General believed in stiff political opposition as the tool of checkmating the excesses of those classified as the ruling party. At the constitutional conference during the Abacha era where he served as a delegate, he played a dominant role for the entrenchment of good governance.
He was a person so desirous of creating an enabling environment for politicians, whether in the ruling party or in the opposition. He would be remembered as a home-grown politician, who assiduously worked round the clock for a durable and long lasting political culture.
His political ideals are still a reference point in the evolution of democratic rule today.
OVER N11 trillion was allegedly squandered under the administration of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan on the pretense of providing regular electricity supply, a report has claimed.
Based on the report by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), activist lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) yesterday urged state governments to generate and distribute their own electricity.
He said the states have a constitutional responsibility to generate, distribute and transmit electricity to improve the well-being of their people.
Falana spoke at the launch of report, titled: “From darkness to darkness: How Nigerians are paying the price for corruption in the electricity sector”, at Weston Hotels, Ikeja.
The report was supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
The learned silk, who was chairman at the presentation, told states to challenge the laws restricting them from generating electricity in their domains.
He described the power Reforms Act of 2005, which concentrate power and electricity on the Federal Government and private firms, as “largely illegal”.
“That’s why we are challenging state governments, stop going to Abuja, stop begging Federal Government to give you power to establish electricity companies in your state.
“You have the right. If individuals can do that and generate electricity they needed, why should you go to Abuja to get a licence to generate electricity in your state?” he asked.
Falana said it was high time for states to begin to exercise their constitutional rights by challenging the control of electricity generation, distribution and transmission by the Federal Government.
According to him, “Items 13 and 14 of the schedule to the constitution stipulate that state government shall have power to generate electricity outside the national grid.
“It goes further to say that the House of Assembly of each state shall make a law for the establishment of electricity boards in all states. But they are not there to provide electricity for the people outside the national grid.”
In the 65-page report presented to reporters by an Associate Professor, Energy/Electricity Law in the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos , Akoka, Yemi Oke, the organisation stated that the estimated financial loss from corruption in the electricity sector starting from the return to democracy in 1999 to date was over N11 trillion.
It said the money included “public funds, private equity and social investment (or divestments) in the power sector”.
“It is estimated that may reach over N20 trillion naira in the next decade given the rate of government investment and funding in the power sector amidst dwindling fortune and recurrent revenue shortfalls,” the report said.
It said: “The country has lost more megawatts in the post-privatisation era due to corruption, impunity, among other social challenges.
The report launch was also attended by the Director General/Chief Executive of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Babatunde Irukera and Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, who was represented by Director Public Affairs EFCC Mr. Osita Nwajah.
Both promised to work to ensure the full implementation of the recommendations contained in the report.
The report accused Dr. Ransom Owan-led board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) of allegedly settling some government officials with N3 billion as severance package.
The report called for the reopening and effective prosecution of corruption allegations, including the alleged looting of the benefits of families of the deceased employees of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) levelled against a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power.
