After President Muhammadu
Buhari on Tuesday dug into former President Olusegun
Obasanjo for spending $16bn on power projects during his tenure,
with nothing to show it, the former president responded by describing Buhari as
clueless.
While no name was mentioned, Buhari
taunted “a former Nigerian leader” bragging at a time that his
administration spent the amount on power sector.
“More than 15 billion American
dollars, not naira, on power. Where is the power?’ he told the
Buhari Support Organisation that Nigeria Customs CG Hameed Ali led to the Villa on
Tuesday.
Responding, Obasanjo said the
Buhari’s allegation that $16bn was wasted on power project was based on
ignorance.
“The
answer is simple: the power is in the seven National Integrated Power Projects
and eighteen gas turbines,”said Kehinde Adeyemi, the former president’s
spokesman.
He referred Buhari to Obasanjo’s
autobiography, My Watch, saying he had cleared allegations about the power
project in the book.
“While it is doubtful that a
President with proper understanding of the issue would utter such, it should be
pointed out that records from the National Assembly have exculpated
President Obasanjo of any wrongdoing
concerning the power sector and have proved the allegations as false,” the
spokesman said.
He added that reports by both the
EFCCC and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the Recommendations in the
Report of the Committee on Power have cleared Obasanjo of any wrong doing.
“To inform the uninformed, the
so-called $16bn power expenditure was an allegation against Chief Obasanjo’s
administration and not his claim.
“Chief Obasanjo challenges, and in
fact encourages, anybody to set up another enquiry if in doubt and unsatisfied
with the EFCC
report and that of the Hon. Aminu Tambuwal-led ad hoc committee.”
Obasanjo and Buhari have been
fighting some cold war on the political turf since Buhari signified intention
to run in the 2019 oresidential race.
The former president has embarked on
barnstorming with his Coalition for Nigeria, campaigning against Buhari’s
re-election.
“Buhari is a failure,’ he once said.
“And Nigerians must not reinforce failure.”
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