Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute him if it has evidence linking him to the alleged $16bn power expenditure while he was in government.
Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, also accused the President Bola Tinubu-led government of recycling old allegations to divert attention from questions over the use of revenues saved from petrol subsidy removal.
Atiku, in a statement released on Wednesday issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the resurfacing of allegations surrounding power-sector projects, privatisation and public assets was an attempt to shift public attention from the economic hardship confronting Nigerians.
The former vice president also challenged the government to account for the resources it had gained since the removal of the petrol subsidy, asking, “Where is the people’s money?”
