$500,000 payment to Atiku’s ex-wife raises ‘significant red flags’ in Mambilla dispute – ICC tribunal
“I confirm that I made a transfer of $500,000 to the Abubakars through my company China Castle Investments Ltd in early 2003,” Mr Adesanya said in his fourth witness statement, according to the tribunal award. The post $500,000 payment to Atiku’s ex-wife raises ‘significant red flags’ in Mambilla dispute – ICC tribunal appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has responded to allegations that he received a $500,000 bribe to award the Sunrise Power contract for the Mambilla Power Project. According to his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, the allegations come from Nigeria's ruling political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC claims that Atiku's ex-wife, Jennifer Douglas, received the money through a Castle Investments Limited payment.
The controversy stems from Nigeria's defeat of Sunrise Power at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) regarding the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project in Taraba State. The APC has called on Atiku to step down from the 2027 presidential race, alleging that he abused his office to secure the contract. Atiku denies these claims, stating that the APC has manipulated the tribunal award to create a false impression of guilt.
He challenges the APC to prove the existence of a bribe, the involvement of Atiku in a corrupt conspiracy, or the specific portion of the final award where the tribunal found him guilty of accepting a bribe. Atiku argues that the APC is fabricating a verdict by inserting words and conclusions into the international arbitral award that the arbitrators themselves did not provide.
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