Mambilla: APC campaign council asks Atiku to quit 2027 presidential race

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Council has called on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to quit the 2027 presidential race. According to the APC, proceedings before an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal in Paris have raised questions about Atiku's role in the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project controversy.

Atiku has reacted to the allegations, stating that the APC is trying to manufacture a tribunal verdict to indict him. He claimed that the APC has taken a tribunal award and distorted its meaning to implicate him. Atiku challenged the APC to produce the exact portion of the final award where the tribunal found that he collected a $500,000 bribe.

The Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project controversy involves a $6 billion fraud allegation, with reports suggesting that Atiku's ex-wife, Jennifer Douglas, received a $500,000 payment from Castle Investments Limited, linked to Leno Adesanya, promoter of Sunrise Power. The ICC tribunal recently ruled in favor of Nigeria in disputes related to the project, with Daily Post Nigeria reporting that Nigeria defeated Sunrise Power.

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