Daily Trust "This is certainly not the best of times for former President Olusegun Obasanjo as his deeds in office continue to come under close scrutiny by the day. Upon coming to office in 1999, Obasanjo assure Nigerians, through the then minister of power and steel, Bola Ige, of adequate power supply within 24 months. A lot of money was pumped into the power sector but the power situation in the country only got worse under Obasanjo.
Interestingly, adequate power supply was part of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua 7-point agenda. But the president said he was reluctant to pump money into the sector because his predecessor, Obasanjo, spent a whopping 10 billion dollars on electricity within eight years with nothing to show for it. President Yar’Adua blew this lid open on January 14, 2008, when a World Bank team led by Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, a vice president in the organisation and a ‘super’ minister in the Obasanjo government, paid him a visit."
Interestingly, adequate power supply was part of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua 7-point agenda. But the president said he was reluctant to pump money into the sector because his predecessor, Obasanjo, spent a whopping 10 billion dollars on electricity within eight years with nothing to show for it. President Yar’Adua blew this lid open on January 14, 2008, when a World Bank team led by Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, a vice president in the organisation and a ‘super’ minister in the Obasanjo government, paid him a visit."