Onyebuchi Ezigbo
26 June 2008
Abuja — Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday alerted the nation of a plot to undermine the report on power probe, as well as other on-going investigations of activities of banks and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
NLC, in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Comrade John Odah, said its "attention has been drawn to moves by certain anti-democratic forces within and outside the corridors of power, to pressure leadership of the National Assembly, particularly the House of Representatives from presenting its report on the power sector, as well as scuttle on-going investigations into activities of banks, NNPC and the transport sector."
He said if these allegations are confirmed, its promoters would be condemned by workers and Nigerians. "We wish to remind the legislators that for eight years, the administration of president Olusegun Obasanjo fooled Nigerians to believing that it was totally out to fight corruption in all its ramifications. It took the patriotism and willingness of leadership of the National Assembly to make a difference in governance, to unravel the rot in the system," he said.
NLC said the House of Representatives investigations into the power sector has revealed that the last administration did not only waive due process in most of the contracts awarded, but expended about $16million with nothing concretely on ground to justify such monumental expenditure. It said revelations on allocation of land in the FCT by the past government has been incredibly scandalous, as it defied all sermons on due process and transparency preached by the then Minister, Mallam el Rufai and Obasanjo.
"We believe that on-going probes into other sectors and their outcome would re-assure Nigerians and give them hope that at last, our political leaders are poised to take serious measures to build the economy in the path of sustainable development in the interest of the nation," it said.
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