A political advocacy group, The Democratic Front (TDF), has backed demands for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race, following revelations arising from an international arbitration ruling on the stalled Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project.
The position follows a recent judgment by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration in Paris, which dismissed a $2.35bn (£1.75bn) compensation claim against the Nigerian government by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited.
In a joint statement issued by Chairman Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Wale Adedayo, TDF aligned with earlier remarks by Solid Minerals Minister Dele Alake, arguing that details examined during the Paris tribunal severely undermine the opposition leader’s integrity.
During the arbitration, the tribunal examined evidence showing that Sunrise Power promoter Leno Adesanya transferred $500,000 (£375,000) to a United States bank account held by Atiku’s then-wife, Jennifer Douglas Abubakar, in January 2003—months before the contract was awarded without competitive bidding by former Power Minister Olu Agunloye.
TDF contended that the unexecuted project deprived Nigeria’s national grid of 3,050 megawatts of electricity, slowing socio-economic development across northern regions.
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