Former President Olusegun Obasanjo thought he was smart by setting up the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to deceive the Nigerian public into believing that he was free from corruption. But now that a mountain of evidence of corrupt tendencies is piling up against him, he should be smart enough to submit himself for investigation by the anti-corruption agency.
Mark Adelagun,
Ibadan.

From the look of things, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo may turn out to be the most corrupt leader Nigeria has produced. I want the government to quiz OBJ as well as Governors Liyel Imoke and Segun Agagu in any probe that has to do with the power sector. Their roles in keeping the country in darkness, as revealed at the Public Hearing conducted by the House of Representatives, cannot be understated. The trio have questions to answer.
Amuda Adamu,
Kaduna.

The period from June 1999 to May 2007 can truly be regarded as years of waste as so much money was pumped into the power sector without achieving the desired result.  In the interest of Nigerians, members of the House of Representatives should not allow the revelations at the Public Hearing to be swept under the carpet. The legislators should live up to their responsibilities.
Ebun Okeje,
Ikare.

The revelations emanating from the House of Representatives about how contracts in the power sector were arbitrarily awarded are indeed astounding. This goes to show that the immediate past administration was merely pretending to be serious about due process.
The only solution now is to compel Pivot, Rockson, Energo, Laweyer and any other firm that collected mobilisation fees without executing the projects awarded them to refund all such monies. This will serve as a deterrent to others in future.
Francis Omorodion,
Benin City.

The recent revelations at the public hearing on the power sector are a clear indications of the level of decay of the Nigeria project. It seems that the present generation of Nigerians have been doomed not to enjoy stable power supply.
Alex Imotan,
Benin City.

With the monumental disclosures at the public hearing conducted by the House of Representatives Committee on Power, the most decent thing for Obasanjo to do is to make an appearance and tell Nigerians how he dispensed over $10billion dollars meant for the project. Nigerians are waiting.
Anietie Akpanta,
Uyo.

I must say without mincing words that Nigeria is doomed to eternal darkness as far as electricity supply is concerned. The power sector has been damaged beyond redemption and there is nothing Yar’Adua can do about it.
Ernest Akpan,
Calabar.

What is Yar’Adua waiting for to declare the much vaunted state of emergency in the power sector? The revelations at the House show clearly that nothing, except genuine commitment, can salvage the energy situation in this country.
Alfred Oyeabo,
Lagos.

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo really ruined the power sector. Your story on the looting of the sector was just a confirmation of what most Nigerians already knew about Obasanjo’s eight years of misrule.
Adebola Adelakun,
Ibadan.

I would want TheNEWS to push for a proper probe of the power sector. Beyond what is being done by the House of Representatives, I think it is high time the media started using their powers as provided in the constitution. Nonetheless, thanks for doing a good job with your report on how General Olusegun Obasanjo ruined the power sector.
Jude Ikemefuna,
Asaba.

As far as I am concerned, ex-President Obasanjo left nothing but a legacy of hardship for Nigerians. That the same Obasanjo who preached vehemently against corruption is now discovered to have blindly paid several billions of dollars to non-existent contractors for jobs not done in the power sector, is most shocking and condemnable.
Lola Onaruha,
Benin.

A heartless and fraudulent Obasanjo made Nigeria to use her money to purchase darkness. By so doing, not only did he erase the little bit of honour left for his generation, he has gone further to jeopardise the future of younger Nigerians, even generations unborn. He should bury his head in shame.
Lawrence Obi,
Jos.

It is most surprising that all the while, the ex-president was playing the holier-than-thou role, he was actually engaged in looting the public treasury. He was calling others corrupt, yet he was neck-deep in corruption himself. What a painful irony.
Tiffany Kaine,
Kaduna.

That the ex-General ruined the nation’s power sector was not a big deal. What was particularly unbelievable was the fact that the EFCC was fast asleep, oblivious to all his antics. No doubt, the evil could have been curbed had the EFCC not gone into a deliberate coma.
Whatever the case may be, Ribadu, wherever he may be, has proved shamelessly to be Obasanjo’s stooge as he was accused.
What is simply left for the current administration to do is to bring the devil called OBJ to judgment.
Doris Allan,
Port Harcourt.

Your report on how Chief Olusegun Obasanjo ruined the power sector provided insight on the many problems facing this country. It really showed how terrible things are. But we are hoping that the next generation of leaders will not tread the inglorious path of the last administration.
Tony Abrahams,
Akure.

TheNEWS, thanks for a job well done. Your story on the rot in the power sector was quite informative.
Isa Rahman,
Lokoja.

I think it should be better for all involved with the National Independent Power Project to tell Nigerians how they managed to mess up their lives.
John Akpan,
Uyo.

I am not surprised at the quantum of discoveries at the hearing on the National Independent Power Project, NIPP. By virtue of the fact that former President Olusegun Obasanjo virtually single-handedly oversaw the award of contracts for the project, it is not surprising that things turned out the way the did.
Femi Ademola,
Ibadan.

The most unfortunate thing to have happened to Nigeria is Obasanjo ruling this country for eight years. Obasanjo is the reverse of every thing he preached while in office.
Timi Tompra,
Ogoja.

I will totally blame former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the mess the National Independent Power Project, NIPP, has become. Top officials of the Ministry of Power cannot say they were unaware of what was going on. If they were sincere, they would have informed Nigerians.
Tony Agwu,
Awka.