Former President Muhammadu Buhari, whose tenure was marked by a contentious relationship with the nation’s judiciary, has commended the United Kingdom’s judiciary for its pivotal role in unravelling the $11 billion Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) scam. The case, riddled with international ramifications, was recently resolved in Nigeria’s favour.
Mr Buhari, on Sunday, acknowledged on his social media handles (Facebook and X) that Nigeria greatly benefited from the impartiality and independence of the UK’s judiciary per the ruling of Justice Robin Knowles, who stated that Nigeria had “been a victim of a monstrous fraud.”
The former president stated that Mr Knowles’ ruling was justice served to the Nigerian people who would have incurred $15 billion in debt over schemed scam decisions that they did not make.
“We won, and all decent people can sleep easier at night,” he said. “Had Nigeria lost, it would have required…