Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has welcomed Nigeria's victory in the arbitration over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project while denying allegations that he entered into a corrupt arrangement with Sunrise Power promoter, Leno Adesanya.

Malami's position was contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Doka, on Tuesday, following the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration tribunal's rejection of claims brought by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited against Nigeria.

The tribunal, in its 616-page final award delivered in Paris on September 16, 2026, rejected Sunrise's claims and ordered the company and ...