The Games Malami Played

The number of judgment debts Nigeria had to fight in court during the guardianship of Abubakar Malami as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation was always suspect, especially those instituted in international courts and arbitration panels.
The most vexing were the P&ID case, where its promoters tried to milk Nigeria out of $11bn, the Global Steel Holdings case involving Ajaokuta, in which Malami presided over a $496m settlement in 2022, and Nigeria paying.
There was also the $418m Paris Club judgment debts case, in which Malami supported deductions from the treasury, and payments were made to several companies and individuals.
There were several others, includi...