Nigeria Orders an Investigation of Halliburton Gas Payments _______________________________________________
It is a cruel circus that Obasanjo talks of investigating Halliburton.
This same criminal Obasanjo is said to be part of a gang that purposefully run Nigeria's oil refineries into the ground, and then they proceeded to construct their own refineries in Sao Tome.
They intend to control Nigeria's domestic fuel market forever.
The never ending fuel shortages in Nigeria are just a ruse to always maximise profits to this gang.
There is only one course of action fit for Obasanjo and his gang.
To be lined up and shot!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nigeria Orders an Investigation of Halliburton Gas Payments February 7, 2004 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 6 - Nigeria on Friday ordered an investigation into allegations that a Halliburton subsidiary paid $180 million in bribes to land a natural gas project contract here. Vice President Dick Cheney was head of Halliburton at the time. The allegations are already under scrutiny in the United States and France. Inquiries by the United States Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission were disclosed this week. President Olusegun Obasanjo has ordered a "high-level investigation" into the allegations, a presidential spokeswoman, Remi Oyo, said here in the capital. Ms. Oyo said the investigation was being led by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, a body Mr. Obasanjo set up to fight rampant breaches of financial law. The $4 billion Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Plant was built in the 1990's by a consortium that included Kellogg Brown & Root, a unit of Halliburton. Cathy Gist, a spokeswoman for Halliburton, which is based in Houston, said that the Nigerian government had not notified the company of the investigation and that Halliburton did not have reason to assume any of its employees or those employed by the joint venture had violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The act bars American businesses and individuals from bribing foreign officials. Ms. Gist said the company would cooperate with investigations by United States officials. Justice Department officials disclosed Wednesday that the department was reviewing documents voluntarily provided by Halliburton to determine whether to begin a full investigation. Halliburton, already under fire for what the Pentagon says are overcharges in contracts related to the war in Iraq, revealed the Justice Department request in a filing on Jan. 21 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Management made the decision to include these statements because of the politically charged environment in which we now operate," Ms. Gist said. "We are trying to keep the investment community informed of the accurate facts about the company's business." According to Halliburton's filing, the illegal payment allegations involve a joint venture of which K.B.R. was a 25 percent owner. The other partners were Technip of France, ENI of Italy and Japan Gasoline. The filing says the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are reviewing the allegations. The payments for the gas plant contract were said to have been made to Nigerian officials. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/07/international/africa/07NIGE.html?ex=1077361824&ei=1&en=bab6e0ecb3fc5fed
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