As President Muhammadu Buhari travels to the u. s. (US) today to interact President Barack Obama in talks on economic, security, money and anti-graft problems, it's emerged that he has ordered the preparation of the case-file that may cause the prosecution...
of the indicted persons within the $182 million Halliburton felony scandal.
It was gatthered that the President’s directive followed the necessity by the U.S. government of proof to point out that Buhari was able to prosecute the suspects in Nigeria|African country|African nation} for his or her roles within the felony scandal before it might partner different European countries in emotional the $141million greenbacks allegedly ransacked from Nigeria and lodged in varied overseas banks.
According to prime security sources, Buhari, supported the result of investigations by the panel found out to seem into the scandal, is scheduled to tell Americans officials during this week’s visit that all those indicted, including former Heads of State, a former Vice President, two former Group Managing Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, will face prosecution to defend themselves.
To further convince the US officials that the kangaroo trial that took place during the Jonathan administration, which saw a former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to the President being arraigned and then let off the hook following alleged connivance of certain government institutions, will not re-occur, the President will tell them that private legal practitioners, who cannot compromise because of past government patronage, will be commissioned to handle the case.
It will be recalled that the recent directive by Buhari to reopen the Halliburton bribery case led to the discovery that the $26.5 million plea bargain money released by the oil servicing firm as part of efforts to shield the company from prosecution was not in any government account.
of the indicted persons within the $182 million Halliburton felony scandal.
It was gatthered that the President’s directive followed the necessity by the U.S. government of proof to point out that Buhari was able to prosecute the suspects in Nigeria|African country|African nation} for his or her roles within the felony scandal before it might partner different European countries in emotional the $141million greenbacks allegedly ransacked from Nigeria and lodged in varied overseas banks.
According to prime security sources, Buhari, supported the result of investigations by the panel found out to seem into the scandal, is scheduled to tell Americans officials during this week’s visit that all those indicted, including former Heads of State, a former Vice President, two former Group Managing Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, will face prosecution to defend themselves.
To further convince the US officials that the kangaroo trial that took place during the Jonathan administration, which saw a former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to the President being arraigned and then let off the hook following alleged connivance of certain government institutions, will not re-occur, the President will tell them that private legal practitioners, who cannot compromise because of past government patronage, will be commissioned to handle the case.
It will be recalled that the recent directive by Buhari to reopen the Halliburton bribery case led to the discovery that the $26.5 million plea bargain money released by the oil servicing firm as part of efforts to shield the company from prosecution was not in any government account.
No comments:
Post a Comment