Embattled former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will soon be invited by the high powered security committee recently established by the Federal Government to probe the Halliburton bribery scandal, Daily Trust learnt in Abuja last night. The former ruler is expected to explain what he knew about the scandal . . . The committee is investigating how the $180 million Halliburton bribe was shared. Halliburton, a US construction firm was said to have given $180 million as bribes to top Nigerian politicians and government officials, including those of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to win the contract for the construction of the LNG plant. The bribe allegedly spanned the period from 1995 [when Cheney took over as Halliburton CEO, WMR ed.] when the nearly $7 billion contract was awarded to 2004 and phttp://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2496622818794320181ossibly beyond."H/t Madsen
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