Halliburton Scandal: Buhari May Go After IBB, Abdulsalami & Aminu - Attorney General Reveals
While
noting that the President had zero tolerance for corruption, the
Attorney General of the Federation, has stressed that the current
administration would not close any corruption case including the
Halliburton scandal involving former presidents.
Former Nigerian presidents, IBB, Abdulsalami and Buhari
Speaking with Vanguard during an interview in Abuja, the Attorney
General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has disclosed that the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government may soon initiate
probe into the Siemens and Halliburton bribery scandals.
It was learnt that the highly publicised scandal involved a number
of prominent Nigerians, including former military Heads of State,
Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Senator Jubril Aminu, who
were accused of collecting bribes to award multi-million dollar
contracts to the two foreign companies.
The AGF revealed that the current government had not closed any
criminal case being investigated in the country and refuted claims that
Buhari was afraid of taking up the Halliburton and Siemens cases because
the key suspects were top military leaders.
He stated that the President was not afraid to do what is right in
the interest of Nigerians, noting that the President had zero tolerance
for corruption. He also stressed that the current administration would
not close any corruption case.
According to Malami, the government would observe the rule of law in its pursuit of corruption cases in the country.
"No extraneous influence can influence our actions as we move
to fight corruption in all its ramifications. To be noted also is the
clear fact that no criminal case can be closed once the facts are handy
regardless of who is involved," Malami said.
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