**he pocketed another $5 Million With cronies.

President Olusegun Obasanjo, who led Nigeria from 1999-2000, during which time he swore to fight corruption in the country, obtained considerable helpings of the infamous Haliburton bribe money, the Special Investigation Panel headed by Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has declared in an interim report.

According to the document, which was submitted to President Umaru Yar’Adua in May last year by Mr. Okiro, Obasanjo shared the sum of $74 million USD between 2000 and 2001 with his Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, as well as Funsho Kupolokun and Gaius Obaseki, who were successive heads of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation during the government’s early years.

During that same time span, said the interim report, Obasanjo also pocketed $5m from the Halliburton slush funds.
Other major beneficiaries included General Sani Abacha, who got $40 million in 1994-95; Ibrahim Aliyu, $11.7million in 2001-2002; former Minister, Dan Etete, $2.5 million in 1996-1998; Abdulkadir Abacha, $1.8 in 1998; and M. G. Bakari, $3.1 million
Among the more startling of the revelations in the interim report, the panel wrote as follows about some of the key Nigerians involved:
On Chief Olusegun Obasanjo: “He was President of Nigeria from May 1999 – May 2007. Reports suggest that Stanley met with Chief Obasanjo and then Group Managing Director of NNPC, Gaius Obaseki, in Abuja on 11th November 2001 to negotiate pay-offs in respect of Trains 4&5. On 20th December 2001 Obaseki reportedly met with Chodan and Stanley in London over lunch in furtherance of discussions.

In March 2002, TSKJ won the Train 4 and 5 contacts for $3.6 billion USD allegations are the Gen. Obasanjo may have received a minimum of $4 million USD as pay-off.”

Source: www.hopefornigeriaonline.com

any way...i choose not to comment cos this is really staggering

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light.

Fuc/kall will happen to him.....he's one of the owners of Nigeria, and hence you can't touch him.

The fact of the matter is that governance in Nigeria is primarily seen as 'my turn to chop and plunder' (and this can easily happen since there's an inexhaustible supply of dollars via oyel money)......selfless service to the people just doesn't come into it.

Nigeria has been (and still is) in the pockets of a few hundred individuals and their families, and all this greed and blatant stealing grew into an all-consuming monster just after the civil war when a weak leader talked of so much money and not knowing what to do with it.....while at the same time a few generals and top army officials (that were involved in the civil war) suddenly realised they had all this power together with petro-dollars starring them in the face with little or no opposition to their stealing it.....this corruption was firmly entrenched in our national psyche with the coming of Babangida, and the rest as they say is history!

Nigeria has been (and still is) in the pockets of a few hundred individuals and their families, and all this greed and blatant stealing grew into an all-consuming monster just after the civil war when a weak leader talked of so much money and not knowing what to do with it.....while at the same time a few generals and top army officials (that were involved in the civil war) suddenly realised they had all this power together with petro-dollars starring them in the face with little or no opposition to their stealing it.....this corruption was firmly entrenched in our national psyche with the coming of Babangida, and the rest as they say is history!

U reason well, well - stoop to collect honourary Masters in Naija politricks!

Why is this news? Like say the present C in C fit do anything to am.

Obj should tell us what he knows about this damming allegation. Even though I have known for a long time that Obj and Atiku got kick backs from halliburton.

And so what?These are all recycled news.What will the man at the helm of affairs do?Is he any different?I just wish they'll not only be exposing themselves,they should take a step further to eliminate themselves and gives this country some breathing space for progress.GEJ cant probe OBJ and thats the hard but sad truth.They are two sides of the same coin.But i wish he could.

The simple question is, how crediable is the link that produced the information, dis are some of the questions we should be asking before attempting to make any comment!

This is one the main reason why gej will ever remain a traitor in the eyes of innocent nigerians.He chose to subdue this case and so many other open and close atrocities.I bet this just came out because he is trying to jolt obj for his campaign moves to support the northern thieves.It is a more of blackmail rather than bringing him to justice for nigerian people.A reminder that "i got you".

Una no get work o.
This is no news in Naija.



Abeg I hear that Agbalumo is out.Anybody don see am?