Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu
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Alhaji Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu is a Nigeria
n policeman, public servant and politician.
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu rose to the position of Inspector General of the Nigerian Police, a post he held from 1975 to 1979 during the military rules of Generals Murtala Mohammed
and Olusegun Obasanjo. He was appointed chairman of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas
(NLNG) in 1994.
In 2003, he ran as a presidential candidate.
Dikko Yusufu was chairman of Nigeria LNG in 1994 when a consortium led by Halliburton
's KBR subsidiary was bidding for a contract to construct a LNG export facility in competition with the US corporation Bechtel
. In a letter to Yusufu in September 1994, the oil minister Don Etiebet said that the NLNG board had "seriously tinkered with the integrity of the pending contract award". He considered that there had been breaches of commercial confidentiality, that may have benefited the consortium led by KBR.
During a probe into alleged bribes by KBR, a London based consultant, Mr Jeffrey Tesler said he had advanced money to Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu in the form of a repayable loan.
The $70,000 loan was made during a visit by Yusufu to London in 1998 or 1999.
Attempts were made to implicate US Vice-President Dick Cheney
in the corruption scandal, which involved over $180m of bribes on behalf of a consortium led by Halliburton.
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu headed the Grassroots Democratic Movement
in Nigeria during the period of transition to democracy launched by General Sani Abacha
in 1997-1998. The organization had a left wing orientation.
In 2000, he became chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum
, a Northern cultural and political association.
After the April 2003 elections, both Muhammadu Buhari
of the ANPP and Dikko Yusufu, who had run as presidential candidate of the Movement for Democracy and Justice (MDJ),
challenged the election victory by President Obasanjo.
However, in June 2003, Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu, said that defeated contestants who were not ready to go to court should accept their defeat in good faith.
In November 2003, Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu said the grant of asylum by President Olusegun Obasanjo to the deposed Liberia
n president, Charles Taylor could not be defended on the ground of either justice or commonsense, and was therefore impeachable.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n policeman, public servant and politician.
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu rose to the position of Inspector General of the Nigerian Police, a post he held from 1975 to 1979 during the military rules of Generals Murtala Mohammed
Murtala Mohammed
General Murtala Ramat Mohammed born was a military ruler of Nigeria from 1975 until his assassination in 1976.-Role during 1960s coups:...
and Olusegun Obasanjo. He was appointed chairman of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas
Nigeria LNG
Nigeria LNG Limited is a liquefied natural gas -producing company and a liquefied natural gas plant on Bonny Island, Nigeria.- History :...
(NLNG) in 1994.
In 2003, he ran as a presidential candidate.
Dikko Yusufu was chairman of Nigeria LNG in 1994 when a consortium led by Halliburton
Halliburton
Halliburton is the world's second largest oilfield services corporation with operations in more than 70 countries. It has hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands and divisions worldwide and employs over 50,000 people....
's KBR subsidiary was bidding for a contract to construct a LNG export facility in competition with the US corporation Bechtel
Bechtel
Bechtel Corporation is the largest engineering company in the United States, ranking as the 5th-largest privately owned company in the U.S...
. In a letter to Yusufu in September 1994, the oil minister Don Etiebet said that the NLNG board had "seriously tinkered with the integrity of the pending contract award". He considered that there had been breaches of commercial confidentiality, that may have benefited the consortium led by KBR.
During a probe into alleged bribes by KBR, a London based consultant, Mr Jeffrey Tesler said he had advanced money to Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu in the form of a repayable loan.
The $70,000 loan was made during a visit by Yusufu to London in 1998 or 1999.
Attempts were made to implicate US Vice-President Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
in the corruption scandal, which involved over $180m of bribes on behalf of a consortium led by Halliburton.
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu headed the Grassroots Democratic Movement
Grassroots Democratic Movement
The Grassroots Democratic Movement was a Nigerian political party that was one of the five state-sanctioned political parties allowed by the government of General Sani Abacha to participate in state assembly elections held in December 1997, and in parliamentary elections held in April 1998.The...
in Nigeria during the period of transition to democracy launched by General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
in 1997-1998. The organization had a left wing orientation.
In 2000, he became chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum
Arewa Consultative Forum
The Arewa Consultative Forum is a political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria formed in 2000 which has considerable influence in the political scene...
, a Northern cultural and political association.
After the April 2003 elections, both Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari was a military ruler of Nigeria and an unsuccessful candidate for president in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections...
of the ANPP and Dikko Yusufu, who had run as presidential candidate of the Movement for Democracy and Justice (MDJ),
challenged the election victory by President Obasanjo.
However, in June 2003, Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu, said that defeated contestants who were not ready to go to court should accept their defeat in good faith.
In November 2003, Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu said the grant of asylum by President Olusegun Obasanjo to the deposed Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n president, Charles Taylor could not be defended on the ground of either justice or commonsense, and was therefore impeachable.