At least nine Nigerian ministers were embittered by what they described as the nonchalant and disrespectful attitude of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the just concluded Honorary International Investor's Council (HIIC) in London.
The ministers were irked by Ms. Alison-Madueke's disappearing act in London.
President Goodluck Jonathan, who led a delegation to London, had ordered his cabinet members to attend a meeting with Nigerians resident in the United Kingdom. But the Petroleum Minister took off on her own mission, without telling any of her colleagues her whereabouts. Her action angered other ministers who saw her behavior as a display of reckless indifference to and disregard for her colleagues.
According to a minister who spoke to SaharaReporters, he and his colleagues discovered, after the parley with Nigerians, that Ms. Alison-Madueke had arranged for Mr. Jonathan to visit some places in London with her. He added that the Petroleum Minister and Mr. Jonathan did not return until past midnight.
Mr. Jonathan had fallen violently ill last Thursday and had to be hospitalized last Thursday in London. The president did not attend the meeting with Nigerians either, as he ended his participation at the HIIC yesterday.
"Not only did Diezani not attend the meeting [with Nigerians], she also did not offer explanations for her absence or apologize to her colleagues for her non-appearance," the minister told SaharaReporters.
Our source added that Ms. Alison-Madueke also did not attend the first day of the investment council events as she spent most of her time at the King Edward VII Hospital in Westminster where the president was treated. "The Minister of Petroleum Resources did not attend the inaugural meeting of the HIIC as she knew that President Jonathan was not going to be able to make it," said the source.
When contacted today a source at the Petroleum ministry said the minister had a different investment meeting in London with investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who are interested in getting oil blocks they intend to use in making two major refineries function to full capacity.
However, the assertion is at variance with recent announcement by the federal government, which announced plans to sell Nigerian refineries.
SaharaReporters learned that Ms. Alison-Madueke was one of the last persons with President Jonathan before he suddenly took ill and had to be hospitalized. Our cabinet source said that the Petroleum Minister did not alert her colleagues about President Jonathan's hospitalization until very late.
In order to forestall an embarrassing situation, presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, was asked to quickly draft a release informing the public that Mr. Jonathan had fallen ill. The release did not disclose the nature of illness or the hospital where the president was hospitalized.
Yesterday, as Mr. Jonathan attended the HIIC, Ms. Alison-Madueke arrived late at the venue and left early, only to disappear again with the president as other ministers met with Nigerians and labored hard to explain the policies of the Jonathan administration.
President Jonathan remains in London today, but has no public activity planned for him, according to a Presidency source. He is scheduled to return to Nigeria tomorrow.

VICTORCIZA: The earlier some jobless tribe and junk journalist take thier eyes off Dizeani mmadueke.Arumma Oteh.Ngozi Iwuala and Stella Adaeze Odua the better for them.SHE Has the right to take care of her brother Gej.if you dont like it pretend you dont notice it.shikena

Tadon200:
what's this one saying?

jericco1:

only God knows, because she's not better than the other ministers so it's a sheer disrespect

Living Soul34: Sahara Reporters again?... By the way, since when did Nigeria started having "super star ministers"?... I thought the title is Honorable Ministers!

Tadon200:
i wonder o ,they should not do their work anymore because she is igbo. i tire for them o

chymystique:




Abeg Frog-eyed Madam is nt IBO... Dunnoo y everyfyn must b tribalised on dis NL



Whr is Madam Shepopo?.. Ope she has heard oo..

President Goodluck Jonathan, who led a delegation to London, had ordered his cabinet members to attend a meeting with Nigerians resident in the United Kingdom. But the Petroleum Minister took off on her own mission, without telling any of her colleagues her whereabouts. Her action angered other ministers who saw her behavior as a display of reckless indifference to and disregard for her colleagues.
According to a minister who spoke to SaharaReporters, he and his colleagues discovered, after the parley with Nigerians, that Ms. Alison-Madueke had arranged for Mr. Jonathan to visit some places in London with her. He added that the Petroleum Minister and Mr. Jonathan did not return until past midnight.

againstGEJ: So SaharaReporters learnt that Ms. Alison-Madueke was one of the last persons with President Jonathan before he suddenly took ill and had to be hospitalized....Why are you not insinuating they were having sex and he collapsed?

WMD:
you cant rule out such posibilities sha! everyfin is posibl bt i am trying hard nt to believe that

meetmonde: The last time somebody drew attention to the fact dat she is alwayx beside d presdent in functions abroad... This guyx are corraborating the claims dat sometin fishy is ongoing between dem both

Tadon200:
why do the east claim she is from their region?

chymystique:


Cos her tribe is located within d east region buh dt doesn't make her IBO.

VICTORCIZA: The earlier some jobless tribe and junk journalist take thier eyes off Dizeani mmadueke.Arumma Oteh.Ngozi Iwuala and Stella Adaeze Odua the better for them.SHE Has the right to take care of her brother Gej.if you dont like it pretend you dont notice it.shikena

Tadon200:
now i know better. next time they come to nairaland and shout persecution of their own ,i will personally give them a dirty slap.

VICTORCIZA: The earlier some jobless tribe and junk journalist take thier eyes off Dizeani mmadueke.Arumma Oteh.Ngozi Iwuala and Stella Adaeze Odua the better for them.SHE Has the right to take care of her brother Gej.if you dont like it pretend you dont notice it.shikena

againstGEJ: I DARE SR to write their news with the names of their source instead of always saying our source.

oyb:

gurnam:

You are naive about investigative journalism