The Nigerian presidency has
confirmed the arrest of a
former Petroleum Minister,
Diezani Alison-Madueke, in
London, over allegations of
corruption and money
laundering.
“The government is aware of
the arrest and all the
government investigative
agencies are working very
closely with the British law
enforcement,” the Senior
Special Assistant to the
President, Garba Shehu, told
PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday.
“Nigerian authorities are
saying for the first time that
matters are being handled
with seriousness and deep
commitment. Nobody wants
to give the impression that
this government is frivolous
and unserious.
“For this reason, government
is only confirming active
collaboration. Beyond this,
we are not saying more. In
due course, Nigerians will be
briefed on updates as
appropriate.”
Asked about the identities of
the other four people arrested
with the former minister, Mr.
Shehu declined comments,
saying, “as I said no one is
willing to provide further
details at this point”.
The presidential confirmation
came two days after Mrs.
Alison-Madueke was arrested
and granted bail by the UK
National Crime Agency over
allegations of corruption and
money laundering.
PREMIUM TIMES had on
Friday exclusively reported
the arrest of the former
minister, alongside four
others.
The identities of the four
other people arrested along
with Mrs. Alison-Madueke,
could not be immediately
ascertained.
Former minister accused of
graft
Mrs. Alison-Madueke, one of
the most influential officials
of the President Goodluck
Jonathan administration, was first
appointed into the federal cabinet in
2007.
A former board member of Shell
Petroleum Development Company of
Nigeria, she was later appointed
Minister of Transport by former
President Umaru Yar’adua.
In December 2008, she was redeployed
to the mines and steel development
ministry.
After former Vice President Goodluck
Jonathan became acting president, Mrs.
Alison-Madueke was appointed Nigeria’s
first female petroleum minister in
February 2010, a position Mrs. Alison-
Madueke held till May 29, 2015 when
Mr. Jonathan left office.
Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s tenure as
petroleum minister turned out one of
Nigeria’s most controversial, amid
unending allegations of massive
corruption.
Under her watch, dubious oil marketers
stole trillions of naira of oil subsidy
money. She retained her position despite
an indictment by the House of
Representatives which investigated the
fuel subsidy scandal.
Probes by independent audit firms,
including the KPMG and
PriceWaterhousecoopers, confirmed that
billions of dollars of oil money were
missing. The most notable case of
missing money involved $20billion in
2014, as alleged by a former Central
Bank governor, Lamido Sanusi.
Several shady deals exposed by
PREMIUM TIMES and confirmed by
government and independent auditors
were linked to the former minister and
her cronies.
Long before her stint in the oil and gas
sector, Mrs. Alison-Madueke was
investigated by the Nigerian Senate on
allegation she paid N30.9 billion to
contractors while she held office as
transportation minister.
In 2009, the Senate indicted and
recommended her prosecution for
allegedly transferring N1.2 billion into a
private account of a toll company
without due process.
Regardless of the indictments, Mrs.
Alison-Madueke got elected in November
2014 as the first female president of oil
producing countries alliance, OPEC.
The former minister consistently denies
wrongdoing. In June, after leaving office,
she rejected all allegations of
embezzlement saying she never stole
from Nigeria.




Source http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/191027-presidency-speaks-out-on-alison-maduekes-arrest-in-london.html



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We are watching in 4d

Female inmate

Am sure the woman go dey regret her action now.

Mehn!
The shii is getting real

What a man can do a woman can do it even more better. The greatest Nigeria thief ever produce by Nigeria as a minister of petroleum. I have worked under many women and I can tell you that there case is more worrisome than men. Quote me, mama, peace , okonjo iweala,former Security and exchange commission chairman ,patriciA ette,stella odua etc. Former NESREA Dg is another woman to watch. Most of Nesrea staff I know were crying after this woman left office. The funniest thing is that I don't know what they will do with all this money when they are alive and after their death. But I give my respect to one woman, Dora akunyili ( super mama).Had it been she is alive,is most likely she will make up the ministerial list PMB.

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Reading

she never stole indeed

If only the the big thieves up there in North will be given equal treatment.