The embattled former minister of petroleum obviously had great plans for a master stroke move

A Caribbean country, Dominica, has suspended all relations with Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, following investigations into her finances in the United Kingdom in October, in connection with alleged money laundering.

A statement by the Prime Minister of Dominica, a small Caribbean Island, Mr Roosevelt Skerrit, stated this on Monday.

The prime minister said, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs moved with dispatch to suspend all relations with Mrs. Alison-Madueke immediately following her arrest in October, 2015, pending the outcome of the investigations.

“This suspension took place in the month of October. Our position is that the relationship with Mrs. Alison-Madueke and all that flows from this will remain completely suspended until such time as the probe into her conduct as a minister of government is concluded and a determination made by the relevant authorities.”

Skerrit explained that in May of this year, during a routine stop-over visit to London, Alison-Madueke was introduced to him as the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria and also the immediate past President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

He said the discussions, however, took place well before any question of an investigation by the relevant authorities arose.

He said the idea of relocating to Dominica was never discussed, far less agreed, in any discussions with Alison-Madueke.

The prime minister added, “She served as an Executive Official and Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria. In my budget address to the people of Dominica two years ago, I outlined the intention and policy of my government to recruit persons of experience, influence and integrity to serve and represent Dominica in various capacities abroad.

“As a small nation with very limited resources, we do not have the capacity to establish consular or other offices in many regions of the world. In this case, who is better to speak for and on behalf of Dominica in parts of the African continent than a former President of OPEC and former Chairman of the West African Gas Pipeline Authority?”

According to him, the issue of the former Nigeria’s minister relocating to the Caribbean country was not discussed.

He stated, “The arrangement of Mrs. Alison-Madueke serving in an honorary capacity, with no direct remuneration from Dominica and Dominica facilitating her travels across Europe and Africa with the issuance of a diplomatic passport, was entirely in accordance with existing convention, protocol and practice, until the very recent and unexpected development of the investigations by the UK and Nigerian authorities.

“This development was not foreseen nor anticipated by the due diligence undertaken on behalf of the government, and could not have been and was not foreseen by me or the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.”

The United Kingdom High Commission in Nigeria could not be reached for comment on the alleged moves by the former petroleum minister to flee the UK.

The High Commission’s spokesperson, Joseph Abuku, had yet to respond to an email sent to him as of the time of filing this report on Monday.

The former minister was reported on Saturday to have obtained the citizenship of the Caribbean country.

She was said to have been offered a post as the country’s trade and investment commissioner.

The report added that no allowance had been offered to her.

According to the report, the former minister would promote trade and investments in Dominica at no cost to the country.

In return, she would have received all the necessary assistance and protection from the small Caribbean island in accordance with international law.

Source: The punch

http://www.punchng.com/dominica-suspends-relations-with-diezani-over-uk-probe/

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Chop and clean mouth!
Can Falana find out how much the citizenship and the post of commissioner cost Nigeria? What about paper trail of a possible large amount stashed for safekeeping in the free banking system there?

wytecat:
Chop and clean mouth!
Can Falana find out how much the citizenship and the post of commissioner cost Nigeria? What about paper trail of a possible large amount stashed for safekeeping in the free banking system there?

Let's not forget to ask her new publicity and media contractor Dele Momodu for more details abi

The woman bought herself a 'banana republic' complete with immunity. Thank God the prime minister wake up na him for be the new errand boy when she land!

I THINK NIGERIA GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE TIME AND INVESTIGATE THE REAL RELATIONSHP BETWEEW ALISON MADUEKE AND DOMINICA PRIME MINISTER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RATIONAL EXPLANATION IN HIS ACTION SHARA REPORTER WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOUR ATTENTION IS REALY NEEDED.

Nigerians should not be distracted by media publications targeted to change public discourse and the uncertainties of 2016 due to policies of this present day government that got power without its responsibilities.

Diezani is still in London, sick and is yet to recover and can't even travel out of london.

Let's press the government to give us answers to:
Fuel scarcity.
Skyrocketing Exchange rates
Inflation
Unemployment
Diplidated federal road and many more.

Keeping Nigerians busy with irrelevancies is the job of APC politically oriented media outlets to forestall protest and pressure.

johnmartus:
I THINK NIGERIA GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE TIME AND INVESTIGATE THE REAL RELATIONSHP BETWEEW ALISON MADUEKE AND DOMINICA PRIME MINISTER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RATIONAL EXPLANATION IN HIS ACTION SHARA REPORTER WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOUR ATTENTION IS REALY NEEDED.

Very important. She must have made some very huge investments there to warrant such. It's obvious

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
Nigerians should not be distracted by media publications targeted to change public discourse and the uncertainties of 2016 due to policies of this present day government that got power without its responsibilities.

Diezani is still in London, sick and is yet to recover and can't even travel out of london.

Let's press the government to give us answers to:
Fuel scarcity.
Skyrocketing Exchange rates
Inflation
Unemployment
Diplidated federal road and many more.

Keeping Nigerians busy with irrelevancies is the job of APC politically oriented media outlets to forestall protest and pressure.

Stop beating about the bush, the issue here is between Dominica and Diezani, what has "this present day government" got to do with it?

Interestingly the philanderer was negotiating Dominican diplomatic coverage and representation while still a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. These guys really took their supporters for fools.

Wailers please note that she jumped ship 2 years ago. Hope you guys have your own small small 'Dominican" arrangements.

Hehehe!

tradeplusib:


Let's not forget to ask her new publicity and media contractor Dele Momodu for more details abi

The woman bought herself a 'banana republic' complete with immunity. Thank God the prime minister wake up na him for be the new errand boy when she land!

Another wind blown into Deizani's behind. My queston to those who still believed this woman is sick with cancer is, had she made her escape into Dominica would she have been in hospital sick with "EFCC Cancer"? I doubt that. She even wanted to serve Dominica on official capacity. Smh

This woman can not escape the justice which awaits her not only from the Nigerian govt, but UK as well. If she likes let her stay in hospital for 20 yrs

Eeyah