Immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has offered to refund the sum of $250 million dollars to the Nigerian government in return for immunity from further investigation and possible prosecution, SaharaReporters has learned. However, her overture has reportedly received a cold response from President Muhammadu Buhari.



A source in Aso Rock and a ranking member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) told our correspondent that the former minister has been reaching out to influential government and ruling party officials, in and outside Abuja, to prevail on President Buhari to accept her offer and let bygones be bygone. According to our sources, Mrs. Alison-Madueke had enlisted the support of several figures close to Mr. Buhari, including Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, to intercede with the incumbent president.

Mrs. Alison-Madueke was one of the closest ministers to former President Goodluck Jonathan, and is reputed to have anchored and facilitated numerous money-laundering scandals and deals that characterized the era of the just-ended Jonathan administration. The former Petroleum Minister oversaw several oil swap deals, the disposition of oil wells handed over by Shell Petroleum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and the direct looting of funds through the NNPC. Former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, was forced out of office after he revealed that the NNPC had failed to remit more than $20 billion in oil revenues with the CBN.



The former Petroleum Minister is the latest of several officials who served under Mr. Jonathan’s government that are currently negotiating “soft landing deals” with the Buhari administration. The incumbent president, who was sworn in on May 29, 2015, has vowed to probe various questionable financial actions taken by his successor or officials of his government. Mr. Buhari is reportedly determined to recover billions of dollars in stolen funds.



One source said Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s latest offer to refund at least $250 million to the government came after she learned that President Buhari’s scheduled meeting with US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, would include a discussion of ways that the US government could facilitate the investigation, arrest and prosecution of some officials of the Jonathan administration implicated in the theft of billions of dollars and a variety of frauds that resulted in the loss of significant sums of public funds in Nigeria.



Former Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been cooperating with the Buhari administration’s ongoing, if quiet, probe of a series of questionable financial transactions by the Jonathan administration.



Our sources revealed that Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala had given the Buhari administration documents that expose a number of shady financial deals executed by the Jonathan administration.



Two days ago, we reported that former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, had appealed to Mr. Buhari to halt the ongoing probe of former President Jonathan’s administration. Even though Mr. Anyaoku has denied that he urged Mr. Buhari to stop the investigation of his predecessor’s financial dealings, our sources insisted that the ex-Commonwealth chief executive brought up the matter.



Our sources disclosed that Mr. Buhari was unimpressed by Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s offer. “Mr. President considers the $250 million as ridiculous considering the amount of money Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke is suspected to have diverted into her pocket and those of others,” said one source.



According to our sources, Mr. Buhari is intent on ordering a full audit of deals and transactions done by the former Petroleum Minister and her cohorts in the various agencies that reported to her.


http://saharareporters.com/2015/07/18/buhari-turns-down-former-petroleum-minister-alison-madueke-offer-refund-250-million

$250M. Madam de comot money jor, make it $500M so I can plead to PMB on ya behalf...

If true this is not acceptable o. She can do better. Wake me up when she her offer gets to a billion dollar.

I love stories like this. I love Buhari. The no nonsense generally.

quote author=eph12 post=36030137]I always check the [b][/b]sauce first then the comments before reading the story. But right now there are non so maybe later sha[/quote] Help me and check the rice too

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$250m is Probably less than 10% of her loot

We dnt want that,after u ar prosecuted and sent to jail....we can graciously have the $250million nd the remaining lootz

Emenahagos02:
quote author=eph12 post=36030137]I always check the [b][/b]sauce first then the comments before reading the story. But right now there are non so maybe later sha Help me and check the rice too

abi nau

ELTON123:

haba na that woman is too pretty to be jailed, just collect our money, before some people begin the screem witch hunt or na wizard hunt ne

Picture of her telling El-Rufai to intercede on her behalf or....
You know the drill nah

eph12:
I always check the sauce first then the comments before reading the story. But right now there are non so maybe later sha.

sauce don show, na pepper soup souce sef

Kyase:

sauce don show, na pepper soup souce sef

Modified

In tuface voice "their looting no dey give us assurance, repentance no dey their mind e, e dey create annoyance for my heart"
Alo o iyeh!

I know barcanista and other wailing wailers do not have any option than to praise PMB's efforts in recovering our stolen funds. Gradually, we will get there. i am happy madam Okonjo iweala is cooperating with PMB.

Our sources revealed that Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala had given the Buhari
administration documents that expose a number of shady financial deals
executed by the Jonathan administration.

Backstabber Biafrans..

Monies should not only be recovered, the thieves should be prosecuted. No safe landing for any crook.

papaejima1:
Picture of her telling El-Rufai to intercede on her behalf or....
You know the drill nah

What will you ever believe? Thomas of our time.

I thought gullible goats claimed sahara reporters was a trash publication?
How come they need the US government to do probe what happen what has the the US have to do with it, especially since they refuse to refund stolen loot from Abacha they are still holding?
So is he planing on using US leaders to fill the empty minister slots?

Can you imagine China going to USA to ask them what happen to the treasury?

This administration just wants us to be the laughing stock of the international community.....

eph12:
Modified

ok na

WARNING! Looting government funds can be detrimental and hazardous 2 your health and bank balance! _IDIOTS!

In 9ice voice, gongo a so...
Let the probes continue...

All I can say is thank you PMB for all effort being made so far to put nigeria back to track. If all the lope holes are close I believe there would be enough to go round for developmental projects.

#Yawns. wake me up when the messiah denies it

Zakkyoz:






What will you ever believe? Thomas of our time.

The report of the Lord!

biafranqueen:
I thought gullible goats claimed sahara reporters was a trash publication?
How come they need the US government to do probe what happen what has the the US have to do with it, especially since they refuse to refund stolen loot from Abacha they are still holding?
So is he planing on using US leaders to fill the empty minister slots?

Can you imagine China going to USA to ask them what happen to the treasury?

This administration just wants us to be the laughing stock of the international community.....

Can't you display intelligence for once. Or are you in heat this morning?

This doesnt add up, if truely she want to return such money, why didnt she do that before Buhari was swear in(period when he was declare winner and handover) and finally clear her name. I smell lies and propaganda all over this sahara report.

Also look at the report closely, they always claim a SOURCE close to the presidency said, an APC chieftain said, another source said bla bla bla. Don't they have names, how are we sure the SOURCE are not lying since they are all politicians in APC. I wonder when sahara reporters will start giving credible news

This same sahara reporter said Jonathan sent Emeka Anyaoku to plead to Buhari on his behalf, but later found out to be lies. Their hatred for the ex president is beyong boundaries, even when he is enjoying his holiday back in Otueke

All this silly news making the round this days sef... Where do u guys always this shitty news from?

Ok