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Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by boman2014: 8:54pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
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. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/191027-presidency-speaks-out-on-alison-maduekes-arrest-in-london.html |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Justice28(m): 8:55pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:06pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Justice28: aba! the guy even went far to space the contents and edited it still you can't even read it. 6 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by TonyeBarcanista(m): 9:08pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
The FG is trying so hard to attach itself with the success of the British 3 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by tolexy007(m): 9:09pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
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Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:09pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Una no holy pass @ APC! |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:11pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: Please keep quiet. With all the news coming around that EFCC and U.K have been following diezani's money trail since 2013, why are you still making needless comments? Or can't you just have the humility and give the Government credit? Do you think Jonathan would have given the go ahead to arrest diezani if he had won a second term and you will still be foolishly supporting him, why he is robbing you blindly? Give Buhari credit for giving the go-ahead to get this thief unless you support this thief also so you are oblivious to the truth. Please put on some shame. 27 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:13pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
jcmaiah: Instead of wasting your strength online with talk talk, please show your proof nah. At least we have evidence of diezani's and co's thievery, but you guys just make noise. worthless opposition 7 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:14pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Lets give the FG credit, no matter what. 1 Like |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Republlican(f): 9:17pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by DaBullIT(m): 9:17pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Thank you for puting that murfacka in his place He's a bloody marafaking wailer with no sense saytan: 14 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by TonyeBarcanista(m): 9:20pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
saytan:If the emboldened is true then you have further admitted that Buhari played NO part but Jonathan. Who was President in 2013? 2 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Kessyy2k4(m): 9:21pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
President shud request 4his extradition! kirikiri needs her type of person to greese prison lords |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:27pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
saytan: you really can't blame him. he earns his pay per post. so he has to post something reasonable or not. 9 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:28pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
When will our public officers learn to serve and stop stealing. God please help my race. |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:31pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: Then you don't even understand the question you are asking. Who is the President now that effected the arrest of Diezani? Or you think Buhari was not aware of the U.K's move? Please don't let everyone laugh you silly here if you say the Almighty FG did not know about U.K's move against Diezani. That will give you away. 15 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by wachakuta(m): 9:34pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Wind don blow... |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by tucky200(m): 9:36pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
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Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:36pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: Let me tackle your FOLLY from another reasoning Ok Jonathan clandestinely involved the EFCC to track Diezani but didnt effect her arrest then. So the FG was tracking Diezani Now Buhari is the head of the new FG and EFCC and U.K crime squad now arrested the thief So you mean jonathan was still the one that issued the "kill" order, or the EFCC acted without getting a mandate from the Executive? Going by your reasoning, are you this dull? 10 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by omowolewa: 9:36pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Her own go pass Abacha loot. |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by alaoeri: 9:37pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Those that castigated SLS for blowing the whistle about the inability of NNPC to account for abt $20b should hide their heads in shame. 2 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:38pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
alaoeri: They are the same worthless opposition we have here all wailing together. They have no shame and no conscience. 4 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by TonyeBarcanista(m): 9:39pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
saytan:Is Buhari the president of the United Kingdom? Does he have jurisdiction over UK's NCA? Which arrest did he effect? Has he indicted her at any time or has he invited her? Did the EFCC declare her wanted or did they request her extradition? Oga go siddon! The UK never sought and never had nor did they ever need the permission of ANY nigerian government to arrest or prosecute any offender on their soil. Buhari haÐ no clue... He read it on Premium Times like us! 2 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by sammyj: 9:43pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
This opolo eye former minster of petroleum has been stealing for long with his cronies in the last clueless government. However, after she is done serving in London she should be repatriated to Nigeria to come and taste KIRI KIRI maximum prison. !! I know wailers will not be happy to hear this news !! 2 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:51pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
saytan:Please BH still dey bomb pass 2months... Chibok girls we don't hear of again. All Na wash. Wetin you use your own energy for? 1 Like |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by Nobody: 9:53pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: The fact is that you don't read like many of your fellow wailers here. So i'll do my best to copy and paste like you always do. Please take your time and connect the dots. This Punch and not Premium times, so happy reading. Please take closer look at the emphasis and let your brain work this time. Don't be quick to comment rubbish.
Since you like getting your facts from newspapers like you have rightly pointed out, wouldn't it be foolish of you now to refute these facts and term them fake? Since you said Buhari just read it from premium times and all those trips to the U.K was a wasted venture? Which kind of brain do you have? Do you think A constitutionally executive government is like your village tribal clan setting? That when Presidents do travel out to other countries, all they do is meet and greet? Boy, you still have a long way to go in terms of understanding politics, government and how agencies operate clandestinely 8 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by orobs93(m): 10:01pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Okpolor eye 1 Like
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Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by coldsummer: 10:09pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
by all means necessary, bring back all stolen monies from all the sources. when will Gabriel suswan be probed? He held on to salaries for 8 months and no one is making a single noise about it. When will David Mark be probed? |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by hassan85(m): 10:22pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
I hope TONYBARCANISTA and CHUKUFRAUD44 are reading this 2 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by hassan85(m): 10:25pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista:your problem is just that u are blind and u live in denial. Dts all i will say. Jona dt told us stealin isnt corruption? Dt set up 100s of committee til date ntm 4m dem 2 Likes |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by omolami: 11:20pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Diezani ,the best petroleum minister Nigeria ever had. It is only Nigeria APC government that can witchunting and humiliate a now president of opec this manner. She has not stolen money from Nigeria. yet someone born a vendetta disturbing a gentle woman. APC government is not fighting corruption, the government is corrupt in itself. |
Re: Presidency Speaks Out On Alison-madueke’s Arrest In London by ItsMeAboki(m): 11:43pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
LOL, it has already started: Prison Girls, Nollywood Movie, Starring Diezani Madueke; Titled: Goats Wey Chop Yam Go Waka to Kirikiri.
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