Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied claims made by the Buhari-led government and the EFCC that she embezzled Nigeria’s money while she was in office.
The former Minister of Petroleum Resources had a no-holds barred interview with media personality, Dele Momodu, where she refuted claims that she embezzled Nigeria’s money while in office, Igbere TV reports.
Mrs Diezani denied allegations that she made oil magnates like Chris Aire, Kola Aluko, Tonye Cole, Igho Sanomi, and many others rich after she had intimate relations with them. She made it clear that she is a married woman and was never in such habits.
The former Minister denied vehemently allegations that $20billion disappeared from the coffers of NNPC when she was in office. She dared anyone with proof to come forward to substantiate the claims that she stole from the Nigerian government.
She went on to express her displeasure at Nigerians who have villified and attacked her person, despite the fact that she used her office to make many of them rich and not the foreigners as it was in the past.
She pointed out that before her tenure, the petroleum industry was exclusively to enrich Foreigners and a few Nigerians but when she came in, she identified Nigerians who could do the job and decided to empower them. She wondered why she would be villified for this.
In the interview, the former Minister denied claims of having a running battle with former first lady, Patience Jonathan. She said she had much respect for Mrs Jonathan as she was the wife of her boss.
She also refuted claims that one of her sisters got intimate with former president Goodluck Jonathan and had children for him.
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