LEGIT NG
Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum, has denied granting an interview in London recently where she begged President Bola Tinubu to allow her to return home.
Mrs Alison-Madueke, who served in Goodluck Jonathan’s government, fled Nigeria in 2015 and has been in the United Kingdom (UK). She is facing corruption charges in Nigeria and the UK.
On Saturday, December 23, viral social media posts claimed that the former minister spoke with journalists in London, during which she indicted the current Governor of Zamfara state, Dauda Lawal.
The post was also shared on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s Instagram handle but was later deleted.
Legit.ng gathers that EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the post was not authorised.
Alison-Madueke denies granting interview
Reacting in an interview with Premium Times, Mrs Alison-Madueke said she did not grant any interview recently and described the report as “fake” and “concocted.”
“I did not grant an interview to anyone and therefore did not say any of the things attributed to me. It is fake news concocted for reasons I do not know,” Mrs Alison-Madueke was quoted as saying.
What Alison-Madueke said in purported interview
In the purported interview, Alison-Madueke allegedly implored President Tinubu to allow her to return to Nigeria and confess to financial misconduct during her tenure as minister.
She expressed readiness to disclose details of the funds she allegedly misappropriated.
