A former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to allow her return home from the United Kingdom as she allegedly battles cancer.
This was announced in a statement posted on the official Instagram page of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The statement was titled “Alleged Money Laundering: I am dying of cancer, allow me to come back home – Diezani Begs Tinubu”
It read “The embattled former petroleum minister during the regime of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who ran to the UK for the fear of the EFCC Diezani Alison Maduekwe has now beged Nigerian government for linency.
“Mrs Diezani, who is reportedly suffering the second stage of her cancer, has begged president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow her to come back to Nigeria to confess to her misappropriation while in office.
“Mrs Diezani was answering questions from the press in London after a medical visit.
“The former Petroleum minister, who was accused of stealing Nigeria’s money, amounting to billions of dollars, revealed that she is now ready to open up about the money she allegedly misappropriated while in office as the minister of Petroleum.
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“I am a born again Christian and currently suffering from second stage cancer, which my United Kingdom’s physician adviseded me to continue taking medication for the rest of my life.
“Yes, no human is perfect, but some time, God Almighty allows some of such to happen.
“I have been accused of misappropriation when I was the petroleum minister, which is true! but I would like President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigerians to forgive me to come back home and offer my contribution because life is temporal”, Diezani said in tears.
“My husband and my entire family members including My Nigeria lawyer based in the United Kingdom knew my relationship with Dauda Lawal Dare, the current Zamfara State governor whow I entrusted over 9 billion dollars for safe keeping while he was the Executive Director of the First Bank Nigeria PLC .
“Unfortunately, it has now come to a point that Mr Dauda Lawal is no longer picking my phone calls and even worked in Collaboration with UK police to put me under Surveillance, may be to claim the Money I entrusted to him when I die”, she said.
ThisNigeria reported that the British police had charged the former Minister of Petroleum Resources with bribery offences.
She was arrested by the UK Police for Diezani accepting bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pounds oil and gas contracts while she was a serving minister in the country.
