BREAKING: Alison-Madueke Breaks Silence On Alleged Interview About Return To Nigeria, Zamfara Governor
A former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied granting an interview in London recently where she allegedly indicted the current Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal.
A newspaper had reported that the ex-minister, who served during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, spoke with journalists in London during which she begged to be allowed to return home. The anti-graft agency, EFCC, also reshared part of the interview on its Instagram handle, alongside the photo of Mrs Alison-Madueke and Mr Lawal.
Mrs Alison-Madueke fled Nigeria in 2015 and has been in the United Kingdom (UK). She faces corruption charges in Nigeria and the UK.
The purported London interview and the EFCC post sparked diverse reactions with Mr Lawal’s allies saying the reports were to disparage him.
The newspaper that reported the fake interview has since pulled down the story.
In a bid to confirm the veracity of the report, PREMIUM TIMES reached out to Mrs Alison-Madueke.
The former petroleum minister, in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, described the report as “fake” and “concocted.”
Also, the EFCC has deleted the post on its Instagram handle and said it was not authorised.
“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 told PREMIUM TIMES in the brief interview Saturday evening.
