She is seen as the second most powerful woman in the
Nigerian socio-economic political environment after the first lady Dame Patience
Goodluck Jonathan.
She is also the most powerful member of the
present National Executive Council based on the sheer power she weilds as the minister in
charge of Nigeria’s mega cash cow the Petroleum Ministry which constitutes over
80% of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earner.
Well, its now obvious that the minister of Petroleum
Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke, is also receiving treatment in a London
hospital for a serious medical condition.
According to a reliable source Mrs. Madueke’s condition
needed immediate hospitalization and is described it as “potentially serious.”
The source, who is a medical doctor, was only willing to divulge that the
minister’s diagnosis is for a condition related to abnormal cell development in
her body. The doctor declined to disclose if the diagnosis was a form of
cancer, but said Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s condition “assumed a dire dimension
recently.”
The medical source and another source close to the
minister’s family said that, prior to her recent hospitalization; Mrs.
Alison-Madueke had made monthly medical trips to the UK. One source disclosed
that she sometimes used private jets arranged by Kola Aluko, a business tycoon
with whom she has business ties.
The Petroleum minister owns a jet that is kept in trust
for her by Walter Wagbatsoma, an oil marketer recently charged by the EFCC for
involvement in oil subsidy scam.
It was learnt that the minister hid the medical nature of her trips to London by telling friends and other government officials that she was going to see her children living in the UK. “For this trip three days ago, Madam said she was escorting her children who were returning to London to continue their schooling,” one of our sources said.
It was learnt that the minister hid the medical nature of her trips to London by telling friends and other government officials that she was going to see her children living in the UK. “For this trip three days ago, Madam said she was escorting her children who were returning to London to continue their schooling,” one of our sources said.
One source revealed that the minister flew to London
few days after accompanying Mr. Jonathan on an official trip to Anambra State.
Even though the minister is married, there have been persistent speculations
linking her to a romantic relationship with President Jonathan a situation that
we scooped brings her in direct collision with the wife of the President.Iy was also learnt that the president’s ailing wife had complained to her close friends
that Mrs. Alison-Madueke had caused her condition because the oil minister wants
to take her place at all cost
It is not yet known how long she will remain in the
hospital
Her illness is a reminder for her to take it easy when it comes to policies that affect the poor in the society. When she and other so-called economic experts decided to increase the petroleum pump price in January, some protesters sustained several injuries, while some of them died. None of the victims got near any luxurious hospita
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