Following her recent bribery acquittal by a London court, Diezani Alison-Madueke former minister of Petroleum Resources is facing intense pressure to immediately return to Nigeria and answer to the multi-billion dollar corruption allegations still pending against her at home, according to former presidential aide Laolu Akande.
Speaking during a national television broadcast, Akande, a veteran journalist and former spokesperson to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, emphasised that while the UK legal system may have cleared her of specific foreign charges, the gravity of the institutional damage alleged in Nigeria demands her physical presence and accountability before the nation’s judicial system.
He argued that true vindication for the former minister can only be achieved if she willingly submits herself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and domestic courts rather than remaining abroad.
Alison-Madueke, who served as petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015 under President Goodluck Jonathan, has been
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