Members of the immediate family of
embattled former Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani
Alison-Madueke, as well as her legal team are outraged over the recent
visit of Nigerian journalist Dele Momodu to the former minister’s London flat.
In
an interview with SaharaReporters, Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s Nigerian
lawyer, Oscar Onwudiwe, asserted that the ex-minister never intended or
authorized anything from that meeting to be broadcast to the public.
According to Mr. Onwudiwe’s account, Mr. Momodu, publisher of The Boss magazine, “met (with Diezani) on a personal visit with the family.” He added that Mr. Momodu and the family had enjoyed a good relationship in the past.
Even
so, Mr. Onwudiwe insisted that no permission was ever granted to have
Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s photo taken. He stated that the ex-minister’s
family became “very upset” about what has transpired after the meeting
between Mr. Momodu and the former minister. The lawyer disclosed that
Mrs. Alison-Madueke and her family were not ready for her to make public
statements yet.
When SaharaReporters contacted Mr. Momodu, he said he did not know who Oscar Onwudiwe was, adding that he therefore could not have sought permission from the lawyer. He added, “I do not want to be drawn into this controversy.”
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