Madueke, said last night she was not seeking
asylum in any part of the world, as claimed by
her traducers.
Madueke, who spoke through the Group Public Affairs
General Manager of Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, denied ever
contemplating relocating from Nigeria.'
An online publication reported, yesterday, that the minister
had been denied asylum by six countries, where she had so
far applied, but did not mention the countries involved.
Alegbe said his boss merely went for a short vacation
outside Nigeria and would soon return to her job.
He said the claim that the woman had been denied asylum
by six countries was not only a fabrication aimed at
confusing some gullible persons, but deliberately targeted
at smearing the minister and her office.
Alegbe said: "I want to say that the Minister of Petroleum
has never contemplated going on asylum in any part of the
world and has never applied for any.
"The minister has only gone for a short vacation abroad and
will soon return to Nigeria, having no reason to leave her
job and country for any other place."
The online medium, quoting a group known as Business
Council for Africa, BCA, had said that no fewer than six
countries had already refused an asylum request by Mrs
Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The BCA gave the impression that the minister would be
investigated under the new administration of Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari (retd), even though he had said that he
would not probe his predecessors.
"Given her reputation, it comes as no surprise to learn that
six countries have already refused to grant her asylum to
live in their countries as she now wishes to leave Nigeria at
the earliest possible opportunity," it said.
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