Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke,
has bemoaned the deterioration of values in society.
The former Minister, in a video posted online Sunday, was
speaking at a virtual conference organised by an umbrella body of
Ijaw cultural associations, the Ijaw Development Group (INDG).
“The ones that have swag, the Yahoo Yahoo boys as my son would
say, these, in short, are the role models they are looking at,” she
said. “These are the ones that reinforce negative societal norms
and values.
“This is a travesty of an unfolding tragedy for us. Why have I
spent time talking about fatherless homes and the impact it has on
our children? The truth of the matter is that an irresponsible boy
tends to become an irresponsible man and it is therefore a vicious
cycle. If you plant coco-yam, you cannot harvest plantain.”
Former Petroleum Minister, Dieziani
Alison-Madueke, has surfaced oooo. She spoke on Fatherhood, and
making a case for Ijaw Women’s voice to be heard, praised GEJ for
the chance he gave women in his Govt. This was in August 7, 2020
virtual event of Ijaw National Dev Group. Pt 1
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In July, a Federal High Court, ordered Mrs. Alison-Madueke to
appear for an arraignment on money laundering charges filed against
her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
According to the court, the former Minister has been charged
with 13 counts of money laundering involving $39.7m and N3.32bn
said to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
She is alleged to have escaped to the United Kingdom after
leaving office in 2015.
The EFCC has since called for her extradition and sought to
seize some of her assets within its jurisdiction.