The family of Diezani Alison-Madueke, the embattled
former minister petroleum, is angry with Nigerian journalist Dele Momodu for taking her photograph while on sick bed in UK hospital.
Alison-Madueke’s lawyer, Oscar Onwudiwe, stated that the
former minister never planned or approved anything from that meeting to be
broadcast to the public.
Onwudiwe said that Momodu, publisher of The Boss
magazine, “met (with Diezani) on a personal visit with the family.” The lawyer
added that the journalist and the family have had a good relationship in the
past.
The lawyer Onwudiwe restated that the family didn’t give
any permission to take Alison-Madueke’s photo. He noted that the ex-minister’s
family became “very upset” about what has emerged after the meeting between
Nigerian journalist and the ex-minister.
The revelations done by the former petroleum minister in
the interview have caused national controversy. During the interview Diezani
rejected ever stealing money while in government.
When Momodu was contacted he said he did not know who Oscar
Onwudiwe was, noting that he therefore could not have sought authorization from
the lawyer.
He added: “I do not want to be drawn into this
controversy.”
Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, who was arrested in
London on suspicion of bribery and money laundering earlier in October,
recently asked Nigerians to pray for her in support of her alleged fight
against cancer.
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