The type of stealing and corruption going on in the Federal Government
of Nigeria is mind boggling. Information available to our correspondent suggests
that a mind boggling sum of $700 million was allegedly found in the house of
Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke.
According
to information from an impeccable source, the huge sum in foreign currency was
discovered recently by some security agents while conducting a search of the
house of one her aides who resides in the
minister’s house but allegedly stole $10 million from the Minister.
Maduaeke according to source admitted to the ownership huge sum of $700
million. “She must have kept that very particular money in her aide’s
apartment, because the unnamed aide is said to be one of the trusted one among
others”, our source stated.
It was further gathered that when this was reported to President
Goodluck Jonathan, the president felt so sad and disappointed, he immediately
invited Diezani Alison Madueke to his office for questioning and rebuked her
severely. President Jonathan asked the Minister “for God sake what are you
doing with $700 million in your home?” Mrs. Madueke retorted “I am keeping the
money for you”. We gathered that President Jonathan just smiled and promptly
asked her to go in peace.
President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has been criticize by many
Nigeria as being the most corrupt considering the president’s stance on
corruption. The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders has chided President Goodluck Jonathan
over his unwillingness to tackle corruption in the country.
According to the group, corruption is the biggest problem the
country is facing, besides the Boko Haram insurgency. CACOL’s Executive
Chairman, Debo Adeniran, told SUNDAY PUNCH there was an urgent need to tackle
the problem. “It is a known fact that corruption is the greatest problem
confronting our country Nigeria, thus if combated frontally, it would
definitely put an end to many other challenges facing us as a people,” he said.
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