She is seen as the second most powerful woman in the Nigerian socio-economic political environment after the first lady Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan.
She is also the most powerful member of the present National Executive Council based on the sheer power she weilds as the minister in charge of Nigeria’s mega cash cow the Petroleum Ministry which constitutes over 80% of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earner.
Well, its now obvious that the minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke, is also receiving treatment in a London hospital for a serious medical condition.
According to a reliable source Mrs. Madueke’s condition needed immediate hospitalization and is described it as “potentially serious.” The source, who is a medical doctor, was only willing to divulge that the minister’s diagnosis is for a condition related to abnormal cell development in her body. The doctor declined to disclose if the diagnosis was a form of cancer, but said Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s condition “assumed a dire dimension recently.”
The medical source and another source close to the minister’s family said that, prior to her recent hospitalization; Mrs. Alison-Madueke had made monthly medical trips to the UK. One source disclosed that she sometimes used private jets arranged by Kola Aluko, a business tycoon with whom she has business ties.
The Petroleum minister owns a jet that is kept in trust for her by Walter Wagbatsoma, an oil marketer recently charged by the EFCC for involvement in oil subsidy scam.
It was learnt that the minister hid the medical nature of her trips to London by telling friends and other government officials that she was going to see her children living in the UK. “For this trip three days ago, Madam said she was escorting her children who were returning to London to continue their schooling,” one of our sources said.
It was learnt that the minister hid the medical nature of her trips to London by telling friends and other government officials that she was going to see her children living in the UK. “For this trip three days ago, Madam said she was escorting her children who were returning to London to continue their schooling,” one of our sources said.
One source revealed that the minister flew to London few days after accompanying Mr. Jonathan on an official trip to Anambra State. Even though the minister is married, there have been persistent speculations linking her to a romantic relationship with President Jonathan a situation that we scooped brings her in direct collision with the wife of the President.
It is not yet known how long she will remain in the hospital
Source:CKN
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