The embattled former minister of petroleum resouces under the government of former president Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs Dizeeini Allison Maduake has alleged that she entrusted about $9 billion out of what she misappropriated to Dr Dauda Lawal Dare, the Zamfara State Governor while he was a director at First Bank of Nigeria
Mrs Dizeeini was reported saying “my husband and my entire family members including My Nigeria lawyer based in the United Kingdom knew my relationship with Dauda Lawal Dare, the current Zamfara State governor whom I entrusted over 9 billion dollars for safe keeping while he was the Executive Director of the First Bank Nigeria PLC .
“Unfortunately, it has now come to a point that Mr Dauda Lawal is no longer picking my phone calls and even worked in Collaboration with UK police to put me under Surveillance may be to claim the Money I entrusted to him when I die.”
The embattled former minister ran to the UK for the fear of the EFCC is now begging Nigerian government for leniency.
Mrs Diezani is reportedly suffering the second stage of her cancer, has beg president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow her to come back to Nigeria to confess to her misappropriation while in office.
She voiced her lamentations while answering questions from the press in London after a medical visit.
The former Petroleum minister was accused of stealing Nigeria’s money, amounting to billions of dollars has revealed that she is now ready to open up about the money she allegedly misappropriated while in office as the minister of Petroleum.
“I am a born again Christian and currently suffering from second stage cancer, which my United Kingdom’s physician advised me to continue taking medication for the rest of my life.
” Yes, no human is perfect, but some time, God Almighty allows some of such to happen.
” I have been accused of misappropriation when I was the petroleum minister, which is true! but I would like President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigerians to forgive me to come back home and offer my contribution because life is temporal, Diezani said in tears.
“Mr. President Sir, I am ready with your intervention to come back to Nigeria to explain with written evidence signed by my lawyer to return back to Nigeria, the funds I have misappropriated. Diezani beg President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
” Nigeria is my country, my home, and there is no place like home.
” As I am talking to you, Dauda Lawal has blacklisted both my phones and those of my lawyers, simply because he is a state governor enjoying immunity.” Diezani cried out.
