Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former Minister of petroleum under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, has revealed that she entrusted over Nine Billion dollars to the Zamfara state governor Dauda Lawal.
She made this known in an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
She disclosed that she is suffering from second-stage breast cancer, which will leave her on medications throughout her life, while seeking the forgiveness of President Tinubu and Nigerians for the misappropriation of funds.
She wrote: ‘I was the petroleum minister during Goodluck Jonathan’s regime. I am presently in The UK. I am now a born again Christian and I am suffering from second-stage breast cancer in which I will be on medications throughout my life.
I was accused of misappropriation when I was a minister and this is true. I want Nigerians and President Tinubu to forgive me. I want to come home and confess everything.
I entrusted over $9billion into the hands of Dauda Lawal who was the Executive Director of First Bank Nigeria PLC then. He is now The Zamfara State Governor.
Unfortunately he doesn’t pick my calls anymore. He even worked in Collaboration with The UK police to put me under Surveillance, maybe to claim the Money I entrusted to him when I die.
My husband, all my family members and my Nigerian lawyer knew about my relationship with Dauda’