Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offences by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA).
According to the information posted on the agency’s website, Alison-Madueke, alleged to have accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 2nd October.
“We suspect Diezani Alison-Madueke abused her power in Nigeria and accepted financial rewards for awarding multi-million-pound contracts”, Head of NCA’s International Corruption Unit, Andy Kelly said, adding. “These charges are a milestone in what has been a thorough and complex international investigation”.
Alison-Madueke was a key figure in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The 63-year-old, who once acted as President of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, served as Nigeria’s petroleum minister from 2010 to 2015.
