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Nigerian ex-oil minister denies taking bribes for government contracts, during a trial in London
Prosecutors say energy figures funded homes, shopping sprees and cash payments to win better access to Nigerian oil contracts.
- On Monday, former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke denied five bribery and conspiracy charges at Southwark Crown Court, testifying she never abused her office during her tenure.
- Prosecutors allege Alison-Madueke accepted free luxury home access and lavish spending sprees in exchange for government contracts, including £2 million spent at Harrods and chauffeur services.
- She testified that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation handled her official trip logistics, claiming renovations valued at £4.6 million and other services were subsequently reimbursed.
- Defending her actions, Alison-Madueke told the court she "tried to push back on corruption" and highlighted challenges as a woman in Nigeria's "very patriarchal society."
- Oil executive Olatimbo Ayinde and former archbishop Doye Agama, her brother, also face charges in the case, with both men denying involvement in the alleged bribery conspiracy.
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Former Nigeria oil minister denies bribery allegations in London court
Former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke on Monday denied bribery allegations in her ongoing trial at Southwark Crown Court in London, insisting she never solicited or received illicit payments while in office. She faces five counts of accepting bribes and one of conspiracy to commit bribery. She was charged in 2013, with prosecutors alleging she benefited from millions in luxury spending funded by businessmen seeking government…
Ex-oil minister Alison-Madueke denies bribery charges in UK court
Former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied allegations of bribery and corruption before a UK court, insisting she neither solicited nor received illicit payments while in office. The post Ex-oil minister Alison-Madueke denies bribery charges in UK court appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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