Ex-Minister
of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, is on the verge of
leaving her present abode in the United Kingdom for the Commonwealth of
Dominica where she has reportedly acquired the citizenship, The Nation can authoritatively report.
Mrs.Alison-Madueke is currently under investigation in Britain for alleged corruption while in office.
Investigators in the UK and Nigeria
were shocked by the discovery that she had secretly acquired the
citizenship of the small Caribbean country of only 72,000 people.
But sources in the UK said the National Crime Agency (NCA) was already monitoring her movement.
It was learnt that the lid was blown open by some anti-corruption and civil society groups in the UK.
Alison-Madueke’s new citizenship was
confirmed in a May 29, 2015 approval letter by the Prime Minister of the
Commonwealth of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit,according to a document
obtained by one of the groups.
The letter also claimed that the
ex-Minister has been appointed that country’s Trade and Investment
Commissioner for the Republic.
Although the letter indicated that the
appointment was without salary package, she is expected to help in
promoting and marketing Dominica as a trade and investment domicile.
In the diplomatic passport, DP0000445,
the Dominican Government said Diezani should be allowed to “pass freely
without let or hindrance and afford the bearer such assistance and
protection as may be necessary.”
Issued on May 21, 2015, the diplomatic passport is expected to expire on May 20, 2020.
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