As Nigerians watch the drama unfolding around Diezani Allison-Madueke, a Lagos-based constitutional lawyer, Fred Agbaje has urged the incoming ministers to learn from the embattled former Petroleum Minister's ongoing trial.
Diezani Allison-Madueke
It will be recalled that Diezani is being tried in the United Kingdom (UK) for alleged bribery and corruption-related charges.
Lagos lawyer, Fred Agbaje has accused Diezani of behaving like “a thin god and was so powerful that even her boss, former President Goodluck Jonathan could not tame her.”
He said it is not only a welcome development but also a manifestation that the war against corruption is being recognised both locally and internationally, adding that it is a testimony to the fact that there is no hiding place for any criminal in Nigeria again.
Agbaje who made his claims in an interview with Daily Independent, said Diezani’s trial was a manifestation that the war against corruption spearheaded by President Muhammadu Buhari was gaining ground and that looters of the nation’s patrimony would not escape justice. He hailed Diezani’s trial and said it is a good show for the fight against corruption and that it will make the incoming ministers know that there is fire on the mountain.
He said, “The likes of Diezani, who became a thin god in Nigeria when she was in office should know that the end of culture of impunity has come with the war against corruption in Nigeria. They were the laws of the land during Jonathan’s regime. Jonathan became so helpless in taming the ministers he appointed. The ministers became so powerful beyond redemption”