Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has faulted claims of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that she withdrew $1.3 billion from accounts of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for her personal use.
In a statement signed by her Media Adviser, Mr. Clem Aguiyi, the former minister said: ‘’The attention of Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources, has been drawn to a news story, entitled ‘Diezani in trouble again over withdrawal of $1.3bn from NNPC accounts
“Under Section 5 of the Constitution, all executive powers are vested in the President who may exercise it directly or through the Vice President or Ministers of the Federation. As Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs Alison-Madueke was an appointee and delegate of the President.
“Consequently, Minister of Petroleum Resources acted on the basis of the written approvals and directives given by the President, which approvals were given after written requests from the relevant security agencies were made to the President.
‘’At such instances, as in fact the article clearly shows, a service chief or intelligence chief, makes a written request/appeal to Mr President outlining whatever urgent and critical security needs of the nation they consider imminently paramount, at any given point in time.
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