A photo of Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former minister of
petroleum resources, looking healthy, has surfaced on social media after an
eight-year absence from the public.
Ben Murray-Bruce, the former senator representing Bayelsa
east, shared the photo of himself and Alison-Madueke on Twitter.
In the caption of the post, Murray-Bruce described Diezani
as a “sassy, smart and sophisticated” woman.
He also congratulated her on the graduation of her son from
the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.
“Sassy, smart, and
always sophisticated. Celebrating with the amazing Diezani Alison-Madueke at her
son’s graduation at @UniofReading,” he wrote.
“Her son’s achievement is a testament to the power of good
parenting. Excellence indeed runs in the family.”
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| Recent Photo of Diezani |
In the photo, the 62-year-old ex-minister appeared to be in
healthy condition.
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| Photo of Diezani from 2015 |
In 2015, photos of ailing Diezani went viral on social
media. In the footage, she appeared to be very sick, sparking rumours she was
battling cancer.
But in May, the ex-minister confirmed that she was diagnosed
with “the most aggressive form of breast cancer” eight years ago.
She also informed a federal high court in the Abuja division
that she had been away from the country since May 2015 because of cancer
treatment.
Diezani was minister of transportation – later mines and
steel development — from 2007 to 2009 under the administration of former
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.
She later served as the petroleum minister under the
administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan from 2010 to 2015.
In 2020, she was at the receiving end of social media
backlash following her comments about internet fraudsters better known as ‘yahoo
yahoo’.
In May, Alison-Madueke also filed a N100 billion lawsuit
against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for “the false,
injurious, malicious and libelous publications” against her.
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