The Minister of Petroleum, Mrs
Diezani Alison-Madueke is undoubtedly one of the most powerful people in the
country. Apart from holding the sensitive position in the executive council,
she also has the ears of President Goodluck Jonathan.
The beautiful woman, we
learnt, had an 'underground'
relationship with a Lagos-based Oil and Gas big boy, Dapo Abiodun.
According to information at our
disposal, Diezani Alison Madueke and Dapo Abiodun dated for a while and while
it lasted, both enjoyed it to the fullest both in Nigeria and abroad, according to
those who should know.
The source said Dapo Abiodun was
the Apple of Alison's eye during the late president Umar Musa Yar'Adua's tenure
when she was the Minister of Transportation and later solid mineral resources.
We learnt that Mrs. Madueke and
Dapo's affair was closely guided and only a few people in the corridors of
power knew of it.
Dapo, who owns Heyden Oil, one of
the major players in the oil and gas sector over a matter some of their close
friends could not resolve, got more patronage through Madueke's influence.
But somewhere along the line, we
learnt Dapo fumbled and lison had a bitter fiAght with him.
“When Alison Madueke became
Minister of Petroleum, she made sure Dapo's Heyden Oil got little or no
allocation for the importation of petroleum products, which accounted for
serious drop in his fortune.
“The fight is still on, but I
know Dapo Abiodun is trying to find a way back into the woman's heart,” our
source disclosed.
However, the source said Mrs
Alison Madueke, who is married to a former Chief of Naval Staff, Rtd. Admiral
Madueke, has stepped up and has no time for Dapo Abiodun again. You know Dapo
is a lady’s man, but the minister has told some of her confidants that he
belongs to her past now,” our source said.
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