Earlier this month, she appeared before a Westminster Magistrate Court, from where the multimillion pound allegations and corruption charges were transferred to the crown court for Monday’s proceedings.
When asked how long the trial will be, he reiterated the previous story and said: “No date has been set,” adding that it all depends on the outcome on Monday. Alison-Madueke, who was a prominent figure in President Goodluck Jonathan’s government between 2010 and 2015, is suspected to have accepted bribes in exchange for awarding contracts during her time as Minister for Petroleum Resources.
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, yesterday upheld the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party as the duly elected governor of the state.