The original text by “Heute” newspaper
Mr. President Sir and Fellow Nigerians, there is yet another shame in far away Vienna, Austria, Europe. According to a shocking revelation by a free daily newspaper in Vienna, Austria,
called Heute, there is a secret mansion villa worth 20 million euros bought by the current oil minister, Mrs. Allison Madueke. The headline reads “ Ministerin aus Hungerland Kauft sich 20-Millonen-Villa in Wien” (Female Minister From Hungerland Buys Herself 20 Million Euro Villa In Vienna). As provocative as this headline is, I have been forced to swallow my pride to say that I am very grateful to Heute for exposing this unpatriotic display of greed by this oil minister, as her behavior is more provoking and insulting than the headline from Heute.
Here is the full translated version of the above text as reported by the newspaper:
“Big Turbulence about the Nigerian Oil Minister Diezani Allison-Madueke (50)! According to Nigerian media the politician is said to have bought a villa in Vienna for just under 20 Million Euro – even though a major part of the population in her home country is living below the poverty line and children are dying daily of starvation. The exact location of her luxury lodging is secret, but Allison-Madueke is enthusiastic about the big garden and the estate referring to it in the internet as “architectonic masterpiece”. One of her neighbors is said to be former OPEC boss Rilwanu Lukman who is also from Nigeria.”
The Heute newspaper said that their news was taken from Nigerian media and I have tried to google such news without success. However, I trust them, because they are civilized and cannot publish such damaging news like this one without being sure. Consequently oil minister, we are expecting you to challenge the newspaper in court and restore your dignity if you say it is not true or bow out from that position peacefully.
Dear Nigerians, we all know how impossible it is for a civil servant to save 20 million euro cash in Nigeria. In a developed country like Austria where I live, you cannot live above your income without being questioned by the authority. How did the minister get this huge amount of money in buying such a mansion? When did she buy the “Villa”? Did she purchase the property before she became a minister or after? Does she have other mansions outside of Nigeria? Is she the only minister or government official involved in such wickedness? If this money were invested in Nigeria it will definitely help our economy. With this money factories can be comfortably established and jobless graduates roaming around the streets can be gainfully employed and crime reduced. How did this get exposed, you might ask? Nigerians are a curious people. Rumor moving round Vienna, Austria, has it that the person who helped her purchase the property was not satisfy with the cut he got for his services, therefore “yawa must gas”. Those who are praying for Nigeria should please never stop praying because God is in control. Remember our president appealed to us Nigerians to keep on praying for him because he is seeing terrible Goliaths all over Nigeria. Goliaths, he said, who are ready to kill their father and mother, even their children, just to stop his government. Today we can shout hallalujah because one of those Goliaths has been miraculously exposed through our prayers.
Another interesting open secret was the revelation that her luxury mansion was close to that of the former oil minister, Rilwanu Lukman. What this might mean is that the former oil minister’s house cannot be at anything less than Allison Madueke’s mansion in terms of value and luxury. If this should be a true statement, when did Rilwanu Lukman buy his own mansion? How did he get such money? As a former public office holder he must equally be investigated.
Will EFCC do their job very well? Or are we going to see another probe committee that will never see the light of the day as usual? I weep for my country!
On this note Mr. President Sir, as a concerned angry Nigerian, I humbly request for the immediate suspension of this minister, because she will not honorably resign due to the uncivilized way of most Nigerian politicians with regard to similar events in the past. I also appeal to Nigerians in Austria through this medium to come together and support a planned peaceful protest by a group of concerned Nigerians. Furthermore, I equally appeal to other Nigerians all over the world to get in touch so that we may have a one day worldwide protest against this shame, if possible, because we are all involved.
Mr. President Sir, Nigerians are watching.
Uzoma Ahamefule is a concerned Nigerian based in Austria.