Diezani can't be a judge in her own case

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has demanded the resignation of Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and key players in the management of fuel subsidy as a precondition for a successful probe and prosecution of culprits.Secretary General of the CNPP, Chief Willy Ezugwu, said yesterday in Abuja that it became imperative on the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, which urged Nigerians to accept a compromise in the fuel price, to prevail on President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the leadership of the petroleum ministry and agencies vacated their offices in the interest of transparent investigation.He said the move would be in line with international best practice in dealing with corruption cases.'The probe in the oil sector would be another charade if the likes of Diezani Alison-Madueke, Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Executive Secretary of PPPRA and other key players in the industry are allowed to continue calling the shots since they would most likely influence the direction and outcome of the probe.'It is interesting that Alison-Madueke invited the EFCC to investigate the corruption in NNPC, PPPRA and other agencies in the oil industry considering that the greatest fraud might have taken place under her watch given the N1.4 trillion spent on subsidy just in the space of one year. We find her continued stay in office akin to the judge being the jury and the prosecutor being the defence in a case.'It is this attitude to running government that fuels the anger for the ongoing protests in several parts of the country,' he said.
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