Laolu Akande urges Alison‑Madueke to return home and clear her name.

Former presidential media aide Laolu Akande has called on former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison‑Madueke to return to Nigeria and clear her name, saying that the UK court’s acquittal is not sufficient.

Akande made the statement on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s “The Morning Brief.”

He argued that Alison‑Madueke still faces unresolved legal matters with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

“It’s an exciting news. And she should come home and get these matters sorted. She should go through the EFCC cases against her, for which quite a significant portion of her properties have been forfeited,” Akande said. “I think the time is now ripe for her to come and defend herself in her own country, and let’s see where the pendulum goes.”

The Daily Post notes that the ex‑minister has been the subject of multiple corruption investigations both in Nigeria and abroad since leaving office in 2015.

The EFCC has obtained several court‑ordered forfeitures of assets linked to the former minister, while Nigerian authorities have repeatedly sought her extradition.