Recent report on the incident that occurred during the just concluded Honorary International Investor’s Council (HIIC) in London stated that Ms. Alison-Madueke, the Petroleum Minister displayed an attitude which colleagues defined as nonchalant and disrespectful.

According to the report, President Goodluck Jonathan, who led a delegation to London, had ordered his cabinet members to attend a meeting with Nigerians residing in the United Kingdom, but that Petroleum Minister took off on her own mission, without telling any of her colleagues her whereabouts.

Her action is said to have angered other ministers who saw her behavior as a display of reckless indifference to and disregard for her colleagues.

One of the Ministers was reported to have disclosed that he and his colleagues discovered, after the parley with Nigerians, that Ms. Alison-Madueke had arranged for Mr. Jonathan to visit some places in London with her, adding that the Petroleum Minister and Mr. Jonathan did not return until past midnight.

The source continued that Mr. Jonathan had fallen violently ill and had to be hospitalized last Thursday in London, stating also that the president did not attend the meeting with Nigerians either, as he ended his participation at the HIIC the previous day.

“Not only did Diezani not attend the meeting [with Nigerians], she also did not offer explanations for her absence or apologize to her colleagues for her non-appearance,” the minister revealed.

The source added that Ms. Alison-Madueke also did not attend the first day of the investment council events as she spent most of her time at the King Edward VII Hospital in Westminster where the president was treated.

Moreover, a source at the Petroleum ministry said the minister had a different investment meeting in London with investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who are interested in getting oil blocks they intend to use in making two major refineries function to full capacity.

However, the assertion is at variance with recent announcement by the federal government, which announced plans to sell Nigerian refineries.