Alison-Madueke Seeks Dissolution of Marriage to Diezani

 Former Chief of Staff of Nigeria Allion Madueke husband to former minister and ex-OPEC president Diezani Allison-Madueke, has petitioned the Lagos State High Court towards the legal dissolution of his union to Diezani on grounds of irreconcilable differences. The former naval officer also requested that the Court compels his estranged wife to halt the usage of his first and last name, he implored that Diezani reverts to her maiden name of "Agama".

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Alison Madueke who is a former military governor of Anambra and Imo states, married Diezani on 30th June, 1999. The ex-chief of Naval Staff argued that's Diezani’s ongoing use of his name despite their marriage being legally over is damaging to his reputation and could lead to unintended consequences, including mistaken liability, particularly given the corruption allegations against her.