Admiral Alison Madueke, the estranged husband of former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Madueke, just filed a petition appealing a legal declaration to end his marriage to the ex-minister. Madueke also asked the Lagos High Court to order Diezani to stop using his name and revert to her maiden name, Agama.
According to The Punch, this was contained in Madueke’s petition for jactitation of marriage (declaration that a marital union has ended).
The former Chief of Naval Staff said since their marriage has been dissolved, Diezani’s persistent use of his first name and surname is damaging to his reputation, which according to him could lead to unintended consequences such as mistaken identity due to the heavy corruption allegations against her.
The petition reads, “On the 13th day of April 2022, judgment was delivered in Suit No. NSD/MG345/2021 by Hon. Justice A.A. Ozegya dissolving the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent on the ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
“The said dissolution of marriage has now become absolute by the operation of law.
“Even though the marriage has been dissolved and is now legally finalized, the respondent continues to use the petitioner’s first name (Alison) and surname (Madueke) as her own without any justification or consent from the petitioner.
“It is now more than two years that the respondent continues to use the name of the petitioner to his embarrassment.”
He disclosed that in December 2023, he directed his legal representatives to serve Diezani a formal request to stop using his name but the ex-minister ignored the request and continued to use it.
The petition further read, “The respondent has continued to hold out herself as the wife of the petitioner even when the marriage has been dissolved.
Therefore, he sought the court’s intervention to prevent the former minister of petroleum from further using his first name and surname to safeguard his image, personality, and reputation.
