Wikileaks Cable Describes Ojo Maduekwe As An Opportunist. Any Govt in Power (AGIP)

Ojo Maduekwe

Wikileaks

Wikileaks cable released to Lagos-based 234next newspaper describes former minister of foreign affairs as an opportunist and an "AGIP" (Any Government In Power) to describe his penchant for serving any regime in position of power. In 2010 Naija News Desk confronted Ojo Maduekwe at a United Nations press conference, this encounter raised the issue of Maduekwe's AGIP status. The encounter got Mr. Maduekwe upset and later got him fired from his job. Mr. Maduekwe now works for the re-election of Goodluck Jonathan as a campaign manager.

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/10/2018

TAGS: PGOV, PINR, ECON, ETRD, EAGR, EAID, NI

SUBJECT: NIGERIA: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW MINISTERS

REF: A. ABUJA 2495

B. ABUJA 2466

C. ABUJA 2517

Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Cheryl Fernandes for reasons 1.4. (b & d).

1. (C) Per reftel A, the following is comprehensive biographical information, with comment, on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's new cabinet. The list is presented in alphabetical order by Ministry.

17. (C) Chief Ojo Uma Maduekwe -- Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is from Abia State and holds a law degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has served in the House of Representatives in 1983 and the Constituent Assembly in 1988. From 1993-1995 he was advisor to the Minister or Foreign Affairs, was part of the National Constitutional Conference from 1994-1995, and was elected to the Senate in 1998. He curtailed his Senate tenure to become Minister of Culture and Tourism (1999-2000), Minister of Transport (2000-2003), and Legal Advisor to the President (2003-2005), and PDP National Secretary (2006-2007). Since 2007 he has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and is one of only two Ministers who have served in both Obasanjo's and Yar'Adua's administrations.

COMMENT: Maduekwe has been described by Nigerians as a member of "AGIP" (Any Government in Power). He has been successful in making the transition from Obasanjo's inner circle to Yar'Adua's. There are some rumors that he may be replaced in the near future, which would be a loss for the USG. Maduekwe has been helpful on issues for DRC, Mauritania, and Zimbabwe.

2) [ID:126432 Cable dated:2007-10-19T16:50:00]

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TAGS: PGOV, KDEM, NI

SUBJECT: NIGERIA'S PDP - WHEN IS A PARTY NOT A PARTY?

REF: 04 ABUJA 1989

ABUJA 00002232 001.2 OF 004

Classified By: Charge d'Affairs Lisa Piascik for reasons 1.4. (b & d).

Obasanjo network:

-- David Mark (former Minister of Communications under Obasanjo, current Senate President)

-- Patricia Etteh (former hairdresser, romantic interest of Obasanjo, current Speaker of the House of Representatives)

-- Aliko Dangote (owner of the Dangote Group with substantial business interests in food processing, cement and freight, prominent funder of Obasanjo's 2003 re-election campaign)

-- Chris Uba (godfather of Anambra State, criminal ties)

-- Andy Uba (brother of Chris Uba, former Special Advisor for Domestic Affairs under Obasanjo, elected Governor of Anambra State in 2007 but removed when tribunal upheld term of Peter Obi)

-- Abdullahi Adamu (immediate past Governor of Nasarawa State, current Secretary of PDP Board of Trustees)

-- Adamu Muazu (immediate past Governor of Bauchi State, no current political platform)

-- Bode George (retired Air Commander, current PDP National Deputy Chair for the Southwest)

-- Ahmadu Ali (current PDP Chairman)

-- Ojo Maduekwe (former Abacha supporter, current Minister of Foreign Affairs, seen as opportunistic and may decamp to Yar'Adua's camp if Obasanjo's influence wanes)

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