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 There’s no doubt that most members of the so-called economic or power elite in Nigeria who arrogantly arrogate the right to our common-wealth to themselves and their clan are the most inhumane in several aspects. I remember the good old days whenever the immediate past Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke coughed the entire circle of the rich - especially the oil cabal - will be thrown into frenetic concern with despe rate jostle for a space for a full-page advertorial (worth about £4,000) in major Nigerian newspapers to send a "Get Well Soon" message to the then most powerful minister in Nigeria. But now that things have gone terribly awry for the woman, the wealthy 'friends' of Diezani are no where to be found. Let's assume many of them didn't believe the online source that broke the news a few days ago that the woman was undergoing treatment for cancer in London, Diezani has spoken about her ill-health in a no-hold...