PRESS STATEMENT BY
IJAW WOMEN ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE
On the Ongoing Judicial Proceedings in the United
PREAMBLE
We, the Ijaw Women Advocates for Justice across
the Ijaw Nation and diaspora, have watched
unfolding events with vigilance, restraint, and clarity.Like owls in the night, we have observed carefully;
refusing to be drawn into noise, speculation, or
premature judgment.
We speak now not out of impulse, but out of
responsibility; both to justice and to one of our own, a daughter of the Ijaw Nation, Diezani Alison-
Madueke.
STATEMENT
Let it be clearly stated: We are not here to defend or condemn any individual.
We are here to defend principle.
The ongoing proceedings in the United Kingdom must remain exactly what they are: a judicial process, not a public spectacle.
We reject the growing tendency to try individuals in the court of public opinion while legal processes are still underway. That path undermines justice itself.
Every individual, regardless of position, past office, or public perception, is entitled to:
A fair hearing
Due process
The presumption of innocence
These are not privileges. They are rights.
We are mindful that Diezani Alison-Madueke is not only a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, but also a woman who rose to senior leadership within Shell before serving her country. She also rose at
the global level to become the first Female President of OPEC. That history demands neither immunity nor condemnation. But it does demand seriousness, balance, and fairness in how this moment is
handled.
As Ijaw Women, we stand in solidarity; not to shield wrongdoing, but to insist that justice must be done
properly, lawfully, and without prejudice.
We caution against media sensationalism, selective narratives, and the weaponisation of public opinion. Justice must not be shaped by headlines.
CLOSING
Justice is not noise.
Justice is not speculation.
Justice is process.
Let the courts do their work.
Let evidence speak where it belongs.
And let no individual be condemned before judgment, nor absolved outside the law.
We stand firm:
For justice.
For fairness.
For dignity.
For the honour of the Ijaw Nation.
Signed
Dr Timiebi Koripamo-Agary OON,For and on behalf of
Ijaw Women Advocates for Justice
