Former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Alison Madueke has filed a petition at the Lagos State High Court seeking to prevent his estranged wife, Diezani Alison Madueke from using his surname.
The petition aims for a legal declaration towards ending their marriage, and mandates that Diezani revert to her maiden name, Agama.
In the petition for jactitation of marriage, Madueke claims that Diezani’s continued use of his name despite their legal separation is damaging his reputation.
He argued that the association with her name, given the corruption allegations against her, could lead to mistaken liability.
The former Chief of Naval Staff, who previously served as a military governor of Anambra and Imo states, married Diezani on June 30, 1999, under the Marriage Act.
He noted that Diezani filed for divorce in November 2021 at the Nassarawa State High Court in Mararaba Gurku, citing an irretrievable breakdown of their marriage.
Madueke did not contest the suit, resulting in the court’s dissolution of their marriage in April 2022.
“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,” Madueke stated in his petition.
