N585m scandal: Tinubu suspends Betta Edu, orders EFCC to investigate her

N585m scandal: Tinubu suspends Betta Edu, orders EFCC to investigate her

By Stephen Oko

After days of public outcry over the N585 million scandal involving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Monday, suspended the embattled Minister.

Her suspension which is with immediate effect, was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

The President’s action, according to the statement, was “in line with Tinubu’s avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians.”

The statement obtained by Wawa News Global read: “The President further directs the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transactions involving the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, as well as one or more agencies thereunder.

“The suspended Minister is hereby directed to hand over to the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

“And she is further directed by the President to fully cooperate with the investigating authorities as they conduct their investigation.

“Furthermore, the President has tasked a panel that is headed by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance to, among other functions, conduct a comprehensive diagnostic on the financial architecture and framework of the social investment programmes to conclusively reform the relevant institutions and programmes in a determined bid to eliminate all institutional frailties for the exclusive benefit of disadvantaged households and win back lost public confidence in the initiative.

“These directives of the President take immediate effect.”

 

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