In response to an alleged N585 million scandal, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has called Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, to visit its headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
Less than an hour had passed when President Bola Tinubu, acting through Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, announced Edu’s suspension from office.
The Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Ola Olukoyede, had already suggested to the President that the Minister be suspended in order to allow for a thorough probe, according to an impeccable EFCC source who verified the news to our correspondent.
The insider added that the commission moved quickly after the President’s directive for a comprehensive inquiry into the purported transfer of a N585.189 million grant intended for disadvantaged populations in the states of Lagos, Ogun, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom into a private account.
“We have invited the suspended Minister, Betta Edu. The invitation letter was sent to her immediately after her suspension was announced by the President. We’re are expecting her at the headquarters any moment from now,” the source noted.
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