Following the N585.2 million corruption scandal linked to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, the Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has mentioned the company was established to cripple Nigeria’s economic system.
Giwa described the Ministry as “a software for cash laundering”.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari created the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation on August 21, 2019.
Its aim is to develop humanitarian insurance policies and supply efficient coordination of nationwide and worldwide humanitarian interventions.
Sadiya Umar-Farouq, who served as minister underneath former Buhari, is alleged to have been concerned in N37.1 billion fraud throughout her tenure in workplace.
Nevertheless, Edu has described the N585.2 million fraud allegation in opposition to her as baseless and an alleged try by mischief makers to undermine her Ministry’s effort in preventing corruption.
The minister got here underneath heavy criticism on Friday after a memo surfaced the place she directed the Accountant-Normal of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to switch N585.2 million to a personal account owned by one Oniyelu Bridget, who the Ministry claimed at present serves because the Mission Accountant, Grants for Weak Teams.
However, addressing his members in Akure on Sunday, Giwa mentioned: “Just some months underneath this authorities, we have now been studying newspapers on sure politicians concerned in corruption scandals.
“Anyway, I don’t anticipate something new to occur underneath this authorities moderately than what Nigerians had witnessed up to now.
“Does the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation exist in Nigeria? I don’t assume so.
“There are some ministries which might be created to serve the aim of the politicians. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs is one in every of them.
“Anyone who serves underneath the company doesn’t look after the residents however obeys and takes excellent care of their masters.”