President Bola Tinubu has ordered an intensive probe of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation led by Betta Edu.
The Minister has been accused of granting approval for the disbursement of N585,198,500.00 into a private account.
In a letter allegedly signed by the humanitarian minister, Betta is alleged to have instructed the Accountant Basic of the Federation (AGF), Oluwatoyin Madein, to switch the sum to the account of 1 Oniyelu Bridget as grant for weak teams in 4 states. Nevertheless, Madein defined that though her workplace acquired a request from the humanitarian ministry to make sure funds, her workplace didn’t act on it.
Edu, 37, the youngest minister within the President’s cupboard, subsequently mentioned there have been plans to tarnish her picture and confused that she’s going to by no means be concerned within the embezzlement of public funds.
In an announcement launched in the present day January 7, the Info Minister mentioned that the federal government is set to unravel the reality.
“In gentle of current occasions, the President has directed {that a} thorough and complete investigation be carried out to establish the accuracy and validity of the reported particulars.
The federal government is set to unravel the reality because it pertains to this matter, and assures that acceptable motion might be taken to make sure that any breaches and infractions are recognized and decisively punished, in step with the Administration’s dedication to public accountability and due course of.”
The knowledge minister mentioned Nigerians would learn on the progress of the investigation.
“We urge Nigerians to train endurance because the investigation unfolds. The federal government is concentrated on guaranteeing a good and unbiased course of, and the findings might be communicated duly and transparently to the general public,” he mentioned.