Betta Chimaobim Edu, a Nigerian politician, was born on October twenty seventh, 1986, and hails from Cross River State.
Her political profession ushered her in 2015 because the youngest individual to be appointed Particular Adviser to the Govt Governor of Cross River State, Benedict Ayade, on Group and Main Healthcare.
In 2020, she grew to become chairman of the Cross River State COVID-19 Taskforce. In August of that yr, she was appointed Nationwide Chairman of the Nigeria Well being Commissioners Discussion board.
Betta Edu is a Fellow of the Royal College of Public Well being and the African Institute of Public Well being Professionals.
She grew to become the youngest nationwide lady chief of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in March 2022. Throughout her tenure, Betta Edu, in the course of the 2023 Nigerian common election marketing campaign, assured ladies of 35 per cent affirmative motion from President Bola Tinubu.
In July 2023, the Ladies Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) throughout all 36 states in Nigeria, together with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), handed a vote of confidence on Betta Edu. They did this throughout their go to to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Additionally in July 2023, the Federal Authorities of Nigeria, by the Maryam Babangida Nationwide Centre for Ladies Improvement, headed by DG Asabe Vilita Bashir, in collaboration with the Ministry of Ladies Affairs and Improvement, awarded Betta Edu the Award of Excellence in Management for gender inclusion and girls empowerment. This was in recognition of her dedication to championing the reason for empowering ladies, kids, and different susceptible teams in Nigeria.
In the identical month, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu nominated Betta Edu for minister because the Nigerian Senate unveiled the 28 nominees for ministerial appointments. This made her the primary feminine minister from Cross River State and the youngest minister on the Federal Govt Council of Nigeria within the Fourth Nigerian Republic.
In August 2023, Betta was sworn in as minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, and the All Progressives Congress changed her as nationwide ladies chief.
She assumed the workplace of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in August 2023 and was suspended from workplace in January 2024. President Bola Tinubu was suspended after she allegedly diverted greater than 585 million naira ($640,000; £500,000) of public cash into a private checking account.
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