STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU SUSPENDS MINISTER OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION FROM OFFICE
In line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu suspends the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect.
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 with a view to conclusively reforming 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.
Chief Ajuri Ngelale
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
January 8, 2024
Jackson Ude adds
BOLA TINUBU HAS ASKED BETA EDU TO RESIGN, AS SHE THREATENS TO EXPOSE ALL Bola Tinubu has asked Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Beta Edu, to resign, according to an Aso Rock insider. Edu who did not find the directive palatable has started blackmailing the Government claiming she gave money to the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila and others in the Presidency from her ministry and she cannot be treated as an outsider. She also claimed that if the President was not subjected to an investigation by the APC when he was accused of certificate forgery and drug crimes in the U.S ahead of the 2023 Presidential elections, why should she be investigated and now asked to resign. She is currently using Gbajabiamila, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo and few persons close to the President to lobby for soft landing. More details coming!
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