Tag: Betta Edu

“Make public your investigation of Betta Edu” – CACOL urges anti-graft agencies

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CACOL urges

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, (CACOL), has called on the nation’s anti-graft agencies to tell the public the state of their investigation of Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. CACOL recalled that Edu was suspended following an alleged diversion of a N585 million Federal Government grant meant for the vulnerable into private accounts. Its Chairman, Debo Adeniran,, in a statement signed by the Group’s Director of Administration and Programmes, Tola Oresanwo, noted that it was recently reported by some sections of…

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N585m fraud: “N30bn recovered by EFCC not mine” – Betta Edu

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Betta Edu

The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, has said the N30 billion recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), does not belong to her. Recall that on January 8, President Bola Tinubu suspended Edu following allegation of N585.2 million fraud. Tinubu also directed the EFCC “to conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transaction” involving her ministry. However, the anti-graft agency disclosed that N30 billion has been recovered, while over 50 accounts were being investigated. In its bulletin titled “EFCC Alert,” the anti-graft Commission…

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Edu, Shehu: EFCC recovers ₦30bn, probes 50 bank accounts

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Edu, Shehu 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), says it has recovered N30 billion for the Federal Government, and is currently probing 50 bank accounts relating to the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, and the former CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, (NSIPA), Halima Shehu. The Commission’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede,, who disclosed this yesterday, also revealed that progress was being made in the investigation, while highlighting the seriousness of the case and urged Nigerians to be patient. He said, “We have laws and…

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Edu-gate: “N3bn just for National Register Verification outrageous”– Obi

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Former candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, said the N3 billion approved by President Bola Tinubu just for the verification of the National Register of the Poor could have been directed towards actual poverty alleviation. Obi, on his X-handle platform yesterday, added that the amount is three times more than the paltry N908 million budgeted for the National Library in the 2024 Budget. He noted that at a time when more than half of Nigeria’s population is “battling with absolute and multi-dimensional poverty,…

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N585m scandal: Perm. Sec. takes over at Humanitarian Affairs ministry

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The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Olumuyiwa Enitan, has taken over the management of the ministry as directed by President Bola Tinubu after the suspension of Betta Edu as minister. Edu was suspended by the President on Monday following widespread anger over the approval given by the former humanitarian affairs minister for the payment of N585m into a private account. The President had directed the minister to hand over to the Permanent Secretary, who got the letter to take over the affairs of the ministry…

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N585m Scandal: “I’m fighting corruption; my hands are clean” – Suspended Betta Edu claims

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Suspended Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Betta Edu, says her hands are clean, and she is committed to fighting corruption amid uproar on her illegal request to wire funds into a private account. Ms. Edu made this statement in a Facebook post she addressed to N- Power beneficiaries. “Dear N-Power Beneficiaries, I want to assure you all to remain calm and steadfast amidst the recent accusations and suspension I am facing. My heart and hands are clean, and I am committed to fighting corruption,” Ms. Edu said. She added,…

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Northern Group hails Tinubu for suspending Betta Edu

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… Says, “Our eyes on all ministers” The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has commended President Bola Tinubu for suspending Betta Edu as minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation. In a statement on Monday, Yarima Shettima, president of the group, said Edu’s suspension shows that the president has zero tolerance for corruption. Edu has come under scrutiny after a leaked letter surfaced where she authorised the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer N585 million to a private account. Tinubu directed her suspension and asked the Economic and…

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Betta Edu: “There’s a growing cabal in Presidency” – Ndume warns Tinubu

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… Says President must act fast to dismantle cartel The Senate Chief Whip, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has warned that there is a growing cabal within the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Ndume raised the alarm on Monday, when he commended President Tinubu for suspending the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, over the allegations of financial mismanagement against her. The Borno-South Senator, however, alleged that Edu is not working alone, but is in connivance with certain powerful individuals who have since formed a cartel in the Tinubu…

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Alleged N585m Scandal: President Tinubu wields the big stick, suspends Betta Edu

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…Orders EFCC to investigate her President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The directive, according to the statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, was in line with his avowed commitment to upholding the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians. The statement said, “The President further directs the Executive Chairman of the  EFCC to conduct a thorough investigation into all…

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“Betta Edu’s illegal N585m palliative payment under investigation” – Presidency

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Hassan Farouk The Presidency has said that it is investigating the transfer of N585.189 million grant meant for vulnerable groups in Akwa-Ibom, Cross-River, Ogun and Lagos States into a private account. Recall that there have been stringent calls, across the social media, for the sacking of Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, for directing the payment. Many are asking the President not to condone impunity and demanding that Edu be removed as minister and made to face interrogation by anti-corruption agencies. However, the Special Adviser to…

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