Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has been invited to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, in connection with an alleged N585 million fraud.
The invitation came less than an hour after President Bola Tinubu announced Edu’s suspension from office through Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.
An immaculate EFCC source confirmed the situation to our correspondent, revealing that the anti-graft agency’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had already recommended the Minister’s suspension to the President in order to allow for a proper probe.
According to the source, the commission acted quickly after the President ordered a thorough inquiry into the alleged payment of N585.189 million in grants intended for vulnerable groups in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ogun, and Lagos states into a private account.
“We have invited the suspended Minister, Betta Edu. The invitation letter was sent to her immediately after her suspension was announced by the President. We’re are expecting her at the headquarters any moment from now,” the source noted.