The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has been invited by the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to its headquarters in Jabi area of Abuja.
Persecondnews reports that Edu’s invitation is in connection with the alleged diversion of N585 million to a private account of an official in the ministry.
The invitation is coming barely two hours after President Bola Tinubu announced her suspension from office, through a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
Persecondnews had earlier reported that Tinubu had ordered a probe into the suspended minister over N585 million paid into a private account on her instruction.
Ngelale also said the President has directed the EFCC to thoroughly investigate the financial transactions of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
However acting on the President’s directive, the commission has swung into action by inviting the minister for a thorough investigation into the alleged payment of N585.189 million meant for vulnerable groups in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ogun and Lagos states into a private account.
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