FCT, Abuja – Betta Edu, the sacked minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, on Sunday, October 27, said âlies were toldâ against her.
In what was the first time that Edu would publicly speak on her sanction by President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart insinuated that she is innocent of the alleged fraud carried out in the humanitarian ministry.
She stated this via her official X (formerly Twitter) handle as she celebrated her 38th birthday on Sunday, October 27.
Describing herself as a âdaughter of Zionâ, Edu said the purported attempt to âdestroyâ her will only âlead to her elevationâ.
She wrote:
TimesNow.com.ng recalls that last week, President Tinubu excluded Edu from his second cabinet.
The president named Nentawe Yilwatda, from Plateau state, as Eduâs replacement in a major cabinet reshuffle.
Yilwatdaâs appointment ended speculations about Eduâs fate as a cabinet member.
The newly-appointed ministers will face the senate for screening and confirmation.
On January 8, Tinubu suspended Edu as minister after a memo surfaced wherein she allegedly asked Oluwatoyin Madein, accountant-general of the federation, to transfer N585 million to a private account.
The president also asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the financial transactions of the humanitarian ministry.
After Edu was suspended, the former minister was grilled at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, the nationâs capital.
In April, the EFCC said it recovered some money from the investigation involving Edu, adding that 50 bank accounts were under probe.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South, asked President Tinubu to fire more ministers.
Ndume advised President Tinubu to sack more ministers who are underperforming to fast-track the implementation of his ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda for the country.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
