President Bola Tinubu has suspended Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, on suspicion of misappropriating N585 million in palliative money.
Following the disclosure of a leaked document asking Oluwatoyin Madein, the federation’s accountant-general, to move N585 million to a private account, Edu has received tremendous public outrage.
The minister also authorized funding for airline tickets and airport taxis for ministry personnel traveling to Kogi, a state without an airport.
Meanwhile, Oluwatoyin Madein, the federation’s accountant-general (AGF), claims she did not carry out the request of Betta Edu, the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation.
Madein said no bulk money “is supposed to be made to an individual’s account in the name of Project Accountant”.
