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Tinubu suspends Betta Edu as humanitarian affairs minister

by Reporter

President Bola Tinubu has suspended Betta Edu as minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation.

Edu who has been under fire after a memo surfaced wherein she asked Oluwatoyin Madein, accountant general of the federation, to transfer the sum of N585 million to a private account.

“President Tinubu further directs the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to conduct a thorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transactions involving the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, well as soon or more agencies thereunder,” a statement from Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesperson, reads.

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