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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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