Publicise the Betta Edu investigation report – Group
President Bola Tinubu has been urged by a group called Youths Vanguard For Democracy and Good Governance to see to it that the findings of the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission’s investigation into Dr. Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Welfare, are made available to the public.
In response to public outrage over an alleged N585 million scandal in her ministry, the President suspended Edu in January.
In addition, Tinubu ordered a thorough investigation into the purported N585 million scandal at the Federal Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Humanitarian Affairs, promising to “decisively punish” anyone found to have violated any laws or regulations that came to light during the probe.
In light of the widespread hunger in the nation, which primarily affects the poor, the organisation, which urged the President to reinstate Edu, also
This was contained in an open letter to the President signed by the group’s National President and National Secretary, Abdulkadir Abubakar and Adelola Poju, respectively.
The statement partly read, “If truly there was a negligible financial crime committed on Betta Edu’s part as all approvals came from the Presidency, then we enjoin Mr President to act swiftly as a father figure and reconsider the subsisting suspension of Betta Edu, and also make public the report of the EFFC investigation, in order to clear the name of this exceptional lady, whose passion to work is unrivalled.
“For us, it has become a miscarriage of justice for Betta Edu to remain at home with her matter undecided for more than 11 weeks.”
They further said, “It is without gainsaying that one of the major spinoffs and accelerants to the many humanitarian issues bedeviling us, remains the subsisting suspension of the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu.
“A few weeks ago, we woke up to the disturbing news of a stampede at the Nigeria Customs Zonal Office, Yaba Lagos, that led to the unfortunate demise of many innocent Nigerians.
“While we were yet to recover from that experience, we were again greeted by another tragic incident at Nasarawa State University, following a stampede that occurred during the distribution of palliatives by the state government.
“Most of these could have been better handled by a ministry that has a formal structure all the way to the grassroots in every village or community in Nigeria.”
(Culled from the Punch)
