A public affairs analyst, Amb. Chibuzor Okereke, has urged Nigerians, especially relevant authorities not be beclouded by political sentiments of any sort on
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has expressed surprise at the audacity of the sacked Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, to have directed the payment of public funds into the private account of a public servant. It supported President Bola Tinubu’s “decisive action in suspending all Social Investment Programmes administered by the National Social Investment Programme Agency”. HEDA described the decision as the right step in the fight against corruption.
An activist, Deji Adeyanju, has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is guilty of transferring money into private accounts following the recent scandal involving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. SaharaReporters on January 5 reported how Edu asked the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein to send public funds to a private account, according to a letter obtained by the newspaper.
Anywhere this investigation takes the EFCC and other investigating authorities. That is where the investigation must go and the President will take action accordingly.