Is Betta Edu a scapegoat or sacred cow?
"The National Social Investment Programme was established in 2016 as a social safety net to care for the poor and needy."
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"The National Social Investment Programme was established in 2016 as a social safety net to care for the poor and needy."
Betta Edu has since been interfacing with the EFCC on the matter. It is too early to predict whether she will return to her desk clean.
Before I proceed, it is evident that the Ministerial Retreat did not deal with serious governance issues. I am confident that no one in the retreat presented the case study of Minister Adenike Grange, who was advised to approve payouts for the end of the year. A sterling career suffered extensive damage. If Minister Edu knew of this case, she would have shown more caution in using her red pen.
The PDP has asked Tinubu to immediately "relieve" the interior minister, Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, of his duties. Tunji-Ojo has been brought into the Betta Edu scandal.
The Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability has given the Minister of Interior, Mr. Olabunmi Tunji-Ojo 48 hours to resign over his alleged involvement in the over N3 billion fraud in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The coalition issued the ultimatum in a statement signed by its convener, Comrade Kabir Matazu, and made available to journalists on Tuesday.