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The Network for Growth and Actualization of Viable Development (NEFGAD), a public procurement advocacy group, has faulted Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo’s defence over his involvement in the controversial N3 billion contracts awarded by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu.
Young Progressive Party (YPP) has given President Bola Tinubu 48 hours to suspend the Minister of Interior, Mr Olabunmi Tunji-Ojo over his alleged involvement in the over N3 billion fraud in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The party made this known in an open letter addressed to President Tinubu Tuesday night and signed by the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Emmanuel Bishop Amakiri.
The National Programme Manager, Grant for Vulnerable Groups under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Thalis Apalowo who was in charge of the N3 billion paid to numerous companies for consultancy services is a loyalist and former legislative aide of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Tunji-Ojo represented Akoko North Federal constituency in Ondo State between 2009 and 2023 before he was appointed as interior minister by President Bola Tinubu.
A company owned by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was paid a total amount of N438.1 million by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation under Betta Edu for consultancy services, SaharaReporters has gathered. The company, New Planet Project Limited was one of the numerous consultants awarded contracts from N3 billion given out by the suspended minister for the National Social Register contract. The social register was created for cash transfers and other social investment programmes.
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