The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has been called on Monday, 8 January 2024 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to visit its offices,  in Jabi, Abuja, about an alleged N585 million fraud.

Less than an hour had passed when President Bola Tinubu announced Edu’s removal from office via Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Advisor to the President on media and publicity.

A reliable source within the EFCC verified the information to our reporter. The chairman of the anti-graft agency, Ola Olukoyede, previously advised the President to suspend the Minister for a thorough investigation.

The source said that the commission moved quickly after the President directed a comprehensive probe into the purported transfer of a N585.189 million grant intended for disadvantaged groups in the states of Lagos, Ogun, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom into a private account.

Betta Edu, the suspended minister against fraud, received an invitation. She received the invitation letter as soon as the President announced her suspension. The insider stated, “We are expecting her at the headquarters any minute now”.