Netizens demand sack of Tinubu’s Humanitarian Minister Betta Edu for paying ‘poor people’s money’ into a private account 

Nigerians are asking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fire Humanitarian Affairs Minister Betta Edu for violating section 713 of the Financial Regulation for Public Sector law.

Edu has been alleged to have directed the payment of N585 million to an individual account. The money is for vulnerable people in four states. 

 

A document that has widely circulated on social media shows that a whopping N585.198 million designated as grants  for vulnerable Nigerians in four States of the federation, was paid to the account of an individual, Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola in violation of section 713 of financial regulation for public sector. 

The section states: “Personal money shall in no circumstances be paid into a government bank account, nor shall any public money be paid into a private bank account. An officer who pays public money into a private account is deemed to have done so with fraudulent intention.”

A professor of journalism at Kennesaw State University, Farouq Kperogi said Tinubu must justify his fight against the corruption perpetrated by officials of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s  government by making an example of Betta Edu. 

He said:  “This is a momentous moment for Tinubu. If he does not fire Edu forthwith and bring her to justice, he has already lost the moral high ground to try Buhari’s corrupt honchos.”

 

@KadunaResident said: “I am publicly calling for the suspension of Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. This is to allow for a full-scale investigation into the activities of her ministry amid VERY STRONG allegations of corruption after just 3 months in office.”

@Nwafresh said: “The amount of money it took Sadiya Umar Farouq 4 years to steal is what Halima Shehu & Betta Edu are moving into different accounts within few months into office.. Indeed, the latter shall be greater than the former. Na now I dy believe am. Dem don finish this country.. Kai.”

@Waspapping_ said: “Betta Edu should be suspended for a thorough investigation. This is the right action expected from President @officialABAT, especially after the suspension of Halima Shehu, NC/CEO NSIPA.”

@PastorMarvy said: “A civil servant whose annual salary is not up to 6m will suddenly receive 600m in her account and we expect her to comport and not buy plantain chips from the money? All of them including Betta Edu should ordinarily be in EFCC’s office by Monday!”