Suspended Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Dr. Betta Edu Tuesday reported at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Headquarters over alleged N585 million fraud in her ministry.
Edu, who was suspended on Monday, January 8, by President Bola Tinubu, was accused of paying the humanitarian fund into a private account.
The N585 million was meant for payment of grants to vulnerable groups in Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Cross River and Ogun states.
Edu is the first minister to be suspended from office since members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) were sworn in in August last year.
Meanwhile, her predecessor, Hajia Sadia Umar-Farouk is also facing interrogation over an alleged N37 billion fraud under her watch.
She was grilled on Monday after failing to get the anti-graft agency extend the date of her visit.
Umar-Farouk was one of the closest Minister to former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Ministry was one of the most “juicy ministry” in the last administration.
