Ex-Minister In Charge of Npower Dr Betta Edu Yet To Hand Over Office To Permanent Secretary

According to Npower News, the ex-Minister in charge of Npower, Dr Betta Edu, is yet to officially hand over office to the Permanent Secretary, as instructed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the ex-Minister in charge of Npower was “instructed to hand over to the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation [the ministry in charge of Npower], and Dr. Betta Edu was mandated by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fully comply with the anti-graft agency as they conduct their investigation.”

Information from a reliable source claimed that the ex-minister in charge of Npower, left her office after receiving the suspension letter.

According to Npower News, a member of staff of the Ministry who is knowledge with civil service operations explained that the Permanent Secretary cannot act on a mere report trending online but must receive an official memorandum on the suspension of the ex-Minister in charge of Npower and subsequent directive.

According to Npower News, the ex-Minister’s office was under lock and key and all the chairs being used by her advisers had been removed from the office balcony.

According to Npower News, Mr. Abe Fisayo Makanjuola, said, “It’s the right development because the president is just coming into power; we have one year to assess him fully, and he has started on a very good note.

“The diversion of public funds is a very bad thing to do by the ex-Minister in charge of Npower, who was appointed few months ago, and if eventually an investigation is concluded and we find out that it is not false, then President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken the right step in the right direction by suspending the ex-Minister in charge of Npower Dr Betta Edu while the investigation is ongoing.

Mr. Abe Fisayo Makanjuola, further said “This is a very good thing to do, unlike what we had in the former administration, where, in a series of scandals, nobody was talking, nobody was suspending anybody."

“We believe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can still extend that particular long arm of the law to other notable Nigerians who have been involved in criminal act for a very long time. We hope to see better things in the days ahead."

Contrary to this, Mr. Christopher Emmanuel, a civil servant stated that the issue of the payment of funds into a personal account by the ex-Minister in charge of Npower is still an allegation.

Mr. Christopher Emmanuel said, “It is still an allegation right now until the court says that the ex-minister in charge of Npower is guilty. But the step taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a good step in the right direction because the Ministry of Humanitarian [ministry in charge of Npower] has messed up and needs to be sanitized and scrutinized."