Ex-Minister In Charge Of Npower Yet To Be Summoned By EFCC

According to Npower, ex-Minister in charge of Npower, Dr. Betta Edu, who was relieved of her duty by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is yet to be summoned and interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

This was contrary to earlier publications that the ex-Minister in charge of Npower, was already at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Headquarters in Abuja for questioning.

According to Npower, although the ex-Minister in charge of Npower, had been suspended by Mr President, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was yet to invite her for interrogation as instructed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the alleged ₦585,000,000 fund meant for payment to vulnerable groups in Akwa Ibom State and other states.

According to a reliable source, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were in the process of summoning the ex-Minister in charge of Npower, to their headquarters for questioning on the alleged misappropriation of funds.

A competent EFCC source said “We are in the process of inviting the ex-minister to answer questions on the fund. It is false that the ex-Minister is already in our custody."

According to Npower, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had previously ordered a holistic investigation into the alleged ₦585,000,000 scandal in the Ministry in charge of Npower and promised to “punish accordingly” perpetrators involved in any breaches and infractions unravelled during the investigations.

According to Npower, the ex-Minister in charge of Npower has however denied any wrongdoing, saying that the ₦585,000,000 payment was for vulnerable persons in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ogun, and Lagos states and defended the action, claiming that it was legal within the civil service for such transfers to be made into personal accounts of staff members, especially project accountants.