Betta Edu Allegedly Awarded The Contract For The Grant Program Which Was Valued At ₦3,000,000,000

 

According to Npower News, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo the Interior Minister of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is seen as a star in this new administration, because of the many achievements he has achieved in his first six months in office. Some of the achievements include the completion of the collection of people's passports and the implementation of the new passport renewal system without a person going to the ministry's office.

However, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo the Interior Minister of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has three major scandals in his history that most Nigerians are aware of.

The following are the list of the scandals:

A) Betta Edu Scandal: Few days ago, the Interior Minister was accused of accepting a contract of ₦438,100,000 from Betta Edu the suspended Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Reports have it that the Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo allegedly received the contract through a company New Planet Project Limited, which he allegedly owns. New Planet Project Limited was one of the many companies that Betta Edu allegedly awarded the contract for the grant program which was valued at ₦3,000,000,000. In his response, the Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said that he is not involved in this scandal because he is not among the leaders of the company now.

B) NYSC Certificate Invalidity: In a report, Senator Sadik Umar expressed concern over the invalidity of the Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo National Service Certificate (NYSC). The senator who disclosed this during the screening of Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to become a minister, asked why the appointee started serving under the age of thirty seven, but the NYSC document showed a different date. However, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo dismissed the MP's point, stating that a person can serve the country at any time after completing their education as long as they complete it before they reach the age of thirty. In his NYSC certificate , Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo claimed that he started NYSC November 2019 and passed out from NYSC, November 2020. However, the senator expressed his surprise that Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo did his NYSC at the same time he was a member of the House of Representatives.

C) Akpabio And Parliament: "Shut up talk": Before being appointed as Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was a member of the House of Representatives, representing Akoko Constituency in Ondo. Many Nigerians do not know that the Interior Minister is the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee of the Niger Delta Development Authority (NDDC). Reports have it that Godswill Akpabio, the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs at the time, appeared before the committee on allegations of misappropriation of funds belonging to the commission. While defending himself before the committee, which was broadcast live on television, the current Senate President pointed accusing fingers at Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and other members of the National Assembly of accepting contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). However, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo denied the allegations and challenged Akpabio to testify.

In conclusion there is a plan by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to relieve some of the ministers of his government from their duties. Some sources from the presidential palace of Nigeria made this known and said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed to dismiss any minister who is not performing his or her duties.

Source: https://hausa.legit.ng/mutane/1584254-olubunmi-tunji-ojo-ministan-tinubu-da-ake-zargin-ya-aikata-manyan-laifuka-3/