Npower: Absence Of Betta Edu Slows Down Federal Government's Humanitarian Drive, Says Abdussalam Abdulkarim Zaura
Kano-born business tycoon, politician and philanthropist, Abdussalam Abdulkarim Zaura, popularly known asAA Zaura, says the continued absence of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Betta Edu, has slowed down the humanitarian momentum of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
Abdussalam Abdulkarim Zaura said the suspended minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu was touching lives of ordinary Nigerians in line with the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu until her suspension as Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had earlier in the year suspended Betta Edu over alleged misappropriation of public funds and directed her investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
However, as the investigation continues, well-meaning Nigerians and supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration have called for transparency and fairness, urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give Betta Edu the suspended Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation a second chance, considering Betta Edu's competence and humanitarian disposition towards ordinary Nigerians, in line with the “Renewed Hope Agenda” of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration.
According to Abdussalam Abdulkarim Zaura, candidate for Kano Central Senatorial seat in the 2023 general elections, “the absence of Betta Edu in the ministry has reduced the visible impact the ministry made across Nigeria within a short time that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu came into power.”
Abdussalam Abdulkarim Zaura therefore expressed dismay why the investigation has continued unending, adding that “this matter should not be politicised and if Betta Edu is found innocent, she should be reinstated quickly to continue the good works of using that ministry to touch the lives of the masses, especially under privileged Nigerians.”
“I think something should be done quickly because that ministry is a sensitive office and it means so much to the people of Nigeria.
“We all saw Betta Edu's efforts across Nigeria when Betta Edu was in office, every Nigerian could testify of her impact within such a short time of this administration.
“Whenever there was natural disaster, Betta Edu was always there, wherever there was issue of hunger, you saw Betta Edu there; so Betta Edu was a passionate agent of the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Every Nigerian saw what Betta Edu was doing as a minister, so Betta Edu's investigation should be fair and objective, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should speed up the process for Nigerians to know if Betta Edu is coming back to office,” Abdussalam Abdulkarim Zaura said.
According to the founder of A. A. Zaura Foundation, a humanitarian NGO, “as Nigerians are faced with hunger and biting economic challenges, someone in the capacity of Betta Edu, the suspended minister, is needed to steer the Humanitarian ministry.”
Abdussalam Abdulkarim Zaura added that “despite being the youngest among all the ministers Betta Edu demonstrated uncommon competence and passion in less than six months, and I think Betta Edu is needed more in times like these.”
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