Group tasks EFCC to present report on alleged Humanitarian Affairs Ministry scandal

By Dapo Akinrefon

The Transparency Network, connected Sunday, tasked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to reason its investigations into the allegations that rocked the ministry of Humanitarian Affairs successful aboriginal 2024 starring to the exit of Dr Betta Edu arsenic curate and different elder officials of the government.

The group, successful a connection alleged that the suspense successful the investigations astir 2 years aft the alleged ungraded broke has near a unreality of suspicion implicit galore different vocation civilian servants and politicians who it claimed suffered collateral damages connected relationship of the alleged scandal.

Among those mentioned was the suspended enforcement caput of the National Social Investment Agency, NSIPA, Halima Shehu and others who were suspended to let thorough investigations of the alleged saga.

The group’s Coordinator, Imman Onyi stated that the dithering procrastination connected the portion of the EFCC successful coming retired with its study meant that the unreality of suspicion enactment connected Shehu and different unit of the bureau has yet to clear.

Onyi said: “It’s unfortunate that astir 2 years aft this saga came to airy that the effect of the investigations person yet to beryllium made public. We bash not judge that the EFCC with its capableness and the grounds made disposable to it during the probe has not travel to a decision connected culpability of the existent perpetrators.

“The continuing hold puts a unreality connected galore individuals who were initially fingered but who person not been formally exonerated pursuing the investigations. This does not springiness assurance to the anti-corruption combat of the authorities and it is connected this ground that we telephone connected the EFCC to instantly bring the study of its investigations to airy truthful that the state tin get a bearing connected those who were straight liable for the alleged scandal.

“We are peculiarly conscious of the erstwhile enforcement caput of the NSIPA, Halima Shehu and her subordinates whose cases person remained hanging successful the look of the dithering procrastination of the EFCC successful presenting its study connected the alleged scandal.”

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