President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to order the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the relevant anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the alleged payment of N585.2 million into a private account by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, intended for distribution to vulnerable people in the states of Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Lagos, and Ogun.
Additionally, SERAP pleaded with him to “direct Mr. Fagbemi and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to identify and publish the names of anyone who may have received the money, and to promptly and thoroughly investigate whether the N585.2 million has been paid into any private account.”
In the letter dated 6 January 2024 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “Paying public funds into private accounts may create the perception or appearance of impropriety and give cover to any potential wrongdoing or diversion.”
