Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has asked the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, to resign for “betraying the confidence reposed in her.”
In a statement, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to speed up the ongoing investigation of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and charged all indicted persons to court.
The senior lawyer described as an “extremely embarrassing drama” the circumstances surrounding Edu’s alleged involvement in the approval of 585.19 million naira to be disbursed into a personal account.
Falana said the minister should stop insulting Nigerians, having admitted that she approved the funds to be paid to a private account instead of directly transferring them to the beneficiaries’ accounts from the ministry.
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The senior lawyer criticized the minister for arrogantly saying that the N585.18 million fraud allegation is a mere fabrication by her detractors and an alleged attempt by mischief makers to undermine her ministry’s effort in fighting corruption and uplifting needy people.
He said it is crystal clear from the leaked memorandum of the Minister that the offence of an attempt to commit a felony has already been completed, adding that there can be no legal justification for the criminal diversion of the said sum.
