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From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
A Civil Society Organization ( CSO),
Arewa Citizens Against Corruption,
has charged President Bola Tinubu to ignore those seeking to drag his Chief of Staff ( CoS) , Femi Gbajabiamila, into the financial scandal in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
The group, in a statement by its National President, Hussein Babangida, said the “dragging” of Gbajabiamila, over alleged N3 billion approval for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to carry out its “function”, was unnecessary.
The group, which alleged that some ” election losers” were using faceless group to drag Gbajabiamila into the scandal in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. It stated that if the CoS has any question to answer, he would have been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC).
“President Tinubu is a man given to a high sense of integrity, laced with high taste of transparency and accountability and we are sure he would not leave any stone unturned in his fight against corruption, even if it involves members of his household.
“Nigerians have seen the speed with which he suspended the NSIPA National Program Coordinator and how he swiftly suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and caused a holistic probe into their activities, while instituting many committees to reform the Ministry and its programmes.
“What else do these people want from the President? Why wouldn’t they wait until the various panels and the antigraft agencies investigating the matter invite whoever that deserves to give testimony in their course of investigations?
“In a space of one week, the EFCC has not only quizzed the suspended Minister, they also invited the immediate past Minister; top Directors; other officials of the Ministry and Accountant-General of the Federation. If they feel that RT. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila needs to answer questions to clarify some things or memo, they would surely invite him.
” You cannot lose elections and be going behind to instigate faceless groups to be dragging a Man who is the engine house of the inner cabinet of Mr. President, where vital decisions and policies of this administration are formulated, for the betterment of us all”, it stated.
