A coalition of ten rights organizations under the aegis of Civil Society Groups Against Defamation Initiative, CSGADI, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to promptly reinstate Dr. Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, should the ongoing investigations exonerate her from any wrongdoing.
The Chairman of the Niger-Delta Peace Initiative, Peter Asuquo Bassey, speaking on behalf of the coalition during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, asserted that the ministry’s questionable transactions should not be conflated with Dr. Edu’s administration. Moreover, the coalition clarified that Dr. Edu neither owns the private account implicated in the N585 million controversy nor is she a signatory to it.
“We trust that the President will handle this matter decisively, with focus and determination. He should not be influenced by a malicious smear campaign and the collusion of a group who want things to continue as usual. We hope that only the guilty will face consequences, and if Dr. Edu is cleared, the President should not delay in reinstating her.”The coalition emphasized Dr.