{"id":136565,"date":"2024-01-04T17:10:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/04\/ex-minister-farouq-didnt-shun-invitation-efcc-clarifies\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T17:10:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:10:04","slug":"ex-minister-farouq-didnt-shun-invitation-efcc-clarifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/04\/ex-minister-farouq-didnt-shun-invitation-efcc-clarifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Minister Farouq Didn\u2019t Shun Invitation \u2013 EFCC Clarifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_714788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-714788\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-714788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sadiya-Umar-Farouq-768x765.jpg\" alt=\"Sadiya Farouk\" width=\"768\" height=\"765\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-714788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadiya Farouk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says contrary to reports in some media outlets, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, did not disregard its invitation.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, EFCC\u2019s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said that the former Minister had sent a letter explaining her inability to attend due to health challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that she did not appear, but she sent a letter requesting additional time, citing health issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe did not decline the EFCC\u2019s invitation; she provided reasons for her absence. Furthermore, her lawyer visited the commission to explain why she couldn\u2019t attend,\u201d the EFCC spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>Oyewale noted that the commission had taken her plea into consideration, expecting her to comply with the invitation at the earliest opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>He clarified that her arrest might not be necessary as she had fulfilled the necessary procedures through her legal representative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Alleged N37bn Fraud: Buhari\u2019s Minister, Umar-Farouq Snubs EFCC Invitation For Probe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commission\u2019s stance is that she should present herself without any further delay,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the alleged misappropriation of N37.1 billion linked to the Ministry, Oyewale refrained from confirming the exact amount, mentioning that investigations were ongoing and the total amount could exceed the speculated figure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are unable to confirm the amount at this point because our investigation is ongoing. We are still tracking various transactions, and the total might surpass the currently circulated figure,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman also revealed that Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), who was detained on Tuesday, has been released.<\/p>\n<p>Shehu has however been instructed to report to the EFCC for questioning throughout the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was responsible for the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme under the Ministry during Buhari\u2019s tenure and has been questioned about certain funds that were disbursed from the ministry\u2019s accounts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1970304507\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadiya Farouk The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says contrary to reports in some media outlets, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, did not disregard its invitation. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, EFCC\u2019s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said that the former [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ex-Minister Farouq Didn\u2019t Shun Invitation \u2013 EFCC Clarifies - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/04\/ex-minister-farouq-didnt-shun-invitation-efcc-clarifies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ex-Minister Farouq Didn\u2019t Shun Invitation \u2013 EFCC Clarifies - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sadiya Farouk The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says contrary to reports in some media outlets, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, did not disregard its invitation. 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