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Nigeria\u2018s president has suspended a minister over the alleged diversion of more than 585 million naira ($640,000; \u00a3500,000) of public money into a personal bank account.<\/p>\n
Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was suspended on Monday following public outrage over the scandal.<\/p>\n
A statement from President Bola Tinubu\u2019s office said he had ordered an investigation into Dr Edu\u2019s ministry.<\/p>\n
Dr Edu has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n
Her office said she had approved the transfer into a personal account, which was not in her name, but said it was for the \u201cimplementation of grants to vulnerable groups\u201d.<\/p>\n
The suspension of a minister is a rare occurrence in Nigeria \u2013 Dr Edu is the first to lose their job since President Tinubu took office in May last year.<\/p>\n
His predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, sacked only two ministers during his eight-year tenure.<\/p>\n
Last week, local media reported on a leaked document that allegedly showed Dr Edu instructing a senior treasury official to transfer the money to the personal account of Bridget Oniyelu, the accountant for the government\u2019s Grants for Vulnerable Groups initiative.<\/p>\n
Reports that Dr Edu had asked for the funds be moved to a personal account, rather than a government one, caused outrage.<\/p>\n
Mr Tinubu called for an investigation into the transfer on Sunday.<\/p>\n
He called for a \u201cthorough investigation into all aspects of the financial transactions involving the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,\u201d said a statement released on Monday.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/strong>bbc.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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