Following the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, the ministry’s permanent secretary, Abel Enitan has assumed responsibility for the ministry.
This follows the directive of President Bola Tinubu, who suspended Edu over the alleged payment of public funds into a private account.
Recall that President Tinubu had directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to seize the passports of the suspended minister and her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq over the ongoing investigations into scandals in the ministry