On Tuesday, the Group Managing Directors of Zenith Bank, Providus Bank, and Jaiz Bank accepted the request extended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide the anti-graft agency with records of accounts run by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
After the documents were turned over, the Banking Czars left the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, according to a source within the anti-graft organization.
The anti-graft agency requested the bank’s documents to aid in its continuing investigation into allegations of financial misconduct in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, according to multiple people close to the banks, the EFCC, and the Presidency.
On Monday, President Bola Tinubu ordered a probe into Betta Edu’s ministry and suspended her as the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation.
The N585,198,500.00 grant intended for vulnerable groups in the states of Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Lagos, and Ogun was allegedly directed into a private account by Edu, who was interrogated by the EFCC on Tuesday.
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