Betta Edu remains suspended as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, yet President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday made key appointment into agencies under the ministry.
Theliberationnews can authoritatively confirm that the development casts further doubts on the return of the suspended minister.
Recall that Edu was suspended in January over alleged corruption.
The president had since asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the ministry under Edu’s watch.
The President also suspended Halima Shehu as the chief executive officer (CEO) of NSIPA and all programmes under NSIPA.
He also constituted a ministerial panel to conduct a review of the Agency’s operations with a view to recommending necessary reforms of the NSIPA.
However, on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced that Tinubu had appointed seven individuals to man agencies under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
Ngelale said Dr. Badamasi Lawal had been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer NSIPA.
Others appointed by the president includes, Ms. Funmilola Olotu, Programme Manager, National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office, Ms. Aishat Alubankudi, Programme Manager, Grant for Vulnerable Groups and Princess Aderemi Adebowale, Programme Manager, Home Grown School Feeding.
Others are Mr. Abdullahi Alhassan Imam, Programme Manager, National Cash Transfer Office, Mr. Ayuba Gufwan — Executive Secretary, National Commission for People with Disabilities and Ms. Lami Binta Adamu Bello as the Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.
Ngelale said, the President expects the appointment to facilitate the needed relief to Nigerians and ensure the effectiveness of humanitarian and social development programmes.
He said the President expects the new heads of these critical agencies and programmes to discharge the functions of their offices with utmost integrity and diligence so as to ensure that Nigerians, especially vulnerable groups, are the exclusive and direct beneficiaries of his administration’s reconfigured welfare programmes.
