The Transparency Network has called on the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to make public its investigation report
on the alleged corruption scandal that rocked the Ministry of Humanitarian
Affairs in 2024.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the
network’s coordinator, Mr. Imman Onyi, said the prolonged suspense over the
probe, which led to the removal of former minister Dr. Betta Edu and other
senior officials, had created a “cloud of suspicion.”
Onyi stressed that both politicians and career civil
servants had suffered reputational damage due to the unresolved allegations,
including the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Social Investment
Agency (NSIPA), Mrs. Halima Shehu.
He noted that the officials were suspended to allow
thorough investigations, yet nearly two years later, the EFCC had not released
its findings.
“We do not believe that the EFCC, with its capacity
and the evidence made available during the investigation, has not come to a
conclusion on culpability of the real perpetrators,” Onyi said.
“The continued delay has put a cloud on many individuals who were initially
fingered and have not been formally exonerated. This does not give confidence
to the anti-corruption fight of the government.”
The network insisted that releasing the report would
help Nigerians understand who was responsible for the alleged scandal and clear
those wrongfully implicated.
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