President Tinubu eventually removes Beta Edu as Minister announces replacement
President Tinubu eventually removes Beta Edu as Minister announces replacement
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the replacement of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, with Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate for Plateau State during the 2023 general elections.
President Tinubu also announced the redeployment of the Minister of State for Education, Hon. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, as the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.
It was recalled that in January 2024, President Tinubu suspended the former minister and ordered an investigation into the transfer of N585.2 million into the private bank account of a civil servant, the accountant in charge of grants for vulnerable Nigerians
The President also directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct a thorough investigation of all the ministry’s financial transactions. The investigation extended to the entire framework of Nigeria’s social investment programs.
The report of the investigation is yet to be made public.
The newly appointed Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, was born on August 8, 1968, in Dungung, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Dr. Yilwatda began his educational career by passing the First School Leaving Certificate at LGED Primary School, Dungung, in 1981 and completing his GCE (O/Level) in 1986 from the prestigious Boys’ Secondary School, Gindiri.
He earned his first degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering in 1992 from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, and went on to obtain his Master of Engineering and PhD from ATBU Bauchi and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, respectively, specializing in digital systems engineering.
