Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, an All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Osun State, has called on President Bola Tinubu to closely oversee the distribution of funds intended for various poverty reduction initiatives. This call comes in the wake of a scandal involving Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, who faced accusations of misappropriating funds.InformationGuideNigeria
Specifically, Edu was alleged to have illegally transferred N585.189 million, earmarked for the vulnerable in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ogun, and Lagos states, into a private account, as reported by DAILY POST.JAMB Result
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In response to the controversy, Edu maintained that the payment process adhered to due procedures. However, Oyintiloye emphasized the importance of ensuring that President Tinubu‘s commitment to alleviating poverty among Nigerians is not undermined by individual interests.NYSC Portal
Speaking to journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye stressed the need to implement effective strategies to guarantee that the President’s various intervention programs have a tangible positive impact on the lives of underprivileged citizens, as noted in a report by NAN.
“We have a president who is monitoring everything being done in his government and that is why we have absolute trust him.JAMB Portal
”We must encourage and support the president to keep an eagle eye on these intervention programmes to prevent diversion.
”Since the money is meant to alleviate poverty among the masses, every necessary strategy must be in place to ensure that allocated money have positive impact on the lives of the less privileged Nigerians,” he said.
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