Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President under the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as painted a different narrative after the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, establishing a free and fair governance with clarity, but not still satisfied.

According to reports President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to investigate all financial transactions involving the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

Edu came under criticism after a leaked memo on December 20, 2023, revealed that she directed the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer N585m to a private account owned by one Oniyelu Bridget, who the ministry claimed currently serves as the Project Accountant, Grants for Vulnerable Groups.

Reacting, Atiku in a statement by his Special Assistant, Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday, noted that it was unfortunate that a programme that was designed to lift over 100 million Nigerians out of extreme poverty had allegedly become a cash cow for successive All Progressives Congress governments.