Ministry of Poverty Alleviation doesn’t exist, only established to cripple Nigeria’s economy – Cleric

Following the N3 billion corruption scandal rocking the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation under Dr Betta Edu, the senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa says the agency does not exist in Nigeria.

Rather, Giwa said it was established to further cripple Nigeria’s economy.

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation was created by former President Muhammadu Buhari on August 21, 2019.

Its goal is to develop humanitarian policies and provide effective coordination of national and international humanitarian interventions.

Sadiya Umar-Farouq, who served as Minister under former president Buhari, is alleged to have been involved in N37.1bn fraud during her tenure in office.

However, Betta Edu has described the N585m fraud allegation against her as baseless and an alleged attempt by mischief makers to undermine her ministry’s effort in fighting corruption.

The minister came under heavy criticism on Friday after a memo surfaced where she directed the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to transfer N585 million to a private account owned by one Oniyelu Bridget, who the ministry claimed currently serves as the Project Accountant, Grants for Vulnerable Groups.

Reacting on Sunday while addressing his members in Akure, Pastor Giwa described Betta’s Ministry as a tool for money laundering.

He said,” Just a few months under this government, we have been reading newspapers on certain politicians involving in corruption scandals.

“Anyway, I don’t expect anything new to happen under this government rather than what Nigerians had witnessed in the past.

“Does the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation exist in Nigeria? I don’t think so.

“There are some ministries that are created to serve the purpose of the politicians. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs is one of them.

“Anybody who serves under the agency does not care for the citizens but obeys and takes good care of their masters.”