The Civil Society and pro-democracy groups have condemned the recent attempt to drag the name of Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo in the ongoing accusation against the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu.
This was contained tn a statement by Ismail Ibrahim Bakori, the President of Arewa Voters Assembly (AVA) and Segun Adegoke of the Progressive Action for Justice Unity and Democracy (PAJUD).
They commended President Bola Tinubu for his prompt handling of the “EduGate in the best interest of the nation and by allowing the relevant agencies to investigate the matter to its logical conclusion devoid of interference from any quarters.”
A leaked document showed that New Planet Project Limited, a company founded by Tunji-Ojo, got a N438 million consultancy contract from the ministry.
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Denying any wrongdoing, the minister said he resigned from the company in February 2019 when he was elected as a lawmaker in the House of Representatives.
The minister said he is no longer one of the directors of the company but admitted that he is still a shareholder.
The groups said: “Our attention has been drawn to the barrage of mischievous accusations being labeled against Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior by hirelings of mischief and failed politicians from the opposition party in their desperate attempt to link him with Edu Gate.”
The groups noted that in less than eight months that President Tinubu assumed office, Tunji-Ojo has come out with a well-defined mission, vision, blueprint and seriousness of purpose in the onerous task of addressing the multifarious problems and challenges confronting the ministry.