The Presidency has vehemently refuted media claims suggesting that President Bola Tinubu summoned the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for questioning at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Contrary to reports linking Tunji-Ojo to a financial mismanagement scandal involving the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, the Presidency insists that the minister’s visit was not related to the alleged controversy.
The controversy revolves around a consultancy contract worth N438 million awarded by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to New Planet Project Limited, a company with supposed ties to the Interior Minister.
The company was one of several consultants chosen for contracts totaling N3 billion for the National Social Register project.
While the media initially reported that Tunji-Ojo had been summoned for questioning, a presidency source has dismissed these claims, stating, “We are too intelligent to be stupid.”
The alleged financial impropriety involves payments of N279 million and N159 million made to Tunji-Ojo’s New Planet Project Limited for list verification. However, the minister, in a recent appearance on Politics Today, refuted any current involvement in the company, asserting that he resigned from it in 2019.
As the controversy unfolds, the Presidency remains firm in denying any wrongdoing and refutes the notion that the Interior Minister was summoned over the scandal, emphasizing the need for accurate reporting and responsible journalism.
