Northern Ethnic Group Assembly (NEYGA) has said that some hawks within and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs were behind the leaked memo of the N3 billion approved from the Covid-19 palliative to fund verification of the National Social Register.
Recall that a leaked memo dated December 18, 2023, from the Office of Chief of Staff to the President revealed that President Bola Tinubu had approved N3 billion from the COVID-19 Palliative Fund for verification of the National Social Register.
The Spokesperson of the group, Mr. Ibrahim Dan-Musa, in a statement issued Wednesday said distractors have failed in their plot against the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Memos have continued to leak from the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and its agencies, following the suspension of Edu, who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Dan-Musa described the latest memo that came out as an attempt by some persons within and outside the Villa to tie Gbajabiamila to the Betta Edu investigation.
He said: “It is clear some people are still seeking the downfall of one of the best brains in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, but they have failed.
“Someone who managed 360 elected representatives of the Federal House of Representatives for a solid four years without a blemish will not fall for a peanut. Detractors do not understand the quality and value of Femi Gbajabiamila.
“The Chief of Staff has crossed the bridge before it collapsed, so what they are pursuing is emptiness the second day after the Market day!
“We, the concerned citizens for good governance, will soon expose all of you behind the evils you planned. It is now an open secret that you want the government of President Bola Tinubu to fail by trying to pull down the pillars of support behind him.”