EFCC quizzes Tinubu’s ex-minister over alleged N138m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, a former Minister for Women Affairs under the Bola Tinubu administration, for her alleged roles in the misappropriation of N138 million.

The former minister was one of those dropped recently by President Bola Tinubu.

She was alleged to have violated the procurement process and diverted public funds of about N138 million in the course of disbursing the 2023 budgeted funds for the Ministry.

She arrived in the anti-graft commission headquarters around 11:00 am and was still facing interrogators on her alleged involvement in the fraud at press time.

Investigations by the EFCC showed that funds donated for the funding of the P-Bat Cares for Women Initiative were diverted.

EFCC detectives were considering other clues as part of the ongoing investigation.