Alleged fraud: Ex-minister detained in EFCC facility

On Thursday, a former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, spent her first night at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s custody.

Operatives of the anti-graft agency questioned Ohanenye on Thursday, over her alleged involvement in the misappropriation, violation of procurement processes, and diversion of public funds amounting to N138,413,253.89.

Funds were allegedly misappropriated during the ministry’s 2023 budget disbursement. A former minister was questioned by EFCC operatives Thursday at its headquarters, following allegations of her involvement in fraud, according to a commission source.

The source said, “Investigators are questioning former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, over her alleged role in the misappropriation, violation of procurement processes, and diversion of public funds totaling N138,413,253.89.

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“She arrived at the commission’s headquarters around 11 a.m. on Thursday and is currently facing interrogators over her alleged involvement in the fraud.

EFCC investigations showed P-Bat Cares for Women Initiative funds were diverted. Efforts to obtain a reaction from the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, proved abortive at the time of filing this report.

Ohanenye was among five ministers dismissed at the October 2024 Federal Executive Council meeting, according to The PUNCH.

In her place, President Bola Tinubu reappointed the former Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, as the new Minister of Women Affairs

Source: Punchng