The former minister said her probe by the EFCC for alleged N2 billion fraud was a product of a false alarm.
, former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, has denied involvement in the alleged N2 billion fraud in her ministry.
“There was no money missing anywhere in the ministry that I superintended for four years, be it the alleged N500 million or N2 billion being reported in some sections of the media. “It sounded strange to me because government funds are never transferred to the personal bank accounts of serving ministers. The minister is not the accounting officer of the ministry. It is the Permanent Secretary.
“This similar false claim on the same issue had earlier been made against an official in the presidency. It was an embarrassing, messy and scandalous allegation, which involved calling the EFCC into the matter, so I’m also another victim of such a wild and frivolous allegation,” Ms Tallen said.
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