The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, ATIKU ABUBAKAR, has commended President BOLA TINUBU on the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, BETTA EDU.

In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, PHRANK SHAIBU, ATIKU noted that the suspension of the minister was commendable but not enough.

The former Vice President noted that it was unfortunate that a programme that was designed to lift over 100 million Nigerians out of extreme poverty had allegedly become a cash cow for successive All Progressives Congress governments.

ATIKU who called for reform of the ministry, alleged that it was not only BETTA EDU that was involved in the transactions.

He noted that the fact that the previous Humanitarian Affairs Minister, SADIYA UMAR FAROUQ, is also being probed for fraud was evidence that immediate and urgent actions need to be taken to reform the ministry.