Former Minister in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has arrived at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N37 billion frauds.
Mrs. Umar-Farouq arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC to honour the invitation by the anti-graft agency to offer clarifications in respect of some issues that the Commission is investigating.
The former minister had earlier indicated her readiness to honour the Commission’s invitation.
“I remain proud to have served my country as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with every sense of responsibility and will defend my actions, stewardship and programmes during my tenure whenever I am called upon to do so,” she was quoted to have said.
The former Minister had earlier failed to honour the invitation of the anti-graft agency on the alleged laundering of N37.1 billion during her tenure.
She, however, wrote a letter to apologise to the Commission over her failure to honour their invitation.
The spokesman of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, had said that the former minister wrote to the anti-graft, explaining that she is not disposed for now to appear before the Commission.
