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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Sadiya Umar-Farouq, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development under ex-president Muhammadu Buhari government, refused to honour the invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission probing an alleged N37.1 billion laundered during her tenure in office through a contractor, James Okwete.<\/p>\n

The formerT Minister was expected to appear before EFCC interrogators at the Commission\u2019s head office on Wednesday around 10:00 am in Abuja.<\/p>\n

However, a source in EFCC who spoke anonymously confirmed that Sadiya Umar-Farouq shunned the Commission\u2019s invitation on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just closed from work now because she didn\u2019t show up today, and it\u2019s 6 pm already. It\u2019s certain that she\u2019s never going to show up today\u201d.<\/p>\n

The development comes barely 24 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suspended Halima Shehu, the national coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, over her involvement in the fraud.<\/p>\n

Consequently, Halima Shehu was arrested by EFCC.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Sadiya Umar-Farouq, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development under ex-president Muhammadu Buhari government, refused to honour the invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission probing an alleged N37.1 billion laundered during her tenure in office through a contractor, James Okwete. 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