2027: Mahdi Shehu faults Betta Edu’s inclusion in APC campaign council

Social commentator and anti-corruption campaigner, Mahdi Shehu, has criticised the inclusion of erstwhile Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, successful the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 run council.

Shehu, successful a station connected his authoritative X grip on Sunday, questioned the determination to see Edu among those who volition play a relation successful the party’s run up of the 2027 wide elections.

He cited the allegations of fiscal wrongdoing against her.

His absorption followed the Presidency’s merchandise on Saturday of the afloat database of members of the APC run council, comprising 223 entries.

Commenting connected Edu’s inclusion, Shehu said her beingness connected the run squad raised questions astir the modular being applied successful selecting members of the council.

“When the likes of Betta Edu, fig 97 connected the list, are portion of the run squad of APC, past 1 tin foretell the contents of the run arising from the well-documented cognition and trademark of the characters,” Shehu said.

He further questioned however idiosyncratic facing pending allegations involving billions of naira could beryllium included successful a large governmental run structure.

“With pending alleged multi-billion fraud and theft and yet capable to beryllium nominated arsenic a subordinate of the run council, Betta Edu has gone to beryllium 1 thing: transgression grounds is an ...