Betta Edu Approved N317,000 ‘Air Trip’ For Driver To Share N20,000 In Kogi

It has emerged that one of the seven persons listed in the memo approved by embattled Humanitarian Affairs minister, Dr Betta Edu for air tickets to Kogi State is a driver in the ministry.

The driver and the six others got the approval from the minister of  Disaster Management and Social Development to partake in the disbursement of the 2023 Grant for Vulnerable Groups by the Federal Government.

According to the memo cited by GWG.ng the minister made the approval for the seven persons to fly to Kogi State, that is despite the fact that the state has no airport.

The memo dated November 6, 2023 provided that the seven persons, including a driver, are to get N200,000 each for “flight ticket” as part of an advanced team of the Minister, Betta Edu, to Kogi State.

The list also includes Mrs Bridget Mojisola Oniyelu, the lady into whose private account the controversial N585 million public fund was reportedly deposited in.

Besides the fact that Kogi State has no airport, the approval of N200,000 as “flight ticket” for the driver raised more eyebrows.

For the trip, the seven persons listed are to earn N2,515,000.

The beneficiaries, who were to be the trip for five days, had flat rates of N200,000 for flight ticket and N20,000 for airport taxi.

The Duty Tour Allowance of the beneficiaries ranges from N15,000 to N37,500 per night, while their local running allowance, which is 30 percent of the DTA, was put at between N22,500 to N56,250, depending on their status.

On the trip were public servants on Grade Levels 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15 and 16.

GWG.ng reports that the provision of N20,000 ($18) apiece to the 3,000 persons in Kogi is bound to generate more controversy around Dr Betta Edu.

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