Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday, denied personally benefiting through his company, New Planet Project Limited, from the sum of N438.1 million from the alleged fake N3 billion social register contract by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, hitherto headed by Dr. Betta Edu.

Even as more revelations emerged about who got what from the controversial contracts, the scandal showed no sign of abating. Instead, it spread like wildfire in the harmattan, with more people getting sucked in.

But President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, yielded to the recommendations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and suspended Edu with immediate effect, following alleged financial impropriety in her ministry.

Edu’s predecessor in office, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, was on Monday detained by EFCC over an alleged N37.1 billion fraud while she held sway as minister.