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Ex-Women Affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye
Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has confirmed her presence at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission headquarters in Abuja to clarify financial expenditures during her tenure.
PUNCH Online reports that EFCC investigators, on Thursday, grilled and detained the former minister over N138 million fraud allegations.
In a series of posts via her official X handle on Friday, the former minister detailed her visit to the EFCC headquarters, stating that she arrived at 2:15pm and left by 6:50pm.
Kennedy-Ohaneye said she provided ?comprehensive clarifications? regarding her actions while in office and commended the EFCC for its professionalism.
The former minister also assured the anti-graft agency of her full cooperation for any further inquiries regarding the case.
?I commend the EFCC for their professionalism and hospitality, and I appreciate the opportunity to address the matters that have recently been circulating in the media,? she said.
Kennedy-Ohanenye emphasised that she managed public funds prudently during her tenure, adding that she supplemented government resources with personal funds to support initiatives under President Bola Tinubu?s Renewed Hope Agenda.
She said, ?During my tenure, my team and I executed our duties diligently, utilizing available resources effectively, and even supplementing with personal funds, demonstrating our dedication to the success of the Renewed Hope Agenda for Nigerian women and children.? (The PUNCH)

























