Former National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, NSIPA, Halima Shehu, has denied allegations that she diverted N44 billion, insisting that no funds were transferred to her personal account.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, Shehu said she had alerted anti-graft agencies and other relevant authorities to alleged financial irregularities within the agency before her suspension in December 2023.
According to her, she discovered weak financial controls shortly after assuming office and raised concerns with the then Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, and other officials.
She alleged that funds were moved without her approval and that several programme managers appointed by the minister operated outside the agency’s established structure.
“There were movements of funds that I didn’t give approval for, didn’t authorise and didn’t consent to,” Shehu said, adding that transactions were allegedly carried out without her knowledge.
The former NSIPA boss
