Pauline Tallen, former minister of women affairs, has opened
up on her interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
over alleged corrupt enrichment.
On Friday, the
ex-minister was at the zonal command of the anti-graft agency in Abuja, the
nation’s capital.
Tallen was being questioned for allegedly misappropriating
N2 billion from the African First Lady Peace Mission Project (AFLPM).
Reacting to the news in a statement issued on Saturday morning, Tallen said she was at the EFCC office on her “own accord” and wasn’t invited or arrested.
The former minister said she went to the office of the
anti-graft agency to “address the very false allegations” recently made against
her.
However, she did not provide details of the allegation.
“Owing to the respect for my former principal — Former
President Muhammadu Buhari and his good office, I did not previously address
the open allegation, however, it has now become necessary to do so,” the
statement reads.
“Firstly, the decent
& appropriate action, should this have been a genuine enquiry, would be to
write to the Ministry for Women Affairs, to enquire about any funds sent to the
Ministry.
“To immediately jump to the open without any proper formal
correspondence is highly unprofessional, portrays a lack of respect for the
Ministry of Women Affairs and is injurious to my person and character.
“Furthermore, I will like to state that there was no formal
invitation from the anti-graft agency neither was I arrested.”
Tallen said “economic and political infrastructure” should
be used to serve the nation and “not to be used as a tool for bias or
intimidation”.
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