Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Chimaobim Edu is in the news again, and this time around, for a positive reason.

Edu who was once in the eye of the storm in 2024, was included in the 2027 presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The appointment of Edu and other prominent party figures was announced by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, marking the beginning of the APC’s formal. preparations for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign.

Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara west, was named Director-General while Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, was appointed Secretary.

Edu, who is number 97 on the list, was appointed Director of Women’s Mobilisation for the campaign council.

Recall on January 8, 2024, Tinubu suspended Edu after a memo surfaced in which she asked Oluwatoyin Madein, accountant-general of the federation, to transfer N585 million to a private account.

The president also asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the financial transactions of the humanitarian affairs ministry.

On October 22, Tinubu named Nentawe Yilwatda, current national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as Edu’s replacement during a cabinet reshuffle.

Regardless of the controversies, the 40-year-old politician has risen above the fray going by her public service journey and trajectory through medicine, governance, and humanitarian work.

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