By Solomon Azu
The people of Ebom Eburutu kingdom in Abi local council in Cross River State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to re-consider the allegations against suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, who they described as their daughter.
The appeal is contained in a communique issued after an enlarge meeting of the Abi Traditional Rulers Council held at the palace of Ovai Usa 1 of Ebom, HRH Ovai George Nkanu Egu.
The communique which was personally read by the Ovai Usa 1 of Ebom kingdom stated that recently the community conferred a chieftaincy title on the suspended minister following her track record on the past offices she has held, stressing that her clean profile has proved that her travail, from all indications, has the hand of some highly-placed fifth columnists in government who are trying to pull her down.
The monarch said while it is difficult to totally absolve her of wrong-doing in the present circumstances, her statement that her travails were orchestrated by political traducers, may have some basis after all. The communique however appealed to the President to temper justice with mercy and re-call her back.
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According to the communique,
“The only perfect being we have observed and noticed is the Almighty God. The functions of government include encouraging good things and good appointees and discouraging bad things and bad appointees.
”The case against Betta Edu, is just an allegation, and in the wisdom of the President, it is being investigated, it is after the investigation is completed and the report made available to the government, that the government will now take the final decision. So we should not be in a hurry and don’t allow any sickness like anxiety cirrhosis.”