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 for Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu who they described as their daughter.
This appeal was contained in a communique issued after an enlarged 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 in 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.
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The monarch said while it is difficult to totally absolve her of wrongdoing in the present circumstances, her statement that her travails were orchestrated by political traducers, may have some basis after all, based on pulldown syndrome.
The communique, however, appealed to the President to temper justice with mercy and re-call her back.
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.”