Immediate-past Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye was on Thursday quizzed by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for her alleged roles in the misappropriation, violation of procurement process and diversion of public funds of ₦138.4m in the course of disbursing the 2023 budgeted funds for the Ministry.

According to authoritative sources, the ex-minister arrived at the Commission’s headquarters around 11am on Thursday and faced interrogators on her alleged involvement in the fraud.

The sources also claimed that investigations by the EFCC showed that funds donated for the funding of P- Bat Cares for Women Initiative were diverted for her self-enrichment.

She reportedly has not been admitted to administrative bail, as the sources added that investigations are still ongoing.

Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye was one of the ministers President Bola Tinubu relieved of their duties in October 2024.

She was appointed as the Minister of Women Affairs by Tinubu on August 21, 2023.

She became the second minister to be quizzed for alleged fraud after Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Bertha Edu who was suspended by President Tinubu over a N585 million scandal that resulted in a public outcry.