{
  "id": 6158633,
  "title": "Tinubu’s Social Intervention Programme big scam – ADC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/tinubus-social-intervention-programme-big-scam-adc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T17:44:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/07/tinubus-social-intervention-programme-big-scam-adc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has labeled President Bola Tinubu's Social Intervention Programme as a massive scam, alleging that N33.75 billion in cash transfers to 3.29 million households have been untraceable. This assertion was made by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement on Monday. The ADC maintains that the social investment program has become a tool for officials, rather than genuinely benefiting the impoverished. The party recalls the N585 million wired into Betta Edu's private account shortly after Tinubu's administration began, as well as the disappearance of N44 billion from the National Social Investment Programme Agency under Halima Shehu. The ADC argues that these incidents prove the program is rife with corruption, stating that it is \"an organised racket which this government has run under the guise of a social intervention programme.\" The statement emphasizes that the government has merely shifted its approach, continuing to rob the poor while portraying the situation as an oversight. Furthermore, the ADC criticizes the recent announcement of a $1 billion intervention fund without any proof of increased transparency and accountability.",
  "summary": "The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described the Social Intervention Programme of President Bola Tinubu as a big scam. The ADC made this assertion in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday. The opposition party noted that findings by the Auditor-General that N33.75 billion in cash transfers to 3.29 million households cannot […] Tinubu’s Social…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}