Ogun: Panel Of Enquiry Indicts Govt Officials In Stolen N31 WAEC Fee Probe

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Some government officials in Ogun State have been indicted of stealing N31 million in the report submitted by a panel of enquiry set up by the state government to probe the alleged mismanagement of N200 million paid by the government as West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE fees.

Presenting its report, yesterday, the panel said that some officials of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, reportedly added a total of 3,571 external candidates to the legitimate list of students that sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, in the last three years in Ogun State.

Chairman of the panel, Alhaji Abdul-Fatai Opebiyi, who presented the report to the Head of Service, yesterday, said apart from the money allegedly diverted, various sums of money were discovered to have been held illegally by certain officers of the Ministry.

The administrative panel of enquiry was set up by the Head of Service to look into alleged case of illicit and fraudulent diversion of government funds with a view to unravelling the fraud and recommend appropriate sanctions to prevent future occurrences.

Opebiyi, who is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Strategy, explained that the panel had recommended appropriate sanctions against culpable officers and suggestions on ways of preventing future occurrences.

In her response, Head of Service, Mrs. Modupe Adekunle congratulated members for the successful completion of the assignment, expressing optimism that their recommendations would be faultless for adoption.