School Principal Collects N11m Illegally From Students In Delta

 

 

 

 

Okowa
Governor Okowa

The Principal of Ogor Technical College, Otor-Ogor, Ughelli South in Delta state, Ishmael Omolade has been told to refund N11 million being monies illegally collected from students in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic sessions into the state coffers.

Now removed as the school’s principal, Omolade has been posted to the headquarters of Technical and Vocational Education Board in Asaba where he is awaiting disciplinary procedures.

In a statement from the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in Asaba, apart from Omolade, 15 other persons involved in the collection of unauthorized levies from students in public primary and secondary schools across the state were also sanctioned.

The statement read, “Mr. Ishmael Omolade, has been removed as the Principal of Ogor Technical College, Otor-Ogor, he is to refund the sum of N11,124,800.00 being monies illegally collected from students in 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic sessions and have been posted to the headquarters of Technical and Vocational Education Board in Asaba.

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“In addition, normal disciplinary procedures are to be initiated for his early exit from the service very quickly. Also, the principals of the five other Technical Colleges in the state are to be issued letters of warning for engaging in illegal collection of levies from students and to forestall future occurrence, they are to refund the amounts illegally collected from students and examination candidates to them.”