N31m WAEC fee stolen in Ogun, govt panel alleges

A panel of enquiry set up by the Ogun
State Government to probe the alleged
mismanagement of N200 million paid by the
government for West African Examinations Council,
WAEC, fees, has submitted its report indicting some
government officials of stealing N31 million.
The panel, while presenting its report, yesterday,
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.
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.
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.
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.
Responding, the 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.

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