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.