N31M WAEC Fee Stolen In Ogun, Govt Panel Alleges

[Shola Sholaz]

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.
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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.
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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.
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Chairman of the panel, Alhaji Abdul-Fatai Opebiyi, who presented the report to the Head of Service, yesterday.