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       N31m WAEC Fee Stolen In Ogun State Says Government Panel
       By: Ebenezer Date: August 27, 2013, 11:53 am
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       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 ofmoney were
       discovered to have been held illegally by certain officers of
       the Ministry.
       Opebiyi, who is the Permanent Secretary in theMinistry of
       Information and Strategy, explainedthat 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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