Edo government has sacked Dr.
Osayuware Idahosa, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, over
allegation of budget padding.
The government also announced the
suspension of three officials involved in the scandal – Barr. S. A. Erhunmwunse
Edokpayi, Mrs. E.I. Ero-Ugiagbe and Mr. Lucky Adagbonyin.
Governor Obaseki had vowed to
punish officials who sent a N283 million request for the conduct of primary
school examination which eventually cost N30 million
Commissioner for Communications,
Paul Ohonbamu, said that the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice,
Prof. Yinka Omorogbe, submitted a report of the panel of enquiry on the conduct
of the 2016/2017 Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination.
He noted that after due
consideration of findings and recommendations, the state executive council
sacked the official.
Ohonbamu said that Idahosa, who
was Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Education at the time, has
been referred to the State Civil Service Commission for appropriate action.
Ohonbamu disclosed that the exco
resolved that they should proceed on indefinite suspension without pay and
their case forwarded to the State Civil Service Commission for appropriate
action
“EXCO also set up a committee to
be chaired by the Commissioner for Employment and Wealth Creation, Mr Emmanuel
Usoh to investigate the delisting of about 350 private schools from the list of
eligible schools to participate in the Primary School Leaving Certificate
Examination”, he added.
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This is good to know. More action less talk. Obviously this had been going in for years. I had my initial inhibitions about Obaseki being Governor but I am liking him more and more every passing day as he appears well suited for the job. And he has a crack team of highly skilled people working with him.
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ReplyDeleteThat is why they go on as lord over their employer. N380m compare to N30m, the difference is outrageous. Things like this should happen in other ministry too
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