WAEC Fee Fraud: Principal In Soup …Schools’ Board Slams Indefinite Suspension

President Muhammadu Buhari (4th right), signing the 2016 Appropriation Bill into Law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. With him are from left: Minister of Budget and National Planing, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representative) Abdulrahman Sumaila Kawu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) Sen. Ita Enang and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr David Lawal

The Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board has suspended the principal of Community Girls Secondary School, Ogbakiri, Mr Chibuzo Enyinda, indefinitely for allegedly diverting West African Examinations Council (WEAC) registration fee meant for 35 students to his personal use.
Chairman of the board, David Briggs, disclosed this during a meeting between community members, parents of the affected students and members of the board.
Briggs ordered that Enyinda’s matter be directed to a disciplinary committee that would advise on what next to do.
He also assured parents of the affected students that the board would give special attention to their WAEC registration in subsequent occasions.
According to him, “Mr. Eyindah, the decision is very simple. I hereby place you on indefinite suspension. Your matter is also hereby referred to the disciplinary committee for further investigation and recommendation.
“I am also directing that the supervision and monitoring department of the board should immediately go to NECO, and confirm the authenticity of the registration of these 35 students.”
In his remarks, Enyinda had explained that: “in January this year, I was diagnosed to have water in my lungs, and the doctor told me that it was a medical emergency, and he said I would die if I don’t treat it within seven days.
“I spent over N300,000. So, I used part of the money for my treatment because of this emergency.”

Susan Serekara-Nwikhana