By Chidi Dike
The Enugu State government has constituted a 7-man investigative committee on the Enugu State College of Education Technical (ESCET).
Inaugurating the Panei in Enugu, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, outlined its terms of reference.
This include investigate allegations of mismanagement and corrupt administrative practices levelled against Management of the institute and its Governing Council; to throughly investigate an alleged fraud involving Bluetag Technologies, a financial firm contracted to collect fees for the college with unresolved issue of over N84 million.
The Panel is further ascertain the veracity of an alleged undue recruitment process, probe the subsequent increase in the college’s monthly subvention; and make recommendations based on their findings regarding the appropriate measures and actions to address the issues raised in a petition to the government.
Onyia charged the committee, which has the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah as Chairman, Barr. Onuora Okeke as Secretary, Prof. Obiamaka Egbo, Rev. Fr. Ikechukwu Ani, Dr. Emma Onyeabor, Edmund Ngene, and Larry Oguego as members, to do a credible job and make appropriate recommendations.
“It is our hope that members of this committee will bring to bear their experiences in carrying out this assignment and providing the right type of recommendations to the governor so that our teaching and learning process and model in Enugu will be world-class.
“So this committee is supposed to dig deep and unravel the issues surrounding all these allegations and provide recommendations based on your findings,” he said.
The chairman of the committee, Prof Ndubueze Mbah while speaking on behalf the committee, thanked the governor for finding them worthy for the assignment, assuring that they would not let the state down, and would work assiduously to submit their report within the specified time frame.
The committee has two weeks to submit its report.
