Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has established a seven-member investigative committee tasked with examining the operations of the state College of Education (Technical).
According to a statement released by the governor’s media office on Friday, the committee’s mandate includes the scrutiny of serious accusations of mismanagement and corrupt administrative practices within the institute and its Governing Council.
Additionally, the committee is entrusted with the responsibility of investigating allegations of financial misconduct linked to Bluetag Technologies, a financial company engaged to manage fee collections for the college, with unresolved concerns amounting to over N84 million.
Other terms of reference are, “to ascertain the veracity of the alleged undue recruitment process and probe the subsequent increase in the college’s monthly subvention; and provide recommendations based on their findings regarding the appropriate measures and actions to address the issues raised in a petition to the government.”
The committee was inaugurated at the Government House on Thursday, with Professor Chidiebere Onyia, the Secretary to the State Government, representing the governor, as stated in the release.
The committee’s leadership is comprised of Professor Ndubueze Mbah, the Commissioner for Education, who serves as the Chairman. Onuora Okeke is designated as the Secretary, and the remaining members include Professor Obiamaka Egbo, Reverend Father Ikechukwu Ani, Dr. Emma Onyeabor, Edmund Ngene, and Larry Oguego.
They were urged 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,” Professor Chidiebere Onyia said.
