Omolade has been removed as principal of the school for
corruption and posted to the headquarters of Technical and Vocational Education
Board in Asaba where he is awaiting disciplinary procedures against him
Ishmael Omolade, the Principal of Ogor Technical College,
Otor-Ogor, Ughelli South in Delta state, has been directed to make a refund of
N11 million being monies illegally collected from students in 2017/2018 and
2018/2019 academic sessions into the state coffers of the state.
Omolade has been removed as principal of the school for
corruption and posted to the headquarters of Technical and Vocational Education
Board in Asaba where he is awaiting disciplinary procedures against him which
will include his early exit from the service.
In a statement from the Delta State Ministry of Basic and
Secondary Education in Asaba, the state government said it also sanctioned 15
other persons involved in the collection of unauthorized levies from students
in public primary and secondary schools across the state.
According to the statement, the sanctions are in line with
the findings of a board of enquiry set up by the ministry whose reports have
been approved by the state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.
The statement read, "Mr. Ishmael Omolade, has been
removed as the Principal of Ogor Technical College, Otor-Ogor, he is to refund
the sum of N11,124,800.00 being monies illegally collected from students in
2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic sessions and have been posted to the
headquarters of Technical and Vocational Education Board in Asaba.
"In addition, normal disciplinary procedures are to be
initiated for his early exit from the service very quickly. Also, the
principals of the five other Technical Colleges in the state are to be issued
letters of warning for engaging in illegal collection of levies from students
and to forestall future occurrence, they are to refund the amounts illegally
collected from students and examination candidates to them."
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